Market value
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Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Crewe Alexandra
top club · 207 apps
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2011
€440k
top transfer fee · 07/08
6
best season · 04/05
52 / 5
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1983-02-18 · 6 players total
531Appearances
31Goals
29Assists
52Yellow cards
1Red cards
170Full matches (90′)
| Full name | David Vaughan |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | David Owen Vaughan |
| Date of birth | 1983-02-18 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Abergele, Wales |
| Citizenship |  Wales |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 171.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2022
Transfer: Nantwich Town → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Sep 2021
Transfer: Career break → Nantwich Town
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: Notts County → Career break
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
Transfer: Forest → Notts County
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Notts County
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Nottingham Forest
16 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Nottingham Forest
33 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Nottingham Forest
37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Nottingham Forest
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Forest
14/15 · Transfer
May 2014
Transfer: Forest → Sunderland
13/14 · Return from loan
Oct 2013
Transfer: Sunderland → Forest
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Nottingham Forest, Sunderland AFC
14 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Blackpool → Sunderland
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC Reserves
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Blackpool FC
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
09/10 — Blackpool FC
46 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Real Sociedad → Blackpool
08/09 · Transfer · €300k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Blackpool FC
35 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2007
Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Real Sociedad
07/08 · Transfer · €440k
Jul 2007
07/08 — Real Sociedad, Crewe Alexandra
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Crewe Alexandra
35 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Crewe Alexandra
36 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Crewe Alexandra
48 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Crewe Alexandra
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Crewe Alexandra
37 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2002
Transfer: Crewe U18 → Crewe Alexandra
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Crewe Alexandra
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Crewe Alexandra
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Notts County
0.0%
Nottingham Forest
19.4%
Sunderland AFC
9.5%
Sunderland AFC U21
0.0%
Sunderland AFC Reserves
0.0%
Blackpool FC
47.7%
Real Sociedad
3.9%
Crewe Alexandra
19.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 5 | 13/14 | 17/18 | 111 | 2 | 6 | 2,972 |
| Sunderland AFC | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 1,463 |
| Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland AFC Reserves | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackpool FC | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 116 | 5 | 11 | 7,313 |
| Real Sociedad | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 596 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 00/01 | 07/08 | 207 | 20 | 10 | 2,981 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Notts County | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2,792 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 721 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | Sunderland AFC U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 1 | Sunderland AFC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 742 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League | Sunderland AFC Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Premier League | Blackpool FC | 35 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1,575 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 41 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3,291 |
| 09/10 | Championship Play-Offs | Blackpool FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2,357 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Blackpool FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 2ª División | Real Sociedad | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 596 |
| 07/08 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | EFL Trophy | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 582 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 506 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 644 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | EFL Trophy | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Second Division | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 871 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Crewe U18 | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-08-23 | Crewe Alexandra | Real Sociedad | Transfer | 500000 | €440k |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-04 | Real Sociedad | Blackpool | Transfer | 600000 | €300k |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-08 | Blackpool | Sunderland | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-31 | Sunderland | Forest | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Forest | Sunderland | Return from loan | 1700000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Sunderland | Forest | Transfer | 1700000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-06 | Forest | Notts County | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Notts County | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-09-17 | Career break | Nantwich Town | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Nantwich Town | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Groin injury | 2013-03-17 | 2013-03-30 | 14 | 5 |
Current—
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26181 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #24966 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3864 | #17 | 42 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Osborn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 44 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 34 |
| 06/07 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 44 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Blackpool FC | 6 | 41 |
| 06/07 | League One | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-05-31 | Forest | Sunderland | Return from loan | — | €1.70m |
| 13/14 | 2013-10-31 | Sunderland | Forest | Loan | — | €2.50m |
Teams faced most often by David Vaughan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43% |
| Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 39% |
| Bristol City | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 28% |
| Derby County | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 36% |
| Cardiff City | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 21% |
| Barnsley FC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 42 | -1 | 29% |
| Leicester City | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 50 | -7 | 29% |
| Millwall FC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 42 | -2 | 35% |
| Leeds United | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 41% |
| Coventry City | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47% |
| West Ham United | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 22% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 55 | -17 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 33 | 180 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15/16 | 37 | 2,792 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 |
| 14/15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 32 | 721 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 11/12 | 28 | 742 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 10/11 | 35 | 1,575 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 09/10 | 46 | 3,381 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 08/09 | 35 | 2,357 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 07/08 | 10 | 596 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 06/07 | 35 | 582 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 05/06 | 36 | 506 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 03/04 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | 37 | 1,031 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
254 apps
14 G
21 A
Premier League
84 apps
5 G
3 A
League One
30 apps
4 G
3 A
Second Division
32 apps
3 G
0 A
League Cup
20 apps
2 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
7 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
20 apps
1 G
0 A
2ª División
9 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
22 apps
0 G
1 A
Championship Play-Offs
3 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is David Vaughan?
David Vaughan is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is David Vaughan?
David Vaughan is 43 years old. He was born on February 18, 1983 in Abergele.
What position does David Vaughan play?
David Vaughan plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does David Vaughan play for?
David Vaughan currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has David Vaughan scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, David Vaughan has scored 31 goals in 531 appearances.