Everything about Nick Colgan totally explained
Nick Colgan (born
September 19,
1973 in
Drogheda,
County Louth) is an
Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for
Ipswich Town in the
Football League Championship.
Colgan began his professional career with his hometown club
Drogheda United in
1991 before moving overseas to
Chelsea where he played just one game before going on loan to
Crewe Alexandra in
1993,
Grimsby Town in
1994 and
Millwall in
1995. Colgan then went on loan to
Brentford where he played 5 games, and then finally ending his loan spells with
Reading where he again made 5 appearances. In
1998, Colgan signed on a free transfer for
Bournemouth where he spent a season before moving to
Hibernian where he spent 5 years making 147 appearances while also making 17 loan appearances for
Stockport County in
2003.
In the summer of
2004, Colgan signed for Barnsley, where he endured a tough first season only playing in 15 games and ending up on loan to
Dundee United for 3 months. The
2005-2006 Barnsley campaign showed a turn of fortune for Colgan as he became the team's first choice keeper. His outstanding displays during the season earned him 20 clean sheets in total as well as the title of Barnsley's Player of the Year and helped the team reach the League One Play Off final at the
Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff on
May 27,
2006 where despite a mistake letting
Swansea City take the lead, he recovered to make a historic save in the penalty shoot out which ensured Barnsley won their place back in the
Championship.
On
4 October,
2007 he handed in a transfer request at
Barnsley after losing his place to summer arrival
Heinz Müller. Manager
Simon Davey has accepted the request.
Colgan made his Republic of Ireland début in
March 2002 against
Denmark and has since been a regular fixture in the Irish squad, usually as a backup to
Shay Given and
Paddy Kenny, though he's earned himself 9 international caps. He signed for
Ipswich Town on
January 31,
2008 as a free agent after settling his contract at
Barnsley until the end of the season. Yet to make an appearance for Town, he hopes to beat fellow keeper
Stephen Bywater to the mark and win a more permanent contract.
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