Simon Madden (Irish footballer)

Simon Francis Madden (born 1 May 1988) is an Irish former professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Shamrock Rovers over two spells, Darlington, Dundalk, Derry City & St Patrick's Athletic.

Simon Madden
Personal information
Full name Simon Francis Madden[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988[1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Tymon Bawn
Kilnamanagh
Cherry Orchard
–2004 Shelbourne
2004–2006 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Leeds United 0 (0)
2008–2009 Shamrock Rovers 26 (0)
2010 Darlington 14 (0)
2010–2011 Dundalk 51 (0)
2012–2013 Derry City 62 (2)
2014–2017 Shamrock Rovers 130 (2)
2018–2020 St Patrick's Athletic 64 (2)
National team‡
2008 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
2011 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:02, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Career

Leeds United

Born in Dublin,[1] Madden joined Leeds United as a trainee in 2004 and became a professional in 2006.[2] The young right back made his debut against Bury in a Football League Trophy match. The game ended in a 2–1 defeat.[3] In April 2008, Madden had an unsuccessful trial with Cheltenham Town. A few days later, he was released from his contract with Leeds United.

Shamrock Rovers

He signed for Shamrock Rovers shortly after and Tallaght based Madden made his Rovers debut against St Patrick's Athletic on 21 July 2008.[4] Having already played for the U19 Republic of Ireland he earned his first cap with teammate Padraig Amond for the Republic of Ireland U-21s game in Austria on 19 August 2008,[5] his second cap in Bulgaria,[6] and his third cap in Portugal.[7] He was released by the Hoops at the end of the 2009 season[8]

Darlington

Madden followed his ex teammate Tadhg Purcell in signing for Darlington in January 2010[9] Madden made his debut for Darlington on 23 January against Crewe Alexandra, coming on as a substitute in the game, which ended in a 3–0 loss for his new club.[10] He was released by the club following their relegation from League 2, along with 13 other players.

Dundalk

Madden returned to the League of Ireland when he joined Dundalk on 22 July, the morning of the home leg of the club's 2010–11 UEFA Europa League with PFC Levski Sofia, becoming Ian Fosters second signing of the transfer window as he followed Steven Lennon in the door at Oriel Park. Three days later he made his debut when starting at left-back against Galway United at Terryland Park[11] The young defender made a huge impression after arriving at the club and he went on to make the right-back position his own, replacing regular number two Shaun Kelly. In total, he made 16 appearances in all competitions, and his performances earned him a new one-year deal which he agreed with the club on 28 October, just over 24 hours before Dundalk's final game of the 2010 season. Following the departure of club captain Liam Burns, Simon was handed the armband by Foster in 2011 pre-season and kept hold of it, with his ultra-consistent performances showing exactly why he was given the responsibility. He went on to become the only one of the squad to play every minute of competitive action during the year. Overall, Madden played every second of the club's 66 competitive games after signing, reaching the half century away to Derry City on 22 July. He made his 50th league appearance for the club in a 1–0 home win over Drogheda United in the Louth Derby on 21 October.

Derry City

At the start of 2012 he signed for Derry City[12] He made his club debut against Bohemians on the opening night of the 2012 League of Ireland season and was an instant hit with the Derry fans. He made 28 league appearances and also picked up an 2012 FAI Cup winners medal as Derry defeated St Patrick's Athletic in the final[13] In November 2012, Madden signed a one-year contract extension at the club, citing the chance to play in European competition as one of the main reasons for staying.[14] This was to be a great season for Simon as he played all thirty-three games during the season, scoring once in the last game as Derry beat Limerick 6–0. He picked up numerous man of the match awards and was named in the RTÉ Team of the Year.[15] Derry came 4th and earned a place in the Europa League qualifiers for the following season. Madden played in the two ties against Trabzonspor in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League[16][17]

Rovers Return

Madden re-signed with Shamrock Rovers for the 2014 season.[18] Madden went onto make 32 league appearances for Rovers in his first season back in Tallaght. He scored in the 1–0 win against Sligo Rovers. In 2015 Madden stayed at Rovers and played ever League game as Rovers finished in 3rd place in the League of Ireland Premier Division. He also played in all of Rovers Europa League games. Madden again played all of Rovers league games in 2016 as they finished in 4th place in the league. Madden won Rovers player of the year award for 2016. Madden played his fourth season with Rovers in 2017 and was ever present as Rovers finished 3rd. He scored a late winner against Finn Harps in a 3–2 win. Madden left Rovers at the end of the 2017 season after four impressive seasons with the club.[19]

St Patrick's Athletic

It was announced on 7 December 2017 that Madden had signed with St Patrick's Athletic for the 2018 season.[20] He signed a new 2 year contract with the club on the 26th October 2018.[21] Madden spent 3 seasons with the club playing a total of 73 games, scoring 3 goals.[22]

Personal life

In 2019, Madden became the Director of Football at Dublin club St Francis.[23]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 8 December 2020.[24]

Club Division Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United EFL Championship 2006–07 000000——00
EFL League One 2007–08 000000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division 2008 1601000——170
2009 1000010——110
Darlington EFL League Two 2009–10 1400000—0[lower-alpha 1]0140
Dundalk League of Ireland Premier Division 2010 15000100[lower-alpha 2]0—160
2011 3604010—8[lower-alpha 3]0490
Dundalk Total 51040200080650
Derry City League of Ireland Premier Division 2012 2915020—7[lower-alpha 4]1432
2013 33110202[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 4]0401
Derry City Total 62260402091833
Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division 2014 3214030—4[lower-alpha 5]1432
2015 33010104[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 6]0390
2016 33031102[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 6]0391
2017 32140304[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 6]0431
Shamrock Rovers Total 156213190100411924
St Patrick's Athletic League of Ireland Premier Division 2018 3612110—2[lower-alpha 6]0412
2019 28110102[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 6]0321
2020 0000———00
St Patrick's Athletic Total 64231202020733
Career Total 347626217012024242810
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 7 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  4. Appearances in Setanta Sports Cup
  5. 3 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance 1 goal in Leinster Senior Cup
  6. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

Derry City

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. "Simon stakes a claim". Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds. 15 November 2007.
  3. "Leeds 1–2 Bury". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3455
  6. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3538
  8. "Rovers sign Drogheda's Chambers". RTÉ Sport. 26 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009.
  9. http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/4852908.Staunton_signs_up_Madden.html
  10. "Crewe 3–0 Darlington". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  11. http://www.dundalkfc.com/players/first-team-squad/simon-madden/.html
  12. "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/darlington/8652408.stm". BBC Sport. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010. External link in |title= (help)
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Simon Madden signs contract extension with Derry City". Goal.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  15. http://www.derrydaily.net/2013/10/31/derry-city-duo-made-rte-airtricity-team-of-the-year/.html%5B%5D
  16. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000466/match=2012309/index.html
  17. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/round=2000466/match=2012349/index.html
  18. "Rovers return for defender Madden". RTÉ Sport. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  19. http://www.the42.ie/simon-madden-leaves-shamrock-rovers-3710259-Nov2017/
  20. https://twitter.com/stpatsfc/status/938724082333507586
  21. https://twitter.com/stpatsfc/status/1055871405483540480?lang=en
  22. https://int.soccerway.com/players/simon-madden/73880/
  23. https://www.extratime.com/articles/23719/simon-madden-theres-always-disappointment-when-players-come-back-from-england/
  24. "Republic of Ireland – S.Madden". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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