Séamus Coleman

Séamus Coleman ( born October 11, 1988 in Donegal) is an Irish football player on the position of a defender. He currently plays for the English first division club FC Everton.

Career

Career start in Killybegs

Coleman began his active career as a football player in the small coastal town of Killybegs Donegal not far from his birthplace. Early in his career mainly active in youth, he came to the end of his playing career there in the men's team of the club used. It is in this he was discovered in 2006 during a friendly match against the Irish first division club Sligo Rovers FC by those in charge of the professional clubs and loaded for a trial.

Change to the Sligo Rovers

About three months after his commitment in July 2006, Coleman was on 17 October 2006 in a 0-4 defeat to Derry City his league debut when he came on in the 75th minute for the Australian Adam Hughes. After he came only three league appearances for new club in the first season, he was promoted from 2007 to a real regular player and put it in a total of 26 league inserts as well as three Einsätz in the FAI Cup of the season 2007. Again in 2008 was the young defender in the 26 Championship games for the Sligo Rovers on course and scored one goal. The hit, which was also his first goal as a professional football player at the same time, he scored 17 May 2008 in a 3-0 win over the Bray Wanderers Other three missions he came in the League of Ireland Cup in 2008, where he worked with the however, team already eliminated in the second round, as well as three appearances in the FAI Cup in 2008, where he led the team with his participation only up to the third round.

Transfer to Everton

Following recommendations made by Willie McStay, a former teammate of Everton coach David Moyes, Coleman was transferred for a surprisingly affordable fee of only £ 60,000 to Everton. Previously protested other clubs of the United Kingdom their interest in the dedicated Irish defender; among them were, among others, Ipswich Town, Birmingham City and Celtic.

Immediately after his move to England Coleman was initially issued in the Northern Division of the Premier Reserve League for the reserve team of FC Everton, where he was to continue to accumulate experience and come up with the time in the professional team to use. After his serious foot injury that left him for several months fail and almost meant end of his career, he was 17 October 2009 in a race against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time on the bench for Everton. Finally to his competitive debut for the professionals of the organization he came on 22 October 2009 in an EL group game against Benfica, as he stood over the full duration of the course; the game ended in a 0-5 defeat of the English.

Soon after, he was on 25 October his Premier League debut when he came off the bench in the 2:3 away defeat against Bolton Wanderers in the 80 minutes for Johnny Heitinga. On his second league use 6 December 2009 against Tottenham Hotspur Coleman was elected "Man of the Match" after seeing the injured captain Joseph Yobo replaced from the 15th minute and handed in a good match and even gave an assist of. After the team was behind a long time with 0-2, they could still turn the match and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.

In March 2010, the second division side FC Blackpool Coleman lent out as a replacement for the injured Neal Eardley, the originally agreed for a month Leihphase was extended in April to the end of the season. He made his debut immediately on March 20 in a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace as he stood on the square of the total playing time. In his second he gave on March 23 in a 5-1 home win over Swansea City three assists and eventually scored on his fourth appearance in the jersey of Tangerines, a 4-2 win over Scunthorpe United, his first goal as Players out on loan. In his one-month loan period at FC Blackpool Coleman was used in nine league games over the full playing time, scoring one goal and had five assists. At the end of the season the team was relegated after successfully recovering from play-offs - Coleman was in all three play-off games in action - in the Premier League on.

On December 29, 2013 Coleman scored his 10th Premier League goal in the 100th Premier League game for Everton.

Internationally

First international experience gained Coleman in the Irish U-21 National Team with whom he 2009 (1 game ) as well as the qualification for U-21 Championship 2011 (3 games) participated among other things, qualifying for the U-21 European Championships since 2008. Ireland could not clearly prevail on both qualifications and retired to the qualification for Euro 2009 as group last. In qualifying for the 2011 European Championships Coleman stands with his team currently ( end of February 2010 ), also on the last group space. His debut in the U-21 national team, he was against Spain's U- 21 when he came into use about 56 minutes and was then replaced by Graham Carey.

When Irish U-23 national team, for which he was as already called for the U -21, during his time with the Sligo Rovers, he is also in use since 2008. In addition, the defender took part in the International Challenge Trophy and completed it a game. On 8 February 2011 he made the " Carling Nations Cup " against Wales his first senior international.

Achievements

• Promotion to the Premier League: 2009/10 ( as Players out on loan at FC Blackpool )