Paul Digby

Paul Digby
Personal information
Full name Paul Andrew Digby[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2012 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Barnsley 21 (0)
2015–2016 → Ipswich Town 4 (0)
2016- Ipswich Town 1 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 England U19 3 (1)
2014 England U20 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:23, 15 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:09, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Paul Andrew Digby (born 2 February 1995 in Sheffield,[2] South Yorkshire, England) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championship club Ipswich Town.

Career

Barnsley

Digby started his career in the youth team at Barnsley and won the Most Promising Academy player in 2008, whilst playing the club's under-13 side.[3] Paul won the award again in 2011 after his fine showings for the under 16's.[4]

He signed a two-year scholarship with the club in the summer of 2011.[4] He was brought into first-team action on 27 September 2011 in a 1–1 draw with Derby County in the Football League Championship. He came on for the injured David Perkins in the 33rd minute. In doing so he became the club's fourth youngest ever player at 16 years and 244 days.[5] Digby went on to play three more times that season, his full debut coming at home against Birmingham on 21 February. Despite Birmingham City winning 3–1 the midfielder, who had just turned 17, put in a man of the match performance.[6] Digby finished the 2011-12 season, making four appearance.

In the 2012-13 season, Digby signed a new contract with the club, keeping him until 2015[7] and switched number shirt from 32 to 17 ahead of a new season.[8] Though he appeared in the substitute bench for three matches in the 2012-13 season, Digby, however, suffered a hip problem, resulting him absence for most of the season.[9]

Ahead of the 2013-14 season, Digby signed another contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2017.[10] Digby made his first 2013-14 appearance of the season, where he made his first start, in a 1-0 loss against Blackpool on 10 August 2013.[11] However, Digby made five appearance of the 2013-14 season.

The 2014-15 season saw Digby making his first appearance on 16 August 2014, in a 2-1 win over Crewe Alexandra.[12] Digby get a handful of first team appearance, making eleven appearance, due to player injuries despite his international commitment.[13] The 2015-16 season saw Digby make his only appearance of the season against Fleetwood Town on 24 October 2014.[14]

Ipswich Town

On 4 January 2016, Digby joined Championship side Ispwich Town on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[15]

He started both games against Portsmouth for Ipswich in the FA Cup. Ipswich lost in the third round over two games against the fourth tier side, conceding four times overall with manager Mick McCarthy stating: ""You're never going to play against anybody if you give goals like that away. We were better in the second half, but we gave away two pretty routine goals."[16] Digby made his Ipswich Town league debut on 27 February 2016, in a 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town, where he came on as a substitute in the last minutes.[17]

On 28 June 2016, Digby completed a permanent transfer to Ipswich, signing a 1-year deal with the option of a second.[18] Digby's first game after signing for the club on a permanent basis came in the first round of League Cup, making his first start, in a 1-0 loss against Stevenage.[19]

International Career

On 15 August 2013, Digby was called up by England U19 squad[20] and made his England U19 debut, coming on as a substitute in the 58th minutes, in a 6-1 win over Estonia U19.[21] Digby scored his first England U19 goal on 14 November 2013, in a 4-1 win over Hungary.[22] Digby made another appearance for England U19 against Turkey U19.[23]

On 28 August 2014, Digby was called up by England U20 squad.[24] Digby made his England U20 debut on 9 October 2014, in a 1-0 win over Germany U20.[25] Digby made two more appearance against Turkey U20[26] and Canada U20.[27]

Career statistics

As of 4 January 2016 [28]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2011–12 Championship 4000000040
2012–13 Championship 0000000000
2013–14 Championship 5000000050
2014–15 League One 110200000130
2015–16 League One 1000002030
Ipswich Town (loan) 2015–16 Championship 1000000000
Ipswich Town 2016–17 Championship 0000100000
Barnsley total 210200020250
Career total 210201020260

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "First Year Scholars 2011/2012". 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Paul Digby named Most Promising Academy Player for 2008". 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "New batch of youngsters for Academy". Barnsley Chronicle. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Debutant Digby wants more". 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "Rob Edwards's own goal and strikes from Keith Fahey and Nathan Redmond steered Chris Hughton's Birmingham to third as they overcame a battling Barnsley". BBC Sport. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Digby Extends Deal". Barnsley F.C. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Squad Numbers Announced.". Barnsley F.C. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Digby Pushing On". Barnsley F.C. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Digby Signs Until 2017". Barnsley F.C. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Blackpool 1 - 0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 1 - 2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Reds v Fleetwood: Match Preview". Barnsley F.C. 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Barnsley 0 - 1 Fleetwood Town". BBC Sport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Warren, Andrew (4 January 2016). "Tommy Smith backs Ipswich Town's new boy Paul Digby to make an impact". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  16. ↑ "Portsmouth 2 - 1 Ispwich Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016.
  17. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ↑ Ogle, Jonathon. "Paul Digby to make permanent switch to Ipswich Town from Barnsley". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  19. ↑ "Ispwich Town 0 - 1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "England Call For Digby". Barnsley F.C. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Digby on England Début". Barnsley F.C. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Digby Scores in England U19 Win". Barnsley F.C. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Turkish Delight For Digby". Barnsley F.C. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Derby County striker and Rams loan target called up to England U20 squad". The Derby Telegraph. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "England U20 1-0 Germany U20: The future's bright as Aidy Boothroyd guides Young Lions to victory (with two Exeter City stars)". Daily Mail. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "England U20 1-1 Turkey U20: Kortney Hause on target as Young Lions secure point they need to win Four Nations cup in Holland". Daily Mail. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Barnsley Trio on International Duty". Barnsley F.C. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  28. ↑ Paul Digby profile at Soccerway
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