 Nugent playing for Leicester City in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David James Nugent[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| –2002 | Bury | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Bury | 88 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | Preston North End | 94 | (33) |
| 2007–2011 | Portsmouth | 78 | (16) |
| 2009–2010 | → Burnley (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2011–2015 | Leicester City | 159 | (54) |
| 2015–2017 | Middlesbrough | 42 | (8) |
| 2017–2019 | Derby County | 85 | (17) |
| 2019–2021 | Preston North End | 24 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 616 | (155) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | England U21 | 14 | (4) |
| 2007 | England | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David James Nugent (born 2 May 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He started his career in 2002 when he signed his first professional contract with Bury. He left the club in 2005, when he joined Preston North End for two seasons. Nugent joined Portsmouth in 2007, and later joined Burnley for the 2009–10 season, before returning to Portsmouth for one final season in 2010. He signed for Leicester City in 2011, where he played for the club for four seasons, before joining Middlesbrough in 2015. After helping Middlesbrough secure promotion to the Premier League, Nugent joined Derby County after his starting position at Middlesbrough was put in jeopardy. Nugent signed for Tranmere Rovers on loan from Preston North End for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.
Nugent played for England at under-21 level, before playing one match and scoring for the senior team.
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "David Nugent". Derby County F.C. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.