Dane Massey was born on 17 April 1988 and is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division clubs Bray Wanderers, Dundalk and Drogheda United, as well as for the Republic of Ireland national futsal team.
43 Facts About Dane Massey
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Dane Massey grew up in the Knocklyon suburb of Dublin and played youth football for Cherry Orchard in the same team as Simon Madden, Adam Rooney and Stephen Gleeson.
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Dane Massey came through the underage ranks at Bray Wanderers and made the breakthrough to the senior team in 2008.
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Dane Massey made his professional debut in a League of Ireland Cup tie against Shamrock Rovers in May 2008 and went on to play five times that season for the club.
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In 2009, Dane Massey made 34 appearances and scored his first senior goal against Shamrock Rovers, before going on to score three more goals that season.
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Dane Massey played 31 times for Bray in the 2010 season and was named the Supporters' Club Player of the Month for April of that year.
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Dane Massey appeared 26 times and scored one goal for Bray in 2011, and added another 27 league appearances in 2012.
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Dane Massey left Bray in December 2012 and, despite interest from Bohemians, he signed for Stephen Kenny at Dundalk.
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Dane Massey cited Kenny's pledge to utilise him in an attacking full-back role, as opposed to the more defensive game he played at Bray, as being one of the deciding factors for the move.
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Dane Massey made his debut for the club against Shamrock Rovers on the opening night of the 2013 season.
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Dane Massey went on to score four times in 30 league appearances as Dundalk finished second in the league to champions St Patrick's Athletic.
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Dane Massey stayed with Dundalk for the 2014 season and was part of a defence that kept sixteen clean sheets in the league.
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Dane Massey formed an effective partnership down the left-hand side with Daryl Horgan.
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In July 2014, Dane Massey made his European debut in the Europa League against Jeunesse Esch.
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Dane Massey was named the League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month for September 2014 after his brace of goals helped Dundalk to beat Shamrock Rovers in the League Cup final that month.
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Dane Massey played in all 33 league games, scoring two further goals in wins over Sligo Rovers and UCD, as Dundalk won the Premier Division title.
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Dane Massey then signed a new contract with the club to extend his stay until the end of 2015.
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In 2015, Dane Massey went on to make 32 league appearances for the club, scoring four goals in the process, as Dundalk once more won the Premier Division title.
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Dane Massey appeared in both Champions League Second Qualifying Round matches, as Dundalk were eliminated by BATE Borisov.
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Dane Massey was named in the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year at the end of the season.
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In 2016, Dane Massey played every minute of all 6 of Dundalk's UEFA Champions League qualifier games as they became the first ever Irish side to reach the play-off round.
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Dane Massey received significant exposure due to this achievement, appearing on RTE's Saturday Night with Miriam in August 2016.
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Dane Massey started all 5 of Dundalk's European matches, although their campaign ended prematurely when they were beaten twice over 2 legs by Rosenborg in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
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Dane Massey was named as club captain ahead of the 2018 season, and wore the armband for all of Dundalk's opening 11 league matches.
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Dane Massey scored an equaliser in the 119th minute of their EA Sports Cup second round fixture against Saint Pat's.
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Dane Massey was awarded for his efforts when the Stephen Kenny offered him a new 2 year contract, which he signed on 28 November 2018.
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Dane Massey played a total of 34 games in all competitions.
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Dane Massey struggled to find his place in the team under new manager Filippo Giavagnoli.
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Dane Massey started the season well, scoring Dundalk's first goal of the campaign with a 79th minute winner against Derry City at Oriel Park.
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Dane Massey's injury meant he missed Dundalk's entire Europa League group campaign, and the FAI Cup final which they won.
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Dane Massey announced on 7 January 2021 that his 8 year spell at Dundalk had come to an end and his contract would not be renewed.
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Dane Massey described his time there as "the ride of a lifetime".
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On 8 January 2021, just 24 hours after leaving Dundalk, Dane Massey signed a one-year contract with their local rivals, newly promoted Drogheda United.
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On 9 December 2022, Dane Massey signed a new contract with Drogheda United for a further year.
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Dane Massey was named club captain by new manager Kevin Doherty.
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Dane Massey finished the campaign with 33 appearances in all competitions.
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On 6 December 2022, Dane Massey re-signed for Bray Wanderers a decade after leaving the club.
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On 8 February 2023, Dane Massey was named as vice-captain to Dave Webster for the upcoming season.
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Dane Massey made a total of 30 league appearances in his second spell with the club, scoring 4 goals.
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Dane Massey had a career in Futsal before focusing completely on association football.
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In 2008, Dane Massey went on to represent the Republic of Ireland U21 Futsal team on 3 occasions, scoring 2 goals.
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Dane Massey made 5 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team in the UEFA Futsal Championship qualifying rounds.
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Dane Massey worked as an electrician in the early part of his career to supplement his income alongside playing part-time football.