1. Darren Edward Andrew Randolph was born on 12 May 1987 and is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
32 Facts About Darren Randolph
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Darren Randolph played regularly for Motherwell over three years, then returned to England to join Birmingham City, for whom he missed only one Championship match in two seasons.
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Darren Randolph signed for West Ham United in 2015 and Middlesbrough two years later.
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In 2006, Darren Randolph made ten appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-21 side, and a single appearance for the Republic of Ireland B team.
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Darren Randolph played for the nation at UEFA Euro 2016.
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Darren Randolph was born in Bray and played school football with Ardmore Rovers.
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Darren Randolph joined Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2003 by virtue of the links between the Irish and English clubs.
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Darren Randolph started Charlton's next match, at home to Southampton, and contributed to a farcical own goal when he appeared to catch a high ball, then dropped it into the net via teammate Paddy McCarthy.
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Darren Randolph joined Hereford United on a season-long loan in July 2008.
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Darren Randolph started 14 of the first 17 matches of the season, which included an "outstanding" performance against Leeds United at Elland Road, where he conceded only once from Leeds' 19 shots on target.
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Darren Randolph was fined two weeks' wages and it was announced he was unlikely to play for Hereford United again.
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Darren Randolph made no more appearances for Hereford, and returned to Charlton in January 2009.
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Darren Randolph regained his starting place in March 2010 after Elliot was injured, and kept it for the remainder of the season, including the play-offs, in which Charlton lost on penalties to Swindon Town in the semi-finals.
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Darren Randolph was the only Motherwell player to be named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year.
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Darren Randolph made his Champions League debut against Panathinaikos in the third qualifying round.
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Darren Randolph played in both legs against Spanish side Levante but his team were again eliminated.
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On 10 May 2013, McCall confirmed that Darren Randolph would be leaving, and four days later, English Championship club Birmingham City announced that Darren Randolph would join them on a free transfer once his Motherwell contract expired.
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The unbroken run continued into the next season, until Darren Randolph was sent off late in the home defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 18 October 2014 for bringing down Craig Davies, so was suspended for the next match.
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Darren Randolph was ever-present in league matches for what remained of the season, and made his first cup appearance for the club, in the FA Cup fourth-round defeat by West Bromwich Albion.
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On 30 May 2015, West Ham United confirmed that Darren Randolph would join the club on 1 July when his contract with Birmingham expired.
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Darren Randolph played in 15 matches in all competitions over the season.
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In July 2016, Darren Randolph signed a new, four-year contract with West Ham.
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On 15 January 2020, it was announced that Darren Randolph was returning to West Ham following an agreement with Middlesbrough.
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Darren Randolph played 5 league matches over the 3 years he stayed at the club.
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On 26 January 2023, Darren Randolph joined Bournemouth on an 18-month contract.
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Darren Randolph did not make a competitive appearance for the club during his one-and-a-half-year stint.
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Darren Randolph has represented the Republic of Ireland at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U21, B, and senior levels.
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Darren Randolph was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the first time in March 2011 for a match against Macedonia.
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Darren Randolph played every match for the Republic of Ireland at Euro 2016, against Sweden, Belgium and Italy before being defeated by France.
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Darren Randolph is a past pupil of St Cronan's Boys National School and Presentation College, Bray.
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Darren Randolph had a long-term relationship with Rochelle Wiseman from girl group The Saturdays.
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Darren Randolph and singer Alexandra Burke began a relationship in 2021, and their first child was born in July 2022.