David Joseph "Dai" Cornell was born on 28 March 1991 and is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Preston North End.
26 Facts About David Cornell
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Later that season, David Cornell was called up to the first team bench for Swansea's fifth round FA Cup match against Fulham after loan signing Dimitrios Konstantopoulos was unable to extend his stay at the club.
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David Cornell made his professional debut for Swansea on 25 August 2009 when he was named in the starting line-up for the League Cup match against Scunthorpe United.
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In February 2010, David Cornell signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Swansea to keep him at the club until July 2013.
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In September 2012, David Cornell signed a new three-year deal, keeping him at the club until July 2015.
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On 28 May 2015, Swansea City confirmed that David Cornell had been released from the club.
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David Cornell made 14 appearances for Port Talbot, keeping 5 clean sheets.
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On 1 July 2013, David Cornell joined St Mirren on a season-long loan.
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David Cornell made 6 appearances in all competitions for St Mirren before his loan was cancelled in December 2013.
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On 17 March 2015, David Cornell joined Portsmouth on a one-month loan deal.
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David Cornell made his debut against Middlesbrough in the League Cup on 12 August 2015.
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In June 2016, David Cornell joined Northampton Town on a two-year contract.
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David Cornell made his debut for Northampton on 30 August 2016 against Wycombe Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.
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David Cornell featured as the second choice keeper during his first season at the club, behind first choice goalkeeper Adam Smith, making 10 appearances in all competitions with 6 of those being in the league.
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David Cornell continued as second choice keeper for Northampton during the following season, making 12 appearances during the season as Northampton suffered relegation from League One.
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David Cornell started every league game for Northampton, making 48 appearances in total in all competitions.
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David Cornell kept his place as the starting goalkeeper in the first-team the following season.
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David Cornell made 33 starts and 1 substitute appearance in the league, helping Northampton to a 7th-placed finish in League Two and qualification for the League Two play-offs as a result.
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On 17 August 2020, David Cornell joined Ipswich Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the option of an additional year extension.
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On 11 June 2021, the club announced that David Cornell had left the club by mutual consent with a year remaining on his contract, after being informed that he was no longer in the club's plans for next season.
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David Cornell departed having made 15 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, keeping four clean sheets.
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On 29 June 2021, David Cornell joined Peterborough United on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
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David Cornell started his career in Peterborough as a reserve keeper behind Christy Pym.
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On 27 June 2022, David Cornell signed on a two-year deal for Championship team Preston North End on a free transfer, after the expiration of his contract with Peterborough United.
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The day after, David Cornell was handed a shock call-up to the Wales senior squad, for their friendly match against Scotland due to the playing commitments of Owain Fon Williams, and Lewis Price, and an injury to Boaz Myhill.
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David Cornell was called up to the Wales senior squad again in October 2010 for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Switzerland.