1. David James Nugent was born on 2 May 1985 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
27 Facts About David Nugent
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David Nugent started his career in 2002 when he signed his first professional contract with Bury.
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David Nugent left the club in 2005, when he joined Preston North End for two seasons.
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David Nugent signed for Leicester City in 2011, where he played for the club for four seasons, before joining Middlesbrough in 2015.
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David Nugent played for England at under-21 level, before playing one match and scoring for the senior team.
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David Nugent appeared frequently for Portsmouth in the FA Cup, scoring a goal in their third-round tie against Ipswich Town.
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David Nugent's role culminated in coming on for John Utaka in the 69th minute of the final against Cardiff City, eventually winning the trophy.
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On 5 August 2009, it was reported that David Nugent had been involved in an alleged bust-up with teammate Marc Wilson during Portsmouth's pre-season trip to Portugal.
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On 1 September 2009, it was reported that David Nugent was in talks with Burnley about a loan move.
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David Nugent was a regular starter as a left sided forward.
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On 5 July 2011, David Nugent signed for Leicester City on a three-year deal after his contract with Portsmouth expired.
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On 18 February 2012, David Nugent scored the winning goal to knock Premier League team Norwich City out of the FA Cup at Carrow Road and put Leicester through to the quarter-finals.
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David Nugent's form continued with further strikes against Bristol City, Watford and Nottingham Forest.
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David Nugent started the match the following week against Ipswich Town and scored two goals but had to be substituted after half an hour for Jamie Vardy because of the neck injury.
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David Nugent then missed both the matches against Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United.
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David Nugent made his return as a substitute against Derby County.
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On 22 February 2014, David Nugent scored his 50th league goal for Leicester against Ipswich Town.
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On 9 July 2014, David Nugent signed a two-year contract extension until the summer of 2016 with Leicester City.
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David Nugent joined former Middlesbrough teammate Julien De Sart, who signed for the club on 5 January 2017, on loan for the remainder of the season.
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David Nugent returned to the club on 22 July 2023 for a pre-season friendly against Stoke City, which acted as Craig Forsyth's Testimonial Fixture.
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On 17 July 2019, David Nugent returned to Preston North End, now in the Championship, joining them on a free transfer.
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David Nugent made his debut for the England under-21 team against Wales in February 2005.
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In June 2007, David Nugent represented the under-21s in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands.
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On 19 March 2007, following much speculation after Steve McClaren confirmed he had been watching David Nugent, he was called into the full England squad to replace the injured Darren Bent of Charlton Athletic.
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On 28 March 2007, David Nugent made his debut as a late substitute for England in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Andorra in Barcelona.
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David Nugent never received another England cap, and his 11-minute national team career is the shortest of any player who has scored for England.
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David Nugent was the first Football League outfield player since Michael Gray of Sunderland in 1999.