Troy Matthew Deeney was born on 29 June 1988 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains EFL Championship club Birmingham City.
38 Facts About Troy Deeney
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Troy Deeney will leave the club after his contract expires on 30 June 2023.
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The couple split when Troy Deeney was 11 with his mother taking custody of their children.
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Troy Deeney maintained a relationship with his father, who was a drug dealer in Deeney's local area.
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Troy Deeney was expelled from school when he was 14, before returning at the age of 15 but left at 16 without any GCSEs.
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Troy Deeney was invited by the Aston Villa academy to take part in a four-day summer trial at the age of 15 with a view to earning a youth contract; however, he missed the first three days as he "knew there was a game on the last day" and was not offered terms by Villa.
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Troy Deeney was spotted by Walsall's Head of Youth Mick Halsall, who only attended the match because his son was playing, and because the match he was scheduled to attend had been postponed.
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Troy Deeney was offered a trial by the then League Two club, but only attended after his Chelmsley manager got him out of bed and paid for his taxi.
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However, the introduction of Chris Hutchings as manager coincided with Troy Deeney finding a goalscoring touch.
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On 9 September 2009, it was announced that Troy Deeney had signed a new two-year deal until 2011.
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On 4 August 2010, Troy Deeney handed in a written transfer request amid interest from several Championship clubs.
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Troy Deeney had been told he was to leave Walsall earlier in the summer, and had slackened his pre-season training in protest at the club's hardline stance when trying to sell him.
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Troy Deeney found his poor pre-season meant he struggled for fitness in comparison to his new teammates.
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Troy Deeney went on to make 40 appearances for Watford in his first season, scoring three goals from 20 starts, although he was mainly deployed on the wing by Malky Mackay.
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Troy Deeney soon found his way into the starting eleven and amassed a total of 46 appearances under the management of Sean Dyche in his preferred position as striker.
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Troy Deeney made his first appearance for Watford, after his release from prison, against Bristol City at Vicarage Road on 22 September 2012.
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In March 2013, Troy Deeney signed a new contract with Watford, keeping him at the club until 2016.
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In one of the most dramatic ends to a play-off match in history, Troy Deeney scored a goal deep into injury time to qualify for the Championship Play-off final at Wembley.
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On 1 July 2016, Troy Deeney signed a new five-year deal with Watford.
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Troy Deeney became the fifth player to reach a century of goals for Watford.
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In May 2020, following the Premier League's suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Troy Deeney initially refused to return to non-contact training with his teammates.
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Troy Deeney revealed after the game he had been suffering from a right knee injury since the restart, but vowed to see out the end of the season as club captain and try to save Watford from relegation.
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On 30 August 2021, Troy Deeney left Watford as a free agent after eleven years with the club; he had made 419 appearances for the team and scored 140 goals.
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Troy Deeney left the club as their all-time top scorer in the Premier League with 47 goals and ranks fourth for most goals scored for Watford in all competitions, behind Luther Blissett, Tommy Barnett and Ross Jenkins.
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On 30 August 2021, Troy Deeney signed a two-year contract with Birmingham City, the team he had supported since childhood.
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In October 2015, Troy Deeney revealed that he had twice rejected invitations to play for Jamaica internationally and that he harboured an ambition of playing for England.
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Troy Deeney originally believed he was eligible to play for Northern Ireland but that possibility was quickly ruled out as neither his parents nor grandparents are from Northern Ireland.
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Troy Deeney is divorced from his wife Stacy, with whom he had a son, Myles, and a daughter, Amelia.
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Troy Deeney has been in a relationship with model Alisha Hosannah since July 2018.
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Troy Deeney is a lifelong supporter of Birmingham City and has the club crest tattooed on his calf.
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Troy Deeney's brother, Ellis, is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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On 25 June 2012, Troy Deeney was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of affray, having attacked a group of students outside a nightclub.
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Troy Deeney was released after serving almost three months of the sentence.
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Troy Deeney has cited his grief surrounding his father's death from cancer in May 2012 as a reason for the behaviour leading to his arrest.
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In March 2020, Troy Deeney was hospitalised with COVID-19 and spent five days in hospital with a high temperature and kidney and intestine issues.
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Troy Deeney was on a ventilator for four days and admitted that he "struggled for breath" in Watford's last match before lockdown.
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In October 2020, Troy Deeney began working as a guest writer for The Sun, penning a fortnightly column for the paper's sports section.
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Troy Deeney is a weekly guest on TalkSport's Monday morning breakfast show, appearing alongside Laura Woods and Ally McCoist.