Danny Collins

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Danny Collins
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lewis Collins
Date of birth	6 August 1980 (1980-08-06) (age 28)
Place of birth	Chester, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	15
Youth clubs
1996-1997	Chester City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2004 2002 2002 2004–	Chester City → Vauxhall Motors (loan) → Vauxhall Motors (loan) Sunderland	66 (5) 0 (0) 105 (2)
National team2
2003-2004 2005	England National Game XI Wales	6 (0) 2 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 8, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of March 25, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Danny Collins (born August 6, 1980 in Chester, England) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Sunderland and the Wales national football team as a defender. He joined Sunderland from Chester City for a Six-Figure fee in 2004, Following promotion to the Premiership for the 2005-2006 season, Sunderland signed several additional players and Collins found himself out of the first team squad early in the season. He later worked his way into the side but Sunderland endured a nightmare campaign and were comfortably relegated. Collins started the 2006-07 season as first choice defender at Sunderland, but was dropped four games into the season after being booed by a section of the crowd following a mistake in the previous game against Plymouth Argyle. Collins later regained his place following the arrival of manager Roy Keane & ended the season as first place Left-Back.

In the 2007/2008 season Seaon Danny Collins reached over the 100 caps mark.

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