From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Derek Riordan
Derek Riordan
Derek Riordan along with team mate Paul Hilland. Riordan scored four
Personal information goals in three games for Cowdenbeath, including a hat-
trick in a 7–5 win away to Brechin City.
Full name Derek George Riordan
Riordan was given an extended opportunity in the
Date of birth 16 January 1983 (1983-01-16) Hibs first team towards the end of the 2002–03 season,
as Hibs had finished in the bottom half of the Scottish
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Premier League. He became a first team regular the fol-
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) lowing season.[2] Riordan was the club’s top goalscorer
for each of the next three seasons, with 18, 23 and 20
Playing position Striker
goals respectively. This earned him recognition in the
Senior career* form of the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year award
Years Team Apps† (Gls)† in 2005, and selections for the full Scotland international
squad later that year.[3]
2001–2006 Hibernian 123 (54) At the end of the 2004–05 season, Riordan rejected
2003 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 2 (3) an offer of an extension to his contract, and Hibs made
him available for transfer.[4] A £500,000 fee was agreed
2006–2008 Celtic 24 (5) with Cardiff City in August 2005, but Riordan rejected
2008–2011 Hibernian 102 (36) the move.[5] During the January 2006 transfer window,
Rangers made a £400,000 bid for Riordan that was re-
2011 Shaanxi Chan-Ba 9 (1)
jected by Hibs.[6] Bids from Lokomotiv Moscow and Kais-
National team‡ erslautern were accepted by Hibs, but Riordan rejected
these moves because he did not want to move overseas.[6]
2005– Scotland 3 (0)
Riordan caused controversy in 2005 when he ap-
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the peared in a video that showed him singing that Hearts
domestic league only and correct as of 22:03, 18 November player Rudi Skacel was a "fuckin’ refugee", to the tune
2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
of The Beatles’s "Yellow Submarine". Riordan later apol-
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 18 ogised for his actions.[7]
November 2011 (UTC)
Celtic
Derek George Riordan (born 16 January 1983) is a Scottish Riordan signed for Celtic in a £170,000 deal in June
footballer who plays as a forward. He has been capped 2006.[8] The fee was reduced from the previous offers be-
three times by the Scotland national football team. Rior- cause Riordan’s contract with Hibs was due to expire in
dan started his career with Hibernian in 2001 and had a October 2006, and Riordan had already made a pre-con-
brief spell on loan with Cowdenbeath in 2003. He became tract agreement to sign for Celtic on a free transfer in
one of the top young players in the Scottish Premier January 2007.[6] Riordan made his full debut for Celtic in
League, winning the young player of the year awards in a Scottish League Cup tie against St. Mirren, as Gordon
2005. Riordan signed for Celtic in 2006, but failed to hold Strachan fielded a side containing many players who
down a regular first-team place and returned to Hibern- were not first team regulars. He had difficulty obtaining
ian in 2008.[1] He left Hibs as a free agent in 2011 and a regular place in the Celtic side; he made only 24 league
signed for Chinese Super League club Shaanxi Chan-Ba, appearances in two seasons with the club.[9]
but their two year contract was mutually terminated af- Riordan publicly aired his disappointment at not be-
ter just four months. ing given more opportunities in the Celtic first team in
April 2008,[10] and he subsequently trained with the re-
Club career serve team.[8] Burnley made a £400,000 offer for Riordan
in January 2008, but this was rejected by Celtic.[8] Five
Hibernian other clubs, including his former club Hibernian, made
loan offers for Riordan, but Celtic rejected these and in-
Riordan signed for Hibernian in 2000 and made his debut formed Riordan that he would have to leave on a "per-
for Hibs the following year in an Edinburgh derby.[2] In manent" deal.[11] Hibernian made another loan offer to
January 2003, Riordan went on loan to Cowdenbeath,
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Celtic for Riordan in August 2008, but this was also reject- In April 2011, the Daily Express reported that Riordan
ed by Celtic.[8] would leave Hibernian when his contract expired at the
end of the 2010–11 season.[23] The newspaper claimed
Return to Hibernian that Riordan had turned down an offer of a new deal on
Riordan returned to Hibernian on the final day of the reduced terms.[23]
2008 summer transfer window for an "undisclosed" fee
believed to be around £400,000.[1] Hibs initially gave Rior- Shaanxi Chan-Ba
dan the unusual squad number 01, as number 10 had al- Riordan signed a two year contract with Chinese Super
ready been allocated to Colin Nish.[1] Riordan was given League club Shaanxi Chan-Ba in July 2011.[24] He quickly
the number 10 shirt for the 2009–10 season; he was able became a favourite player of the fans, but the team per-
to do this as Nish had taken number 9 after Steven formed poorly in the 2011 season.[25] The team manager,
Fletcher left the club to join Burnley in the summer of Gao Hongbo, criticised Riordan after a defeat by Dalian
2009. Riordan made his second debut for Hibernian on Shide.[25] Riordan decided to leave the club and his con-
13 September 2008, when he came on as a 61st minute tract was terminated by mutual consent in November
substitute for Joe Keenan against Dundee United. In his 2011.[26]
second appearance, he scored the only goal of the game
against Hamilton.[12] Riordan ended the 2008–09 season Statistics
as Hibs’ top goalscorer with 12 goals.
A good run of form at the start of the following season
led to a recall to the Scotland squad and a player of the
Honours
month award from the SPL.[13] Riordan scored his 100th • Scottish Premier League: 2006–07
goal in senior football later that season; he brought up • Scottish Cup: 2007
the milestone with a trademark free kick against Kil-
marnock that gave Hibs a 1–0 win.[14] Riordan had been
omitted from Craig Levein’s first Scotland squad, but Hibs
Personal life
manager John Hughes commented that Riordan had After an altercation with doorstaff at the Berlin night-
"worked very hard" in trying to win an international club, Riordan was banned for two years from all pubs and
recall.[15] His consistent goalscoring in the 2008–09 and nightclubs that take part in the Edinburgh-based Unight
2009–10 seasons came about despite often playing in a scheme.[27] This ban was increased to five years in
wide midfield role.[2] November 2008 after he allegedly punched someone in a
Hughes again praised Riordan during the 2010 pre- nightclub.[28] At the start of the following season, Rior-
season.[16] Soon afterwards, Riordan, whose contract dan was disciplined by Hibs after he was arrested and
with Hibs expires in 2011, declared that he wanted to fined by Lothian and Borders Police for a breach of the
agree a new contract with the club.[2] After the sale of peace.[29]
Anthony Stokes to Celtic, Hughes started using Riordan
as a central striker.[17] Despite scoring three goals in the
early part of the season, Riordan was omitted from the
Notes
Scotland squad in October 2010.[17] [1] Soccerbase did not record an appearance made and
After Hughes was replaced by Colin Calderwood as goal scored by Riordan against Brechin City on 26
Hibs manager in October 2010, the new manager gave August 2009.
Riordan the team captaincy.[18] In his second game as
captain, the first Edinburgh derby of the season, Riordan References
was sent off for a reckless lunge on Rudi Skacel in the
dying minutes of a 2–0 loss.[18] Riordan bounced back [1] ^ "Hibernian return delights Riordan". BBC Sport. 2
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for Hibs in all competitions during a 2–1 defeat at Kil- [2] ^ "Derek Riordan looking to extend stay with
marnock in December.[20] Riordan was the first player to Hibernian". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010.
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history of the Scottish Premier League, behind only the [3] Haggerty, Anthony (18 February 2009). "Hibs ace
prolific Old Firm goalscorers Kris Boyd and Henrik Lars- Derek Riordan eyes Scotland return". Daily Record.
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2009/02/18/hibs-ace-derek-riordan-eyes-scotland-
return-86908-21132521/. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
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Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hibernian 2001–02 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Cowdenbeath (loan) 2002–03 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Total 2003 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4
Hibernian 2002–03 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 3
2003–04 34 15 1 0 5 3 0 0 40 18
2004–05 37 20 4 1 3 2 0 0 44 23
2005–06 36 16 3 1 2 2 1 1 42 20
Total 2001–2006 123 54 10 2 12 7 1 1 146 64
Celtic 2006–07 16 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 21 7
2007–08 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 1
Total 2006–2008 24 5 4 3 3 0 1 0 32 8
Hibernian 2008–09 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 12
2009–10[note 1] 37 13 4 3 2 1 0 0 43 17
2010–11 33 11 2 0 1 0 2 0 38 11
Total 2008–2011 102 36 7 3 3 1 2 0 114 40
Total 251 98 22 9 18 8 4 1 295 116
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August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/ Kilmarnock: Deek’s ton worth the wait". Edinburgh
football/teams/h/hibernian/4184858.stm. Evening News. http://sport.scotsman.com/
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football/teams/c/celtic/4768369.stm. [15] "Hughes expects Riordan Scotland call". STV. 9
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