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Since 2004, David Healy holds Northern Ireland's record for international goals
Scored his first international goal in his debut match on 23 Feb 2000
Scored 2 hat-tricks in international matches

Football player David Healy

David Jonathan Healy

David Healy

Born on 5 August 1979 (age 45)

National team appearances of David Healy

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland	2000 - 2013	95	1	12	40	36	4	0.379
Total:		95	1	12	40	36	4	0.379

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Manchester United FC, Manchester	23 Feb 2000	1				2		2.000
Port Vale FC, Stoke-on-Trent	28 Mar 2000 - 26 Apr 2000	2				1		0.500
Manchester United FC, Manchester	16 Aug 2000 - 11 Oct 2000	4				2		0.500
Preston North End FC, Preston	28 Feb 2001 - 16 Oct 2002	14		1	5	3	2	0.214
Norwich City FC, Norwich	12 Feb 2003 - 02 Apr 2003	3			1
Preston North End FC, Preston	03 Jun 2003 - 13 Oct 2004	15		1	7	8		0.533
Leeds United AFC, Leeds	09 Feb 2005 - 28 Mar 2007	17	1		14	13	1	0.765
Fulham FC, London	22 Aug 2007 - 20 Aug 2008	9			1	5	1	0.556
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland	06 Sep 2008 - 14 Nov 2009	14		1	5	1		0.071
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich	03 Mar 2010	1			1
Sunderland AFC, Sunderland	11 Aug 2010 - 12 Oct 2010	4		2	2
Rangers FC, Glasgow	09 Feb 2011 - 02 Jun 2012	9		5	4
Bury FC, Bury	14 Nov 2012 - 26 Mar 2013	2		2		1		0.500

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.448

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

0.290

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.400

Total:

0.379

* - not considered 2 matches with unknown captains

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
23 Feb 2000	Luxembourg	debut; first goal	20 years 6 months 18 days
6 Jun 2004	Trinidad & Tobago	record for goal scoring (holds up to now)	24 years 10 months 1 day
16 Aug 2006	Finland	50th cap; first cap as captain	27 years 11 days
6 Sep 2006	Spain	first hat-trick	27 years 1 month 1 day
24 Mar 2007	Liechtenstein	record for hat-tricks (holds up to now)	27 years 7 months 19 days
26 Mar 2013	Israel	last appearance	33 years 7 months 21 days

Record of David Healy's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Liechtenstein	5		2		1	1		2.500	3	1.667
Malta	3	1	3	3				1.000	4	0.750
Spain	3		1			1		3.000	5	0.600
Luxembourg	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Trinidad & Tobago	2		1		1			2.000	1	2.000
Sweden	2		1		1			2.000	2	1.000
Denmark	2		2	2				1.000	4	0.500
Iceland	2	1	2	2				1.000	4	0.500
Georgia	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Germany	1	1	1	1				1.000	1	1.000
St. Kitts/Nevis	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Barbados	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
Finland	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Wales	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Austria	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
England	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Azerbaijan	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Latvia	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
San Marino	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Bulgaria	1	1	1	1				1.000	3	0.333
Norway	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
Estonia	1		1	1				1.000	4	0.250
Yugoslavia	1		1	1				1.000	5	0.200
(+) other teams									38
Total:	36	4	28	22	4	2	0	1.286	95	0.379

Record of national team matches played by David Healy

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Northern Ireland football team	95	25	23	47	88	134	38.4

David Healy's international caps

as player of Manchester United FC, Manchester:

debut age, age when scoring first goal - 20 years 6 months 18 days

23 Feb 2000

Luxembourg City, Stade Josy Barthel

1-3

Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

2х

as player of Port Vale FC, Stoke-on-Trent:

28 Mar 2000 16:00 (+2:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-3

Malta vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

1х

26 Apr 2000 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Hungary

Friendly International

as player of Manchester United FC, Manchester:

16 Aug 2000 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-2

Northern Ireland vs Yugoslavia

Friendly International

1х

02 Sep 2000 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-0

Northern Ireland vs Malta

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

07 Oct 2000 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-1

Northern Ireland vs Denmark

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

1х

11 Oct 2000 19:30

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

1-0

Iceland vs Northern Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

as player of Preston North End FC, Preston:

28 Feb 2001 20:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-4

Northern Ireland vs Norway

Friendly International

24 Mar 2001 15:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Czech Republic

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

28 Mar 2001 18:00 (+3:00)

Sofia, Balgarska Armiya Stadium

4-3

Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

1(1p.)х

02 Jun 2001 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

06 Jun 2001 17:00 (+2:00)

Teplice, Stadion Na Stínadlech

3-1

Czech Republic vs Northern Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

01 Sep 2001 19:15 (+2:00)

Copenhagen, Parken

1-1

Denmark vs Northern Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

05 Sep 2001 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-0

Northern Ireland vs Iceland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

1х

06 Oct 2001 18:30 (+2:00)

Attard, Ta`Qali National Stadium

0-1

Malta vs Northern Ireland

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

1(1p.)х

13 Feb 2002 20:45 (+2:00)

Limassol, Tsirion Athletic Center

1-4

Northern Ireland vs Poland

Friendly International

27 Mar 2002 19:30 (+1:00)

Vaduz, Rheinpark Stadion

0-0

Liechtenstein vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

17 Apr 2002 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-5

Northern Ireland vs Spain

Friendly International

21 Aug 2002 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0

Northern Ireland vs Cyprus

Friendly International

12 Oct 2002 21:45 (+2:00)

Albacete, Estadio Carlos Belmonte

3-0

Spain vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

16 Oct 2002 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0

Northern Ireland vs Ukraine

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

as player of Norwich City FC, Norwich:

12 Feb 2003 20:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Finland

Friendly International

29 Mar 2003 18:00 (+4:00)

Yerevan, Republican Vazgen Sargsyan Stadium

1-0

Armenia vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

02 Apr 2003 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-2

Northern Ireland vs Greece

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

as player of Preston North End FC, Preston:

03 Jun 2003 21:00 (+2:00)

Campobasso, Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli (Selvapiana)

2-0

Italy vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

11 Jun 2003 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0

Northern Ireland vs Spain

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

06 Sep 2003 19:15 (+3:00)

Donetsk, Shakhtar Stadium

0-0

Ukraine vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

10 Sep 2003 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Armenia

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

11 Oct 2003 19:00 (+3:00)

Athens, Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium

1-0

Greece vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifying, Group 6

18 Feb 2004 20:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-4

Northern Ireland vs Norway

Friendly International

1х

31 Mar 2004 18:00 (+3:00)

Tallinn, A. Le Coq Arena

0-1

Estonia vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

1х

28 Apr 2004 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-1

Northern Ireland vs Serbia & Montenegro

Friendly International

30 May 2004 19:00 (+1:00)

Waterford, Barbados National Stadium

1-1

Barbados vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

1х

02 Jun 2004 20:00 (+4:00)

Basseterre, Warner Park Sporting Complex

0-2

St. Kitts/Nevis vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

1х

06 Jun 2004 17:00 (+4:00)

Bacolet, Dwight Yorke Stadium

0-3

Trinidad & Tobago vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

2х

18 Aug 2004 20:15 (+2:00)

Zurich, Hardturm

0-0

Switzerland vs Northern Ireland

Friendly International

04 Sep 2004 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-3

Northern Ireland vs Poland

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

08 Sep 2004 20:00 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Millennium Stadium

2-2

Wales vs Northern Ireland

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

1х

13 Oct 2004 19:45 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-3

Northern Ireland vs Austria

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

1х

as player of Leeds United AFC, Leeds:

09 Feb 2005 20:00

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs Canada

Friendly International

complete list

Comments

Serbia Serbia - Error report posted on 27 March 2013 at 22:31:53

David Healy play for Bury,than never played for Burnley (link:

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stringer Scotland - Error report posted on 6 January 2022 at 16:41:00

As with the Belfast Telegraph article attached, Rothman’s Football Yearbook 2000-01 also records Healy’s temporary transfer to Port Vale being on 25th Feb 2000, so for his first cap (v Luxembourg), he was with Manchester United. (link:

)

Northern Ireland upcoming fixtures

UEFA Nations League

Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland

Plovdiv, Sunday 8 September 2024

UEFA Nations League

Belarus vs Northern Ireland

Zalaegerszeg, Saturday 12 October 2024

UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria

Belfast, Tuesday 15 October 2024

UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland vs Belarus

Belfast, Friday 15 November 2024

Northern Ireland football fixtures

David Healy's most often teammates

Maik Taylor (2000 - 2011) - 77 games
Aaron Hughes (2000 - 2013) - 69 games
Chris Baird (2003 - 2012) - 55 games
Keith Gillespie (2000 - 2008) - 54 games
Damien Johnson (2000 - 2009) - 53 games

Northern Ireland players born on 7 September

Paddy Kelly (1896) - 1 cap