Jimmy Downey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jimmy Downey

| fullname = James Downey

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|19}}

| birth_place = Gympie, Queensland, Australia

| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Right winger, right back

| youthyears1 = 2003–2004

| youthyears2 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = QAS

| youthclubs2 = AIS

| years1 = 2007–2010

| years2 = 2010

| years3 = 2010–2011

| years4 = 2011

| years5 = 2011–2013

| years6 = 2015

| clubs1 = Perth Glory

| clubs2 = North Queensland Fury

| clubs3 = Sparta Rotterdam

| clubs4 = Oakleigh Cannons

| clubs5 = Wellington Phoenix

| clubs6 = Ballarat Red Devils

| caps1 = 34

| caps2 = 4

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 10

| caps5 = 7

| caps6 = 3

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2006

| nationalteam1 = Australia U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

James Downey (born 19 October 1987) is an Australian footballer who last played for Ballarat Red Devils in the National Premier Leagues Victoria Division 1.

Club career

Downey was with the Queensland Academy of Sport between 2003 and 2004 before joining the Australian Institute of Sport in 2005. Downey holds the AIS football program beep test record (16.3).

In March 2007 Downey was signed by Perth Glory where he is contracted to the end of the 2009/2010 A-League season. On 12 January 2010, it was announced he would be joining North Queensland for the rest of the 2009–10 season in a swap for striker Daniel McBreen.[http://www.goal.com/en/news/808/australia/2010/01/12/1741480/official-north-queensland-fury-striker-daniel-mcbreen-set-to Official: North Queensland Fury Striker Daniel McBreen Set To Swap With Perth Glory's Jimmy Downey] Goal. Retrieved 18-01-2010

He was released, along with all other North Queensland players. He signed up for Dutch Eerste Divisie side Sparta in July 2010.[http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/Nieuws/Default.aspx?id=5891 Sparta Rotterdam contracteert James Downey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231238/http://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/Nieuws/Default.aspx?id=5891 |date=18 July 2011 }} - Sparta Rotterdam {{in lang|nl}}

He has come back to Australia and is playing with local club the Oakleigh Cannons, in the Victorian Premier League in a bid to gain a professional contract with an A-League club.

He scored his first goal for the club against St Albans Saints.{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |title=Football Federation Victoria:Match Details|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222192602/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/common/pages/public/rv/match.aspx?entityid=7250&matchid=595995&gradeid=1_1 |archivedate=22 February 2011|accessdate=17 December 2017 }} He scored his second goal for the opening the scoring, against the Green Gully Cavaliers

He was signed by New Zealand A-League team Wellington Phoenix for the 2011–12 A-League season.{{cite web|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/203092,phoenix-sign-8216gympie-flyer8217.aspx|title=Phoenix Sign 'Gympie Flyer'|last=Ormond|first=Aiden|date=4 May 2011|publisher=Australian FourFourTwo|accessdate=4 May 2011|archive-date=6 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506013808/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/203092%2Cphoenix-sign-8216gympie-flyer8217.aspx|url-status=dead}}

Downey was released in June 2013. A persistent knee injury kept Downey out of professional football until January 2015 when it was announced that he had signed for Ballarat Red Devils ahead of their maiden season in National Premier Leagues Victoria 1, after training with the team for the entire 2014 NPLV season during his rehabilitation.[http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2847644/jimmy-downey-overcomes-injury-to-join-red-devils/?cs=3743 Jimmy Downey overcomes injury to join Red Devils] Ballarat Courier

International career

Downey has played 13 games for the Young Socceroos, scoring one goal. He has also been called up for the Australia under 17 team.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 6 May 2011)

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|A-League !colspan="3"\|Finals !colspan="3"\|Asia !colspan="3"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists !Apps !Goals !Assists
rowspan="4" valign="center"\| Perth Glory \|2007–08 \|17	0	4\|





\|17	0	4
2008–09 \|14	0	0\|





\|14	0	0
2009–10 \|3	0	0\|





\|3	0	0
Club Subotal !34	0	4	-	-	-	-	-	- !34	0	4
rowspran="1" valign="center"\| North Queensland Fury \|2009–10 \|4	0	0\|





\|4	0	0
colspan="2"\|League Subtotal !38	0	4	-	-	-	-	-	- !38	0	4
rowspan="1"\|Club !rowspan="1"\|Season !colspan="3"\|Eerste Divisie !colspan="3"\|Dutch Cup !colspan="3"\|Europe !colspan="3"\|Total
rowspan="1" valign="center"\| Sparta Rotterdam \|2010–11 \|2	0	0	1	0	0\|


\|3	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Club !rowspan="1"\|Season !colspan="3"\|A-League !colspan="3"\|Finals !colspan="3"\|Asia !colspan="3"\|Total
rowspan="1" valign="center"\| Wellington Phoenix \|2011–12 \|5	0	0\|





\|5	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !45	0	4	1	0	0	-	-	- !46	0	4