Kevin Conboy
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Kevin Conboy
|image =
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|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Esbjerg, Denmark
|height = 1.85 m
|position = Left-back, Centre-back{{WorldFootball.net|kevin-conboy}}
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1997
|youthclubs1 = Jerne IF
|youthyears2 = 1997–2008
|youthclubs2 = Esbjerg fB
|years1 = 2008–2011
|clubs1 = Esbjerg fB
|caps1 = 77
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2011–2015
|clubs2 = NEC
|caps2 = 118
|goals2 = 8
|years3 = 2015–2017
|clubs3 = Utrecht
|caps3 = 25
|goals3 = 1
|years4 = 2017–2020
|clubs4 = Randers
|caps4 = 60
|goals4 = 4
|years5 = 2020–2022
|clubs5 = Esbjerg fB
|caps5 = 52
|goals5 = 3
|nationalyears1 = 2012
|nationalteam1 = Denmark
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 18:21, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
}}
Kevin Conboy (born 15 October 1987) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back.
Career
=Esbjerg fB=
Conboy is the son of a Danish father and an English mother and holds Danish and British citizenship. He joined Jerne IF's youth department from an early age. Afterwards, he moved to the Esbjerg fB youth academy.{{cite news |last1=Dehn |first1=Anders |title=Randers-back: Det skal gøre ondt at spille mod os |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/randers-back-det-skal-goere-ondt-spille-mod-os |work=Tipsbladet.dk |date=3 August 2018 |language=da}}
In 2006, he joined the second team and was promoted to the first team in January 2008. He made his professional debut on 12 April 2008 when he came on as a substitute for Andreas Klarström in the 23rd minute of Esbjerg's 2–1 defeat to Brøndby IF.{{cite web |title=17 - Kevin Conboy - efb.dk |url=https://efb.dk/17-kevin-conboy/ |website=Esbjerg fB |access-date=20 December 2021 |language=da-DK}} In the course of the rest of the season, he made four more appearances as the team finished in seventh place in the table. Until the relegation of the club after the 2010–11 season, Conboy had played 76 league games for Esbjerg fB.{{cite web |title=Denmark - K. Conboy - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kevin-conboy/67108/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=20 December 2021}}
=NEC=
For the 2011–12 season, Conboy signed a contract with Eredivisie club NEC. On 25 September 2011, he made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to RKC Waalwijk.{{cite web |title=RKC Waalwijk vs. NEC - 25 September 2011 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/09/25/netherlands/eredivisie/rkc-waalwijk/nijmegen-eendracht-combinatie/1120372/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=20 December 2021}} On 11 March 2012, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Twente after an assist from Ryan Koolwijk.{{cite web |title=NEC vs. Twente - 11 March 2012 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/03/11/netherlands/eredivisie/nijmegen-eendracht-combinatie/stichting-fc-twente-65/1120529/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=20 December 2021}} This remained his only goal in 26 games this season. NEC finished eighth in the league and failed to qualify for UEFA Europa League in the first round of the post-season play-offs against Vitesse.{{cite news |title=Vitesse in finale play-offs na winst op negen man NEC |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/vitesse-in-finale-playoffs-na-winst-op-negen-man-nec |work=Voetbal International |date=13 May 2012 |language=nl}}
During three seasons with NEC, Conboy scored eight goals in 116 league appearances.
=Utrecht=
In September 2015, Conboy moved to Utrecht on a two-year contract.{{cite news |last1=Blond |first1=Mikael |title=Officielt: Conboy skriver med Utrecht |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/officielt-conboy-skriver-med-utrecht/ |work=bold.dk |date=3 September 2015 |language=da}} After playing for Jong FC Utrecht on 14 September 2015 in the 3–2 win over Jong FC Groningen in the Beloften Eredivisie, he made his debut for the first team on 19 September 2015 when he came on as a substitute for Louis Nganioni in the 67th minute of a 3–1 loss away against Willem II.{{cite web |title=Willem II vs. Utrecht - 19 September 2015 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/19/netherlands/eredivisie/sbv-willem-ii-tilburg/stichting-fc-utrecht/2039299/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=20 December 2021}} He was sidelined with a back injury during the second half of the season. He made nine total appearances that season. Finishing fifth in the league, Utrecht qualified for the play-offs to participate in the qualification for the Europa League, in which they lost in the final to Heracles Almelo.{{cite news |title=Utrecht tegenstander Heracles in finale play-offs |url=https://nos.nl/liveblog/2105117-utrecht-tegenstander-heracles-in-finale-play-offs |work=nos.nl |date=15 May 2016 |language=nl}}
On 2 October 2016, Conboy scored his first goal for Utrecht in a 3–2 loss to Ajax.{{cite web |title=FC Utrecht lose with smallest of difference from Ajax |url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2016/10/fc-utrecht-lose-with-smallest-of-difference-from-ajax/ |website=FC Utrecht |date=2 October 2016}} Conboy made two appearances in the KNVB Cup that season and 17 appearances in the league in which Utrecht finished fourth. In the following play-off round for Europa League qualification, Utrecht won against SC Heerenveen and AZ;{{cite web |title=FC Utrecht na stunt tegen AZ in Europa League |url=https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/betaald-voetbal/eredivisie/27080/fc-utrecht-na-stunt-tegen-az-europa-league |website=KNVB |language=nl |date=28 May 2017}} Conboy did not make an appearance, however.
=Randers=
In August 2017, Conboy returned to the Danish Superliga where he joined Randers FC.{{cite web |title=Kevin Conboy til Randers FC |url=http://www.randersfc.dk/kevin-conboy-til-randers-fc/ |website=Randers FC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171816/http://www.randersfc.dk/kevin-conboy-til-randers-fc/ |archive-date=10 August 2017 |language=da |date=9 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}
=Return to Esbjerg fB=
On 16 January 2020, Conboy returned to Esbjerg fB.{{cite web |title=EfB henter Conboy hjem - efb.dk |url=https://efb.dk/efb-henter-conboy-hjem/ |website=Esbjerg fB |language=da-DK |date=16 January 2020}}
On 9 July 2021 Esbjerg confirmed, that Conboy, alongside three teammates, had been removed from the first team and sent down to train with the U19s.[https://efb.dk/nyt-om-truppen/ Nyt om truppen], efb.dk, 9 July 2021 It came in the wake of a riot between players from the squad and the club's new coach, Peter Hyballa. According to Danish media, the squad was very dissatisfied with the coach's methods, describing it as Hyballa was ... photographing players in underpants, punching the players, shaming them in front of their teammates, verbal torture and a training program so hard that the injuries was rolling in.[https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/spillere-i-oproer-efter-traener-terror-i-esbjerg/8694201 Spillere i oprør efter træner-terror i Esbjerg], ekstrabladet.dk, 9 July 2021 After Hyballa decided to resign, Conboy was promoted to the first team squad again in mid-August.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/efb-duo-er-tilbage-i-truppen-en-frisk-start/ EfB-duo er tilbage i truppen: En frisk start], bold.dk, 16 August 2021 Conboy left Esbjerg at the end of the 2021-22 season.
Honours
NEC
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=11109 Official Danish Superliga player statistics] at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
- [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/kevin-conboy.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
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Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Esbjerg
Category:Denmark men's international footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
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Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Men's association football defenders