Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael James Quirke | ||
Date of birth | (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Coventry United | ||
Youth career | |||
Coventry City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Coventry City | 4 | (0) |
2010 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011 | → Nuneaton Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Coalville Town | ||
2012 | Leamington | ||
2012 | Bedworth United | ||
2012 | Loughborough Dynamo | ||
2012–2013 | Coalville Town | ||
2013 | Kettering Town | ||
2013–2014 | Coventry Alvis | ||
2014–2015 | Coventry Copsewood | ||
2015–2017 | Coventry Alvis | ||
2017–2019 | Coventry Sphinx | ||
2019– | Coventry United | ||
International career | |||
2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:00, 25 December 2019 (UTC) |
Michael James Quirke (born 10 September 1991) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Coventry United. A Coventry City youth product, he used to be a goalkeeper. Born in England, he made one appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team in 2011.
Club career
Quirke, made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 14 August 2010 in a 2–2 Championship draw with Watford, coming on to replace injured Iain Turner after 18 minutes. In March 2010 he joined Nuneaton Town on work experience terms, and made his sole appearance for the club in a Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Leamington. He rejoined Nuneaton on loan in January 2011, making his debut in the Conference North fixture versus Redditch United. On 8 March 2011, he made his first team start for the Sky Blues in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.
On 5 May 2011, Quirke was informed that he would not be having his contract renewed and would be free to leave Coventry City once his current deal expired. In November 2012, he re-joined Coalville Town on a free transfer from Lougborough Dynamo.
Quirke joined Coventry United on 31 July 2019, and was installed as the club's captain for the forthcoming campaign.
International career
He was called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 international squad and made his international debut as a substitute in March 2011 in the Estádio Municipal de Águeda in Portugal.
References
- "October Moves (Part Four)". Pitchero. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- "Watford 2–2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- "Quirke Released By Coventry City". Coventry MAD. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- "November Transfers (Part Four)". Pitchero. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ""We're delighted to have him" says United manager Anderson after signing former Coventry City man". Coventry Observer. 31 July 2019.
- "Michael Quirke handed Republic of Ireland Under-21 call-up". Coventry Telegraph. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
- "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
External links
- Michael Quirke at Soccerbase
- Michael Quirke at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- English people of Irish descent
- Footballers from Coventry
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Nuneaton Town F.C. players
- Coalville Town F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- Bedworth United F.C. players
- Loughborough Dynamo F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Coventry Alvis F.C. players
- Coventry Sphinx F.C. players
- Coventry United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Northern Premier League players
- Southern Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen