| Donervon Daniels | |
| Alt: | Montserratian professional footballer Donervon Joseph Daniels walking on pitch wearing a white uniform |
| Full Name: | Donervon Joseph Daniels[1] |
| Birth Date: | 24 November 1993[2] |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, Montserrat[3] |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Walsall |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Reading |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Gillingham (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Blackpool (loan) |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Wigan Athletic |
| Caps6: | 44 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Rochdale (loan) |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Blackpool |
| Caps8: | 24 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Luton Town |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs11: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022– |
| Clubs12: | Walsall |
| Caps12: | 93 |
| Goals12: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Montserrat |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 11:45, 14 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11:45, 14 November 2024 (UTC) |
Donervon Joseph Daniels (born 24 November 1993) is a Montserratian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Walsall and the Montserrat national team.
Daniels joined West Bromwich Albion in 2009 from Reading and quickly made himself a regular in Albion's FA Premier Academy League Under-18s side before moving into the Under-21s and captaining them.[4] Developing through the academy, Daniels was awarded with first professional contract, which keep him until 2013.[4] Not only that, Daniels ended up being awarded the Baggies’ 2011–12 Young Player of the Year Award.[5]
After his loan spell at West Brom came to an end, the club opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season.[6] After Daniels skippered Albion to victory in the Birmingham Senior Cup final against Tamworth in 2014,[7] the club, again, opted to take up their option of a contract extension on Daniels to stay for another season.[8] Daniels had his contract extended for another season.[9]
In the 2012–13 season, Daniels joined Tranmere Rovers on 22 November 2012, on loan.[10] He made his debut on 21 December, in a heavy 5–0 defeat away to Swindon Town.[11] His five appearances with Tranmere Rovers led Daniels to have a loan extension for further month, before it was extended until the end of the season.[12] [13] On 19 February 2013, he scored his first senior goal, in a 3–1 defeat against Swindon.[14] After making thirteen appearances and scoring once, Daniels returned to his parent club after being recalled.[15]
On 25 November 2013, Daniels joined Gillingham on loan until 3 January 2014[16] and he played the following evening against Stevenage, where he scored in the 52nd minute on his debut in a 3–2 home victory for Gillingham.[17] After making three appearances and scoring once, Daniels returned to his parent club.[18]
On 1 August 2014, he joined Blackpool on a 28-day youth loan.[19] He made his debut for the club on 9 August, losing 2–0 to Nottingham Forest in the opening game of the season.[20] Daniels loan spell with Blackpool was soon extended until 2 January 2015.[21]
In November 2014, Blackpool were fined £30,000 for playing Daniels after his youth loan had expired. He had played against Millwall on 30 August 2014.[22] Daniels then scored his first goal for the club on 18 October 2014, in a 4–2 loss against Huddersfield Town.[23] By the end of November, Daniels missed four matches over "rules prevent clubs naming more than five loan players in their team".[24] Daniels made his return on his last appearance on 26 December 2014, in a 1–0 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.[25] The loan spell came to an end in December.[26]
On 27 January 2015 he joined Aberdeen on loan until the end of the season.[27] He scored on his debut for Aberdeen on 31 January 2015, against Dundee United in the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup, but Aberdeen went on to lose the match 2–1.[28] Daniels went on to make nine appearances for the club.
On 30 June 2015, Daniels signed for Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal.[29] On 19 August 2015, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home victory against Scunthorpe United.[30] After a successful first season with the club injury blighted his second, ruling him out for the majority of the 2016–17 season.[31]
On 31 August 2017, Daniels signed for Rochdale on a season-long loan.[32]
He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2017–18 season.[33]
Daniels spent a season with League One club Blackpool, signing on 9 August 2018.[34] Daniels made his first competitive appearance upon returning to the club on 14 August 2018 in a 3–1 victory in the EFL Cup over Barnsley.[35]
In 2019, he signed for Luton Town for an unknown fee. He played two matches and scored a goal against Derby County in a 3–2 win.[36]
On 27 August 2020, Daniels signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Crewe Alexandra after leaving Luton Town,[37] making his debut the following month in the EFL Trophy against Newcastle United's Under-21 team.[38] He made his first league start for Crewe on 10 October 2020 against former club Wigan at Gresty Road, but was substituted after an injury early in the first half.[39] He eventually returned to the first team in February 2021, but, on just his fourth league appearance for Crewe, suffered another injury in a 1–1 draw at former club Blackpool on 2 March 2021.[40] After a two-week absence, he returned to the side, playing in Crewe's final 11 games of the season.
On 24 January 2022, Daniels left Crewe Alexandra by mutual consent[41] to sign for EFL League Two side Walsall on a five-month deal.[42] He made his debut for the club the next day, starting in the 2–1 home defeat against Bradford City. He scored his first goal on the 5 March 2022 in a 1–1 with Barrow and signed a new contract until the summer of 2023 on 29 April.
He was appointed club captain prior to the 2022 - 23 season. On 3 July 2023 he signed a contract until the summer of 2025.[43] On 27 January 2024 he scored in a 1–1 draw with Sutton United which was the winner of EFL League Two goal of the month.[44] Daniels made his 100th appearance for the Saddlers in a 2–1 win over Salford City on 1 April 2024.
Born in Montserrat but raised in England after the Soufriere Hills eruption, Daniels is eligible to represent England or Montserrat at international level. In October 2019, he received a call-up to represent Montserrat in their 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B games against El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, but declined the offer in order to focus on his recovery from injury.[45]
Daniels played for Montserrat in their FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier against US Virgin Islands on 2 June 2021, a match Montserrat won 4–0.[46] He was then called up for Montserrat's CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification game against Trinidad and Tobago on 2 July 2021,[47] but did not play. He was called up again in November 2023 for the CONCACAF Nations League for matches against the Dominican Republic and Barbados; he captained the side against the Dominican Republic and scored his first international goal against Barbados as Montserrat won both.[48]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2012–13 | League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2013–14 | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 2015–16 | League One | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Blackpool | 2018–19 | League One | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Luton Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2020–21 | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| Walsall | 2021–22 | League Two | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 93 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 259 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 299 | 12 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montserrat | 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Montserrat's goal tally first.