.jpg) Green playing forMilton Keynes Dons in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Richard Green[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (age 37)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlow, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Albans City (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 2003–2004 | Northampton Town | ||
| 2004–2007 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Bishop's Stortford | 28 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 88 | (24) |
| 2011–2014 | Charlton Athletic | 62 | (4) |
| 2013 | →Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Luton Town | 25 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Chelmsford City | 25 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | Concord Rangers | 153 | (18) |
| Total | 400 | (54) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 13 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Richard Green (born 9 July 1988) is an English semi-professionalfootballer andcoach who played as aright winger. He is currently assistant manager ofSt Albans City.
Green spent his youth withCharlton Athletic andNorthampton Town, before he joinedNottingham Forest in 2004. He dropped into non-league withBishop's Stortford after picking up a bad injury at Forest. His performances earned him a return to theFootball League withDagenham & Redbridge in May 2009. Green won the2010 League Two play-off final atWembley Stadium andpromotion toLeague One with Dagenham, before he was sold on to Charlton for a £350,000 fee in June 2011. He helped the club win the League One title in2011–12, but struggled for matches in theChampionship, and joinedMilton Keynes Dons in May 2014 following a shortloan spell earlier in2013–14. He was also promoted out of League One with the Dons in2014–15, and was then allowed to move on toLuton Town in July 2015. He secured afirst-team place until breaking his leg in April 2016, which caused him to miss the entire2016–17 season.
Green began his career with theyouth system atCharlton Athletic before being released at the age of 15. He then signed forNorthampton Town, and moved toNottingham Forest in 2004. In 2008, Green was released by Nottingham Forest after picking up a bad injury and signed forConference South clubBishop's Stortford after meeting managerMartin Hayes on a coaching course.[2][3] He later admitted that he probably would have quit football had Bishop's Stortford not expressed an interest in signing him.[3] Green scored four goals in 32 matches for Bishop's Stortford in2008–09.[4]
In May 2009, Green signed forLeague Two clubDagenham & Redbridge on afree transfer.[5][6] He made his debut in a 2–1 win away toCrewe Alexandra on the opening day of2009–10, in which he wassubstituted in the 75th minute.[7] Green scored twice on his home debut in a 5–3 victory overTorquay United atVictoria Road a week later.[7] He scored two braces in the space of three days in April, which included three penalties and adirect free kick from 30 yards in a 2–2 draw away toChesterfield and a 4–1 victory at home toBarnet.[8][9] Green played in both legs of the play-off semi-final victory overMorecambe, which finished 7–2 on aggregate.[10][11] He started in the2010 League Two play-off final atWembley Stadium, in which he scored Dagenham's second goal in their 3–2 victory overRotherham United to winpromotion toLeague One.[3][12] Green finished the season with 14 goals from 52 appearances and provided 16 assists.[3][7] He signed a new three-year contract with Dagenham in July 2010.[13] Dagenham were relegated back to League Two at the end of2010–11 after a 5–0 defeat away toPeterborough United on the final day of the season,[14] but Green was one of the club's stand-out performers, scoring 13 goals and providing 12 assists.[15]
On 29 June 2011, Green was signed by Charlton Athletic for a fee of £350,000, signing a three-year contract.[16] He helpedChris Powell's team win the League One title in2011–12 and therefore promotion to theChampionship in his first season with 32 appearances and three goals.[17][18] However, he struggled to hold down afirst team position in the Championship, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal in2012–13.[19] On 2 September 2013, Green agreed a six-weekloan with League One clubMilton Keynes Dons.[20] He made six appearances for the Dons, before returning toThe Valley, scoring two goals in 19 appearances for Charlton in2013–14.[21] At the end of the season, Green was released by the club in May 2014.[22]
Green returned to Milton Keynes Dons on 23 May 2014, signing a two-year contract.[23] ManagerKarl Robinson said "he gives us another exciting option out wide, to go along withDaniel Powell andDean Bowditch".[24] He made 18 appearances and scored twice in all competitions during the2014–15 season,[25] as the Dons won promotion to the Championship as runners-up in League One.[26] He leftStadium mk in July 2015 after Milton Keynes Dons agreed to cancel Green's contract a year early.[27]
On 4 July 2015, Green signed a two-year contract with League Two clubLuton Town, linking back up with managerJohn Still who had first signed him at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009.[28] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away toAccrington Stanley on the opening day of2015–16.[29] Green scored his first goals for Luton in consecutive matches when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win at home toLeyton Orient in theFootball League Trophy on 1 September,[30] before netting the final goal in a 3–1 win away toCambridge United four days later.[31] However, he fell out of favour after Still felt he lacked "urgency" and "passion".[32] In his first league appearance for almost two months, Green opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Barnet atKenilworth Road on 14 November.[33] He scored his fourth goal of the season 10 days later in a 4–3 defeat at home toCarlisle United.[34] Green netted apenalty kick after a foul onCraig Mackail-Smith in another 4–3 defeat, on this occasion at home to Northampton Town on 12 December.[35] Green scored his fifth goal in 10 league starts for Luton in a 3–2 win away toExeter City a week later.[36] On 30 April 2016, Green suffered a double leg break during a 2–0 defeat away to Northampton Town.[37][38] He finished 2015–16 with 30 appearances and six goals.[39] Green missed the entire2016–17 season as a result of the injury,[40] and was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.[41] ManagerNathan Jones said "we've put it out that Danny won't be moving forward with us, but Danny knew that and we've got to make sure he comes back safely and prolongs his career and we think we've done that".[42]
Green went ontrial with newly relegated League Two clubPort Vale in July 2017,[43] before signing forNational League South clubChelmsford City in August 2017.[44] On 26 August 2017, Green made his debut as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win overTruro City.[45]
On 13 May 2018, Green signed for fellow National League South clubConcord Rangers on a two-year contract.[46] Green took on the role ofplayer-coach in June 2020.[47]
On 16 October 2022, it was announced that Green had left the club.[48]
In November 2025, Green was appointed assistant manager ofIsthmian League Premier Division clubSt Albans City.[49]
| Season | Club | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2007–08 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2008–09[4] | Conference South | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2009–10[7] | League Two | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 52 | 14 |
| 2010–11[50] | League One | 42 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 13 | |
| Total | 88 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 27 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2011–12[17] | League One | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 2012–13[19] | Championship | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14[21] | Championship | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2013–14[21] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2014–15[25] | League One | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Luton Town | 2015–16[39] | League Two | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 30 | 6 |
| 2016–17[51] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Chelmsford City | 2017–18[45] | National League South | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 36 | 3 | |
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19[52][53] | National League South | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[52][54] | National League South | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 2 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[52][55] | National League South | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[56] | National League South | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| 2022–23[56] | National League South | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 153 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 171 | 21 | |||
| Career total | 400 | 54 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 462 | 65 | ||
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