Derek Pender
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Derek Pender is an Irish
footballer
, whose current club is St Patrick's Athletic
in the League of Ireland
.
Pender began his senior career at Shelbourne
in 2003 after impressing at schoolboy level with Belvedere and for Republic of Ireland at under age level. Pender made sporadic appearances for Shelbourne, namely in the League of Ireland Cup and FAI Cup
competitions. Pender departed Shelbourne in 2004 to join League of Ireland First Division side Dublin City
. Pender became a regular in the Vikings first team and a successful 2005 season was capped off with promotion to the Premier Division, after a tense play-off victory over Shamrock Rovers
. Mid-way through the 2006 Premier Division season, Dublin City ceased to exist leaving Pender a free agent.
Pender would soon return to the First Division by joining Shamrock Rovers
and he played an important role in Rovers' First Division winning team that season. He made his debut at a deserted Gortakeegan on the 1st of September http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/2006_09_01_vMonaghan.php. In his two seasons at Rovers Derek made a total of 28 appearances scoring once.
Signed for Bray in December 2007 http://www.braywanderers.ie/index.php?id=600&backPID=675&tt_news=270. Derek Signed for St.Patrick's Athletic for the 2010 season on the 22nd December 2009 http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=3398. He turned in some excellent performances for the Supersaints and signed a new contract to keep him at the club for the 2011 season http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=4045. Pender scored his first goal for St.Pats in a 3-0 win over Galway United in the opening game of the 2011 Airtricity League season http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7036&matchID=8842.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
footballer
Football (soccer)
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, whose current club is St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
in the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
.
Pender began his senior career at Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
in 2003 after impressing at schoolboy level with Belvedere and for Republic of Ireland at under age level. Pender made sporadic appearances for Shelbourne, namely in the League of Ireland Cup and FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
competitions. Pender departed Shelbourne in 2004 to join League of Ireland First Division side Dublin City
Dublin City F.C.
Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club that played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and they originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season...
. Pender became a regular in the Vikings first team and a successful 2005 season was capped off with promotion to the Premier Division, after a tense play-off victory over Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
. Mid-way through the 2006 Premier Division season, Dublin City ceased to exist leaving Pender a free agent.
Pender would soon return to the First Division by joining Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
and he played an important role in Rovers' First Division winning team that season. He made his debut at a deserted Gortakeegan on the 1st of September http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/2006_09_01_vMonaghan.php. In his two seasons at Rovers Derek made a total of 28 appearances scoring once.
Signed for Bray in December 2007 http://www.braywanderers.ie/index.php?id=600&backPID=675&tt_news=270. Derek Signed for St.Patrick's Athletic for the 2010 season on the 22nd December 2009 http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=3398. He turned in some excellent performances for the Supersaints and signed a new contract to keep him at the club for the 2011 season http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=4045. Pender scored his first goal for St.Pats in a 3-0 win over Galway United in the opening game of the 2011 Airtricity League season http://inform.fai.ie/Statsportal/Fixtures.aspx?fixtureID=7036&matchID=8842.