Jonathan Tuffey
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| Jonathan Tuffey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Tuffey | |
| Date of birth | 20 January 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Partick Thistle | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2003–2006 | Coventry City | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006– | Partick Thistle | 77 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2003–2004 2004–2005 2006–2008 2008– |
Northern Ireland U17 Northern Ireland U19 Northern Ireland U21 Northern Ireland |
8 (0) 11 (0) 13 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jonathan Tuffey (born 20 January 1987[1] in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish professional association football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.
He also captained Northern Irish under-21s side. Prior to joining Thistle, he played for Coventry City. He is now the first choice goalkeeper at Thistle since the departure of Kenny Arthur. In the current season 2008/09 he is competing with Craig Hinchcliffe for a spot in the first team.
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[edit] Coventry City
Tuffey started his career in 2003 at Coventry City. He progressed his way through the academy system with the Sky Blues but failed to make a first-team appearance. [2] Tuffey was third choice at Coventry but was a near ever-present for the reserves at the Ricoh Arena.
[edit] Partick Thistle
[edit] 2006/07
Tuffey signed for thistle on 30 May 2006, he said "I have been impressed with what I have seen of both the city and the club. "I felt that I needed a fresh challenge and I am looking forward to my time in Glasgow with Thistle."[3] He made his debut for Partick Thistle on 16 September 2006 in a 2-1 win against Hamilton Accies. In the very next game he conceded 6 goals in a 6-0 defeat to Gretna. He would go on to make 14 more appearances and keeping 4 clean sheets.
[edit] 2007/08
By the 2007/08 season and with Thistle under new management he had cemented his place as Thistle's number 1 goalkeper. The season got off to a good start, having lost only 1 game in the first 6. In March 2008 he won the First Division player of the month award[4] as they were unbeaten in March and held Rangers to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox.[5] The reaplay was held on 13 April at Firhill, depspite Thistle losing 2-0[6] Tuffey put in an outstanding performance including a penalty save from Daniel Cousin.[7]
[edit] 2008/09
Tuffey has been excellent for the Jags all season being linked to moves to Rangers, Swansea, Hibs and Hearts. [8]
On 24 January 2009 in a 2-2 away match to Queen of the South[9] , Tuffey proved he's the best goalkeeper in the First Division with a breathtaking display to help Jags secure a point. The Northern Ireland international produced three stunning saves to keep the Doonhamers at bay before Scott Chaplain fired home a late leveller.[10] On March 7, 2009 in a 1-0 home defeat to Clyde[11] , Tuffey made an uncharacteristic mistake when he completely misjudged a firm backpass from defender Ian Maxwell.[12]
During the 2008/09 season he has so far started all 36 league games for thistle and keeping 14 clean sheets.
[edit] International career
[edit] Northern Ireland Under-21s
Tuffey received 13 caps and during 2007/2008 he featured as the Captain of the Northern Ireland Under 21 side on several occasions. On 1 June 2007 tuffey produced a wonderful display when Northern Ireland earned a 1-0 [13] in their opening European Championship qualifier in Moldova. He produced three fine saves before half-time to keep his team ahead.[14]
[edit] Northern Ireland
He gained his first full cap on 19 November 2008 in a 2-0 defeat to Hungary. In gaining his first full international cap Jonny becomes the 28th player to be capped for his country while playing for Partick Thistle and became the sixth Partick Thistle player to be capped by a country other than Scotland,[15] and the first since Adrian Madaschi who played four times for Australia in the summer of 2004. After the game he said “It was fantastic, it was something that I have dreamed about since I was a boy. It’s been a long journey to get here but now that the cap has come I’m over the moon."[16]
He gained his second full cap and first start on 6 June 2009 in a 3-0 defeat to world champions Italy. He produced a number of saves including a Giampaolo Pazzini penalty.[17]
[edit] Career stats
[edit] Appearances
(correct as of 9 May 2009)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Partick Thistle | |||||||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Total | 77(1 as sub) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | |
[edit] Clean Sheets
| Club | Season | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Partick Thistle | 2006–07 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | 11 | |
| 2008–09 | 14 | |
| Total | 29 |
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual
- First Division Player of the Month - March 2008
[edit] References
- ^ "2008 - 2009 Squad Team Partick Thisle Football Club". Partick Thistle Football Club Ltd.. http://ptfc.co.uk/team/squad.asp?id=41. Retrieved on 22 November 2008.
- ^ "Leagues round-up: Sheridan replaces Moore at Latics". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=369893&&cc=5739. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
- ^ "BBC SPORT Football My Club Partick Thistle Partick land Coventry goalkeeper". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/5031908.stm. Retrieved on 12 March 2009.
- ^ "BBC SPORT Football My Club Partick Thistle Jags duo at the double for awards". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/7343869.stm. Retrieved on 22 November 2008.
- ^ Thomas McGuigan. "BBC SPORT Scottish Cups Rangers 1-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7302930.stm. Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Four-pronged quest still on for Gers". TEAMtalk.com Ltd.. https://secure.teamtalkmedia.com/football/report/0,16379,1873_3419104,00.html. Retrieved on 12 March 2009.
- ^ Colin Moffat. "BBC SPORT Scottish Cups Partick Thistle 0-2 Rangers". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7343165.stm. Retrieved on 12 March 2009.
- ^ Fraser Wilson. "No Birthday Move For Thistle keeper Jonny Tuffey". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.. http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/football/partick-thistle-fc/partick-thistle-news/2009/01/15/no-birthday-move-for-thistle-keeper-jonny-tuffey-102692-21042278/. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Match Report - Partick Thistle Football Club". Partick Thistle Football Club Ltd.. http://www.ptfc.co.uk/matches/seasons/2008-2009/matches/2401_queen_of_the_south/match_report. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ Bert Houston. "Queen Of The South 2-2 Partick Thistle". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.. http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/football/partick-thistle-fc/partick-thistle-news/2009/01/26/queen-of-the-south-2-2-partick-thistle-102692-21072429/. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "BBC SPORT Football Scottish League Partick Thistle 0-1 Clyde". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7927243.stm. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Match Report - Partick Thistle Football Club". Partick Thistle Football Club Ltd.. http://www.ptfc.co.uk/matches/seasons/2008-2009/matches/0703_clyde/match_report. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "uefa.com - UEFA European U-21 C'ship - Fixtures & Results - Match Specific". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300212/index.html. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
- ^ "BBC SPORT Sport Hompage Internationals NI Under-21s earn win in Moldova". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/solpda/ukfs_sport/hi/newsid_6714000/6714157.stm. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
- ^ Fraser Wilson. "Cap joy for Partick Thistle keeper Jonny Tuffey". Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.. http://www.theglaswegian.co.uk/glasgow-sport/football/partick-thistle-fc/2008/11/20/cap-joy-for-partick-thistle-keeper-jonny-tuffey-102692-20910936/. Retrieved on 29 November 2008.
- ^ "News Pressbox Partick Thistle Football Club". Partick Thistle Football Club Ltd.. http://ptfc.co.uk/pressbox/news.asp?id=1996. Retrieved on 20 November 2008.
- ^ "BBC SPORT Football International Italy 3-0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport Media. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8087413.stm. Retrieved on 7 June 2009.
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