Bryan Prunty

Bryan Prunty
Personal information
Full name Bryan Prunty
Date of birth (1983-01-12) 12 January 1983
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath
Youth career
 –2002 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Celtic 0 (0)
2004 Aberdeen 18 (2)
2004–2005 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 (2)
2005–2008 Airdrie United 85 (22)
2008–2009 Ayr United 41 (15)
2009–2010 → Stirling Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 Alloa Athletic 48 (16)
2011–2014 Dumbarton 99 (31)
2014–2016 Airdrieonians 30 (14)
2016– Arbroath 0 (0)
National team‡
2003 Scotland U20 1 (1)
2004 Scotland U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:51, 5 June 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:27 30 August 2014 (UTC)

Bryan Prunty is a Scottish footballer[1] who plays for Arbroath as a striker.

Career

Club

Bryan Prunty began his career with Celtic, but he failed to make a senior appearance. In January 2004, he moved to fellow Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen,[2] making his senior debut in a Scottish Cup replay victory against Dundee on 21 January 2004.[3] His first senior goal came on 27 March 2004 in a 3–1 defeat against Kilmarnock.[4] At the end of the 2003–04 season, Prunty was told by manager Jimmy Calderwood that he could leave the club.[5]

On 6 August 2004, Prunty signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[6] A year later he joined Airdrie United[7] where he was recognised as the club's 2005–06 Player of the Year. Prunty then signed for Airdrie's Second Division rivals Ayr United in May 2008.[8] In May 2009, he was recognised by his fellow professionals as 2nd Division player of the year for 2008–2009.[9]

Prunty spent part of the 2009–10 season on loan at Stirling Albion.[10] It was widely believed Prunty would sign permanently for Stirling in January 2010, but instead he was snapped up by Alloa Athletic.[11] Prunty scored on his Alloa debut in a 2–0 win over Stenhousemuir.[12]

On 16 May 2011, Prunty then joined Dumbarton.[13] In February 2012, he scored an overhead kick against Stenhousemuir which was voted as SFL Goal of the Month,[14] then a year later won the same award after scoring a stunning overhead bicycle kick from the edge of the box in a match against Livingston in February 2013, which was reported to have been viewed so many times it caused the Livingston club website to crash.[15] The goal was also voted Goal of the Season at both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football League end of season awards.[16][17] On 16 May 2013, Prunty agreed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton.[18] In May 2014 Prunty agreed a new one-year deal with Dumbarton.[19]

Despite only signing a new deal in May 2014, Prunty joined Scottish League One Airdrieonians on August 30, 2014.[20] He left the club in May 2016 after it was announced Airdrie would be operating full-time from June 2016, signing for Scottish League Two side Arbroath shortly after.

International

Prunty played and scored for the Scotland Under-20 side in 2003 against Portugal.[21] He also played three times for the Under-21 side in 2004.[22]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Dumbarton FC appoint new team captain". Lennox Herald. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Prunty joins Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dundee 2–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kilmarnock 3–1 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 27 March 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Prunty to leave Dons". BBC Sport. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Prunty makes Inverness move". BBC Sport. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Prunty from Inverness to Airdrie". BBC Sport. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Two new forwards for Ayr United". BBC Sport. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brown wins Player of Year award". BBC Sport. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Mike (20 November 2009). "Ayr United send strikers out on loan". Ayrshire Post. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bryan Prunty in as Alloa look to release Brian Carrigan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stenhousemuir 0–2 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 23 January 2010.
  13. ↑ "Bryan Prunty signs for Dumbarton FC". Lennox Herald. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Goal of the Month winner". SPFL. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "February Goal of the Month winner". SPFL. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  16. ↑ Swan, Craig (6 May 2013). "Motherwell striker Michael Higdon lands PFA Scotland Player of the Year award". Daily Redord. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  17. ↑ Archibald, Lindsey (24 May 2013). "Ally McCoist scoops manager of the year for Division Three at awards dinner in Glasgow". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Prunty signs on again". SPFL. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  19. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1354
  20. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=1501
  21. ↑ "Young Scots win in Portugal". BBC Sport. 17 December 2003. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Bryan Prunty profile". scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "Awards for Stewart and Prunty". BBC Sport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ayr's Prunty wins November award". BBC Sport. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2008.

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