MICHAEL SPILLANE (FOOTBALLER)

'Michael Spillane' (born 23 March 1989 in Cambridge, England) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Norwich City, although he is also at home in defence.
Spillane signed a full, professional, three year contract with Norwich on 30 June 2006. He had already made his first team debut by this time however, against West Ham United in the 2006 FA Cup third round.
He has also represented Republic of Ireland U17s, for whom he was the captain, in the Algarve tournament and he is being tipped for big things by the Norwich City management staff. He captained the Republic of Ireland U18s to an international tournament win, scoring twice in the Portugal tournament; netting in a 2-2 draw with Belgium and then striking a late winner against the hosts. The squad also recorded a 3-1 win against Georgia.
Spillane was given his first extended run in the Norwich side towards the end of the 2006/07 season. He got his chance in the centre of midfield due to injuries to Youssef Safri, Simon Lappin and Mark Fotheringham.

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