Jonathan Douglas

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Personal information
Jonathan Douglas
Full name	Jonathan Douglas
Date of birth	November 22, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Monaghan, Republic of Ireland
Height	6'0"
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Leeds United
Number	4
Youth clubs
pre-1997	Monaghan United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2001-2006 2003 2003 2005 2005-06 2006-	Monaghan United Blackburn Rovers → Chesterfield (loan) → Blackpool (loan) → Gillingham (loan) → Leeds United (loan) Leeds United	0? (?) 16 (1) 07 (1) 16 (3) 10 (0) 40 (5) 26 (1)
National team²
2004-present	Republic of Ireland	07 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 24, 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jonathan Douglas (born November 22, 1981 in Monaghan, Ireland) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Leeds United and is the current club captain. Douglas made his debut in the Football League of Ireland for Monaghan United aged 16.

He first joined Blackburn Rovers after having been a trialist at Celtic and made his debut against West Ham in the Worthington Cup on October 31, 2000. A cruciate ligament injury in 2001 hampered his progress, and he was out for many months, managing to make it back in early 2002.

In March 2003, he was loaned to Chesterfield for six weeks, in which time he played seven matches, and to Blackpool for three months, where he made a significant impact, playing in 16 league games and scoring three goals.

However, with Blackburn struggling in the league, Douglas found himself returning to action on a regular basis, and shone for the team. His first Blackburn goal came at a very useful time, in a 4-3 victory over Fulham.

On August 19, 2005, he joined Leeds United on a season-long loan. He impressed in the early half of the season, making over 40 appearances for the club and scoring five goals in the process. These performances impressed former manager Kevin Blackwell enough to make the move permanent, and on August 31, 2006, Douglas moved to Leeds permanently for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal with the club.^[1]^[2] Douglas' performances impress ed new manager Dennis Wise and kept him in the Leeds starting lineup. Douglas' only goal for the club came in the 2-1 victory against Coventry City.

He has since earned international caps for the Republic of Ireland, the first against Poland on April 28, 2004.Having already featured in a number of friendlies, Douglas made his competitive debut for Ireland in the European Championship Qualifier against the Czech Republic on 11 October 2006, starting in central midfield alongside Lee Carsley. He also came on as a substitute in Ireland's next qualifier against San Marino. He is now a regular choice in Steve Staunton's Ireland squad.