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Michael Higdon
Personal information
Full name Michael Higdon
Date of birth (1983-09-02) 2 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 N.E.C.
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Crewe Alexandra 81 (10)
2007–2009 Falkirk 62 (15)
2009–2011 St Mirren 61 (18)
2011–2013 Motherwell 72 (40)
2013– N.E.C. 10 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2013

Michael Higdon (born 2 September 1983) is an English association football player who plays as a striker for N.E.C..

Born in Liverpool, England, he is known for his physical strength and his powerful shots.

Playing career

Crewe Alexandra

Higdon progressed from the Crewe Alexandra youth team into their first team in 2003. He was originally used as a midfielder, but due to his height and physical presence, he was converted into a striker by manager Dario Gradi. Higdon's most famous moment for Crewe came against Coventry City in the last game of the 2004–05 season where he scored the winning goal to keep Crewe Alexandra in the Championship.

Falkirk

Higdon joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in June 2007 on a free transfer.[1] He had been offered a contract by Crewe, but chose to turn the offer down as he felt he was unlikely to get into the team ahead of Luke Varney and Nicky Maynard.[2] He scored twice on his Falkirk debut against Gretna.

In the final SPL game of 2008–2009 for Falkirk, Higdon scored the winning goal to save Falkirk from relegation and thus relegating Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

St Mirren

Higdon joined St Mirren on 24 June 2009 and scored his first goal for St. Mirren against Ayr United in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup .[3] On 12 December 2009, he scored a spectacular long-range strike against his former club, Falkirk, much to the delight of the home fans.

Higdon found his scoring boots in the 2010–11 season, scoring his first hat-trick in a 3–1 win over Hamilton Academical on 2 April 2011. In the 2010–2011 season, Higdon notched a total of 15 goals in 33 appearances for St Mirren.

Motherwell

On 3 June 2011, Higdon left St. Mirren to sign for fellow SPL side Motherwell.[4] He made his debut appearance for Motherwell on 23 July, against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Fir Park.[5] Higdon scored his first goal for Motherwell in a 4–0 League Cup win over Clyde at Broadwood,[6] and his first league goals in a 4–2 win over Dunfermline Athletic.[7] On 22 February 2012, Higdon scored his first Motherwell hat-trick in a 4–3 win over Hibernian at Fir Park, which included a stunning overhead kick.[8]

Higdon got his first goal of the 2012–13 season at Fir Park in an SPL game where he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw against former club St Mirren with a well placed goal into the corner with his weak foot. Higdon scored frequently during the 2012–13 season, becoming the top Motherwell goalscorer in a season since the Second World War. He was voted PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season, but was then arrested on suspicion of assault.[9]

On 27 June 2013, Higdon indicated through his agent that he would not return to Motherwell for pre-season training.[10]

N.E.C. Nijmegen

On 8 July 2013, Higdon signed a 2-year contract with NEC Nijmegen. NEC technical director, Carlos Aalbers, cited his target-man qualities and his ability "to score goals at the highest level" as reasons for the signing.[11] Higdon made his competitive debut for NEC on the opening day of the league season, in a 4-1 home loss to Groningen.[12] Higdon scored his first goal for NEC, which came from the penalty spot in a 2-2 home draw against RKC Waalwijk.[13] Higdon netted a second equaliser for NEC in a 3-2 home defeat to SVB Vitesse on 29 September 2013.[14] Higdon scored in a 4-3 defeat at Go Ahead Eagles on 5 October 2013.[15]

Honours

Career statistics

As of 19 May 2013
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[18] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra
2003–04 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2004–05 20 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 21 3
2005–06 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 3
2006–07 25 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3
Total 81 10 3 0 1 0 2 0 87 10
Falkirk 2007–08 28 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 30 9
2008–09 34 7 4 0 4 1 0 0 42 8
Total 62 15 4 1 6 2 0 0 72 18
St. Mirren 2009–10 33 4 3 0 5 1 0 0 41 5
2010–11 28 14 4 0 1 1 0 0 33 15
Total 61 18 7 0 6 2 0 0 74 20
Motherwell 2011–12 35 14 2 0 2 2 0 0 39 16
2012–13 37 26 2 1 1 0 4 0 44 27
Total 72 40 4 1 3 2 4 0 83 43
Career Total 275 83 18 2 16 6 6 0 315 91

References

  1. ^ "Crewe's Higdon signs for Falkirk" BBC Sport website (14 June 2007)
  2. ^ "Higdon rejects new contract offer at Crewe" Football.co.uk
  3. ^ "St Mirren sign up striker Higdon" BBC Sport website (24 June 2009)
  4. ^ "Michael Higdon completes move to Motherwell" BBC Sport (3 June 2011)
  5. ^ "Motherwell v Inverness". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Clyde 0–4 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Dunfermline 2–4 Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Motherwell 4–3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Michael Higdon arrested after winning player of the year". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Michael Higdon & Tom Hateley leave Motherwell". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  11. ^ http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/item/nec-bindt-topscorer-schotse-premier-league
  12. ^ 4-1 loss in opening match against FC Groningen nec-nijmegen.nl. Retrieved 14-10-2013.
  13. ^ NEC 2-2 RKC Waalwijk footballoranje.com. 24-08-2013. Retrieved 14-10-2013.
  14. ^ Eredivisie: Twente, Heerenveen join PSV at the top fourfourtwo.com. 30-09-2013. Retrieved 14-10-2013.
  15. ^ Go Ahead Eagles 4-3 NEC footballoranje.com. 06-10-2013. Retrieved 14-10-2013.
  16. ^ Michael Higdon wants good memories, The Times
  17. ^ http://www.nimilkcup.org/Default.aspx?module=datalistdetail&itemid=3cbe60b4-3714-4171-931c-c43de492e7ac
  18. ^ Appearances are in the Football League Trophy or Europe.

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