Daniel Richard Green (born 9 July 1988) is an English semi-professional

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and

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who last played as a

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for club Concord Rangers. Green spent his youth with

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

and

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

, before he joined

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

in 2004. He dropped into non-league with

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated po ...

after picking up a bad injury at Forest. His performances earned him a return to the

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with

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

in May 2009. Green won the 2010 League Two play-off Final at

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and

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with Dagenham, before he was sold on to Charlton for a £350,000 fee in June 2011. He helped the club win the League One title in 2011–12, but struggled for matches in the

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, and joined

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

in May 2014 following a short

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spell earlier in 2013–14. He was also promoted out of League One with the Dons in 2014–15, and was then allowed to move on to

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in July 2015. He secured a first-team place until breaking his leg in April 2016, which caused him to miss the entire 2016–17 season.

Career

Early career

Green began his career with the

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before being released at the age of 15. He then signed for

, and moved to

in 2004. In 2008, Green was released by Nottingham Forest after picking up a bad injury and signed for

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club

after meeting manager Martin Hayes on a coaching course. He later admitted that he probably would have quit football had Bishop's Stortford not expressed an interest in signing him. Green scored four goals in 32 matches for Bishop's Stortford in 2008–09.

Dagenham & Redbridge

In May 2009, Green signed for

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club

on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 2–1 win away to

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on the opening day of 2009–10, in which he was

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in the 75th minute. Green scored twice on his home debut in a 5–3 victory over

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at Victoria Road a week later. He scored two braces in the space of three days in April, which included three penalties and a

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from 30 yards in a 2–2 draw away to

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and a 4–1 victory at home to

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. Green played in both legs of the play-off semi-final victory over

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, which finished 7–2 on aggregate. He started in the 2010 League Two play-off Final at

, in which he scored Dagenham's second goal in their 3–2 victory over

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to win

. Green finished the season with 14 goals from 52 appearances and provided 16 assists. He signed a new three-year contract with Dagenham in July 2010. Dagenham were relegated back to League Two at the end of

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after a 5–0 defeat away to

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on the final day of the season, but Green was one of the club's stand-out performers, scoring 13 goals and providing 12 assists.

Charlton Athletic

On 29 June 2011, Green was signed by Charlton Athletic for a fee of £350,000, signing a three-year contract. He helped

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's team win the League One title in 2011–12 and therefore promotion to the

in his first season with 32 appearances and three goals. However, he struggled to hold down a

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position in the Championship, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal in

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. On 2 September 2013, Green agreed a six-week

with League One club

. He made six appearances for the Dons, before returning to The Valley, scoring two goals in 19 appearances for Charlton in 2013–14. At the end of the season, Green was released by the club in May 2014.

Milton Keynes Dons

Green returned to Milton Keynes Dons on 23 May 2014, signing a two-year contract. Manager

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said "he gives us another exciting option out wide, to go along with Daniel Powell and

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". He made 18 appearances and scored twice in all competitions during the 2014–15 season, as the Dons won promotion to the Championship as runners-up in League One. He left

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in July 2015 after Milton Keynes Dons agreed to cancel Green's contract a year early.

Luton Town

On 4 July 2015, Green signed a two-year contract with League Two club

, linking back up with manager

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who had first signed him at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away to

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on the opening day of 2015–16. Green scored his first goals for Luton in consecutive matches when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win at home to

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in the

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on 1 September, before netting the final goal in a 3–1 win away to

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four days later. However, he fell out of favour after Still felt he lacked "urgency" and "passion". In his first league appearance for almost two months, Green opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Barnet at

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on 14 November. He scored his fourth goal of the season 10 days later in a 4–3 defeat at home to

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. Green netted a

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after a foul on

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in another 4–3 defeat, on this occasion at home to Northampton Town on 12 December. Green scored his fifth goal in 10 league starts for Luton in a 3–2 win away to

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a week later. On 30 April 2016, Green suffered a double leg break during a 2–0 defeat away to Northampton Town. He finished 2015–16 with 30 appearances and six goals. Green missed the entire 2016–17 season as a result of the injury, and was released when his contract expired at the end of the season. Manager Nathan Jones said "we've put it out that Danny won't be moving forward with us, but Danny knew that and we've got to make sure he comes back safely and prolongs his career and we think we've done that".

Chelmsford City

Green went on

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with newly relegated League Two club

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in July 2017, before signing for

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club

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in August 2017. On 26 August 2017, Green made his debut as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over Truro City.

Concord Rangers

On 13 May 2018, Green signed for fellow National League South club Concord Rangers on a two-year contract. Green took on the role of

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in June 2020. On 16 October 2022, it was announced that Green had left the club.

Career statistics

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge *

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: 2009–10 Charlton Athletic *

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: 2011–12 Milton Keynes Dons *Football League One runner-up: 2014–15

References

External links

Profile
at the Concord Rangers F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Danny 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Harlow English footballers Association football wingers Charlton Athletic F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Concord Rangers F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Association football coaches