Dave Warren (born 28 February 1981 in

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) is a striker who played for

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side

Cork City Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city' ...

. Warren's previous clubs include

Wrexham FC Wrexham Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam) is a Welsh professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...

and

Cobh Ramblers Cobh Ramblers Football Club (CRFC) ( ga, Cumann Peile Chóstóirí Chóbh) is an Irish football club. The club, founded in 1922 and elected to the League of Ireland in 1985, hails from Cobh, County Cork and play their home matches at St. Colm ...

. Warren also once scored a double hat trick in a league match for

Club career

Warren took his first football steps with local club Mayfield United as a stylish central midfielder. He was quickly spotted and was part of the Republic of Ireland Under 16 squad that won the UEFA Under-16 Championships in 1998. In 2000, he moved to Welsh side

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

but after two frustrating seasons during which he made just six League appearances for The Robins. The financial troubles that beset the

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meant that Warren was released by Wrexham in 2002 and he returned to his hometown club

along with the likes of

George O'Callaghan George Paul O'Callaghan (born 5 September 1979) is an Irish former football player and manager. O'Callaghan started his career with Port Vale in 1995, he made 41 appearances for the club before joining Cork City in 2002. He spent five years ...

and

John O'Flynn John O'Flynn (born 11 July 1982) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland First Division. He previously played with Barnet, Exeter City, Cork City and Limerick. Playing ...

. At Turner's Cross, Warren struggled for form and moved on loan to Cobh . There he impressed under then-manager Dave Hill who made the move to

St Colman's Park St Colman's Park is a football stadium in Cobh, County Cork. It is home to Cobh Ramblers F.C. of the League of Ireland First Division. The stadium was redeveloped during the mid-2000s. Construction on a new changing facility and press office ...

permanent. After a successful spell at Cobh, Warren moved to

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side

Waterford United Waterford Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Phort Láirge) formerly Waterford United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Waterford who play in the League of Ireland First Division. The club was founded and elected to the ...

in 2007.

First Division Record

Warren scored nine goals in four matches during October 2004, including six goals in an 8-1 victory over

Monaghan United Monaghan United F.C. ( ga, Cumann Peile Mhuineacháin Aontaithe) is an Irish association football club based in Monaghan currently playing in the Ulster Senior League. The club joined the League of Ireland in 1983 and subsequently went on to pl ...

. A new First Division record, Warren is only the third player to score six goals in one League match in the last 50 years. Jonathan Speak (

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

) and Brendan Bradley (

Finn Harps Finn Harps Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Chláirsigh na Finne) are an Irish football club that play in the First Division of the League of Ireland, as of 2023. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. However, it was te ...

) are the other two to have managed such an achievement. He won the Player of the Month on the back of this record breaking achievement. In March 2010, Warren signed for

, but he was released in July after just 7 league appearances.

Honours

UEFA U-16 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain is the most successful team in this ...

: 1998

References

* ;Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Dave 1981 births Living people Association footballers from Cork (city) Men's association football midfielders Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Wrexham A.F.C. players English Football League players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Cork City F.C. players Cobh Ramblers F.C. players Waterford F.C. players League of Ireland players