Derek Riordan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derek Riordan
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 16, 1983(1983-01-16)
Age	41
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Derek Riordan Biography

Derek Riordan is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 16, 1983 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish soccer forward known for his time with clubs like Celtic FC and the Scottish national team. He won Scottish Premier League titles with Celtic FC in 2007 to 2008.

He was teammates with Callum Booth at Hibernian FC.

Born in Edinburgh and raised in the city’s Pilton area, Riordan signed for Hibernian on 14 May 1999 and made his first-team debut in 2001 in an Edinburgh derby. In January 2003, Riordan went on loan to Cowdenbeath, along with teammate Paul Hilland. He scored four goals in three appearances for the Fife club, including a hat-trick in a 7–5 win away to Brechin City. Cowdenbeath wanted to extend the loan to the end of the 2002–03 season, but he returned to Hibernian at the end of January.

Riordan was capped five times by the Scotland national under-19 team (2001), five times by the under-21 team (2004 to 2005) and three times by the senior team (2005 to 2009).

He has a younger brother.

Derek Riordan Net Worth

Derek Riordan is one of the richest Soccer Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Riordan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his youth career with Hibernian in 1999 and made his senior debut with the club in 2001.

He was named Young Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers of America and the Professional Footballers’ Association Scotland for the 2004-05 season.

Derek George Riordan (born 16 January 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has been capped three times by the Scotland national team.

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Who is Derek Riordan Dating?

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Riordan signed for Celtic in a £170,000 deal in June 2006. The fee was reduced from the previous offers because Riordan’s contract with Hibs was due to expire in October 2006, and Riordan had already made a pre-contract agreement to sign for Celtic on a free transfer in January 2007. Riordan made his full debut for Celtic in a Scottish League Cup tie against St Mirren, as Gordon Strachan fielded a team containing many players who were not first team regulars. He had difficulty obtaining a regular place in the Celtic team; he made only 24 league appearances in two seasons with the club.

Facts & Trivia

Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Derek Riordan celebrates birthday on January 16 of every year.

Riordan publicly aired his disappointment at not being given more opportunities in the Celtic first team in April 2008, and he subsequently trained with the reserve team. Burnley made a £400,000 offer for Riordan in January 2008, but this was rejected by Celtic. Five other clubs, including his former club Hibernian, made loan offers for Riordan, but Celtic rejected these and informed Riordan that he would have to leave on a “permanent” deal. Hibernian made another loan offer to Celtic for Riordan in August 2008, but this was also rejected by Celtic.

What is Derek Riordan doing now?

Former Hibs and Celtic star Derek Riordan has gone into the pub business with a convicted drug dealer. Riordan, 37, has teamed up with Michael “Mikey” Wright, 35, to take over the Four In Hand bar in Edinburgh’s Leith.

How old is Derek Riordan?

39 years (January 16, 1983)

What does Riordan mean?

Riordan is a surname of Irish origin; Rearden is a variant of it. It is an Irish equivalent of the name Jordan. From ri “king” and bardan “poet”, it means “ royal poet ”. In Irish tradition, the poet was very highly regarded in any royal household, as he acted as scholar, historian and advisor to the king.

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