Club career David Goodwillie

1 club career

1.1 career
1.2 dundee united (1st spell)
1.3 blackburn rovers

1.3.1 dundee united (second spell)
1.3.2 blackpool (loan)


1.4 aberdeen

1.4.1 ross county (loan)


1.5 plymouth argyle
1.6 clyde

club career
early career

goodwillie playing youth carse thistle in native stirling before joining dundee united 14-year-old in 2003, being spotted playing in scottish youth fa trial in dundee. in signing carse thistle, goodwillie followed in footsteps of duncan ferguson played stirling-based boys club. in july 2005, goodwillie played first team in pre-season city of discovery cup, appearing 77th-minute substitute in tournament win.

dundee united (1st spell)

he signed professional forms united in march 2005. on 31 december 2005, goodwillie made competitive debut united, appearing late substitute in defeat rangers @ ibrox. on 4 march 2006, in fifth appearance united, goodwillie came off bench score late goal united against hibernian @ easter road. during 2005–06 season, goodwillie made ten substitute appearances first team, majority coming in final few minutes of each match.

in october 2006, goodwilie signed new contract until may 2010 , started first match club, against falkirk. goodwillie started twice more under new manager craig levein in following 2 months, due injuries of other strikers. following signings made in january transfer window, found himself largely unused substitute remainder of season, featuring 6 times after new year.

goodwillie made 2 substitute appearances @ start of 2007–08 season, joined scottish second division side raith rovers on two-month loan in november 2007, subsequently extended until end of season. goodwillie scored 9 goals in 21 league appearances kirkcaldy side.

he featured dundee united in rounds of 2008–09 league cup, scoring 3 times against lower league sides. added solitary spl goal in latter stages of 2008–09 season, scoring last-minute equaliser against hibernian @ tannadice, netting again against hibernian later season , against aberdeen. in september 2009 goodwillie arrested after nightclub doorman knocked unconscious. 2 months later, goodwillie received £200 fine part in incident. dundee united manager peter houston placed goodwillie under house arrest scheme avoid further trouble.

in 2009–10 season, goodwillie began regular starter united, scoring 3 goals in first 5 matches of season. notching twelve goals mid-april, goodwillie s performances recognised scottish premier league young player of year award. in may 2010, goodwillie scored opening goal united won 2010 scottish cup final 3–0 against ross county.

goodwillie scored in 6 consecutive league games in 2010–11 season, prompting united chairman stephen thompson slap £3m price tag on 21-year-old. goodwillie signed one-year extension contract united in march 2011. 2 days after signing extension contract, goodwillie scored winning goal united against rangers @ ibrox. goodwillie s performances rewarded spfa young player of year award 2010–11.

championship side cardiff city, opened talks dundee united transferring goodwillie on 23 june 2011. following day, united received bids rangers , blackburn rovers, both of rejected. on 31 july 2011, blackburn rovers , dundee united agreed fee goodwillie upfront fee of £2 million plus £800,000 in clauses, giving striker permission discuss terms lancashire club.

blackburn rovers

goodwillie signed blackburn rovers on four-year contract on 3 august 2011. on arrival @ club manager steve kean likened striker young wayne rooney .

six months after goodwillie had moved blackburn, dundee united received payment player. dundee united contacted scottish premier league assistance after blackburn missed deadline payment. money, due 13 february did not appear until 11 days after scheduled date, later payment of £250,000 rescheduled 1 march.

on 6 august 2011, goodwillie scored debut goal on 76th minutes rovers in friendly against kilmarnock blackburn won 4–1. made competitive debut club on 13 august, on opening day of 2011–12 season, against wolverhampton wanderers @ ewood park, replacing morten gamst pedersen in 72nd minute in 2–1 defeat, , scored first competitive goal in 3–1 win on sheffield wednesday in second round of league cup. in january 2012, goodwillie scored first premier league goal @ home stoke city fc. followed 5 days later first fa cup goal away newcastle united. again in january, goodwillie scored second goal in premier league @ away everton in 1–1 draw.

on 31 august 2012 goodwillie signed on loan @ championship side crystal palace until january 2013. however, cut loan spell short in mid-october after featuring in few games, eagles assistant manager lennie lawrence stating goodwillie had struggled settle in london .

on 20 june 2014, blackburn rovers , goodwillie came mutual agreement terminate remainder of contract.

dundee united (second spell)

goodwillie returned dundee united on 2 july 2013 on six-month loan deal until 13 january 2014. scored hat-trick in 4–1 win against partick thistle in 2013–14 scottish league cup on 25 september. goodwillie scored fourth goal in 4–1 win against kilmarnock in december 2013, extended run of united scoring 4 or more goals in game. on 12 january 2014, dundee united chairman stephen thompson confirmed club not extending loan deal, stating decision not budget related s done since came back, s been bit of disappointment. goodwillie scored 6 goals in 22 appearances in return dundee united.

blackpool (loan)

goodwillie joined blackpool, under caretaker managership of barry ferguson, on 24 january 2014 on loan until end of season.

aberdeen

goodwillie signed one-year contract aberdeen in july 2014. on 17 july 2014, made debut, coming on substitute against fc groningen in europa league second qualifying round first leg. on 13 september 2014, scored first goal dons in 2–1 defeat away celtic in scottish premiership. on 21 january 2015, having scored 5 goals , established himself in first team, goodwillie signed one-year contract keeping him @ pittodrie until summer of 2016.

ross county (loan)

on 1 february 2016, goodwillie moved ross county on loan until end of 2015–16 season.

plymouth argyle

on 29 june 2016, goodwillie signed football league 2 club plymouth argyle. left plymouth mutual consent in january 2017, after civil case concluded had raped woman. club statement goodwillie had requested leave considering appeal. goodwillie scored 1 goal in 22 appearances plymouth.

clyde

returning scotland, goodwillie briefly played caledonian amateur league team doune castle. in march 2017, joined scottish league 2 side clyde on short-term contract until end of 2016–17 season. clyde s decision sign goodwillie attracted criticism, politician john mason said no longer attend games rest of season. goodwillie made debut clyde against cowdenbeath on 1 april, coming on 66th-minute substitute peter macdonald. on 15 april, goodwillie scored hat-trick clyde in 3–2 win against elgin city.