Sean Scannell

Sean Scannell (born 17 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for League Two club Grimsby Town.

In 2012, Scannell signed for Huddersfield Town, ending the player's spell at Crystal Palace, which had lasted nine years. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at U17, U18, U19, U21 and B level.

Club Career

Crystal Palace

First-team breakthrough 2007–2009

He joined Palace at 14 and notched 23 goals for the academy during the 2006–07 season, graduating to the reserves before breaking into the first team in the 2007–08 season. Scannell made his debut for Crystal Palace in a 2–1 win at London rivals QPR in December 2007, coming on as a substitute for Franck Songo'o. In his home debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 15 December, he again came on to replace Songo'o in the second half and scored a 90th-minute winner, his first senior goal in a 2–1 victory for Crystal Palace. He finished that campaign having featured in 25 games, earning him a call up to the Republic of Ireland Under-17's squad, and was named Palace's Young Player of the Year in 2008.

Following this, Scannell was offered a two and a half year professional contract with Palace, and to beat off interest from, among others, Manchester United, Manchester City, Everton and Blackburn Rovers, chairman Simon Jordan placed his value at £3million. Scannell signed the contract at the beginning of the new year, and celebrated by scoring Palace's second goal in a 3–0 victory at Molineux against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following weekend.

Young Player of the Year and injury

Scannell is described as an exciting player with searing pace and is one of many talents to emerge from Palace's academy in the last few years. He has also won the Crystal Palace Young Player of the Year Award 2008.

At the end of the 2008–09 season, and still only 18 years old, Scannell was voted Championship Apprentice of the Year due t

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