Callum O'Dowda

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'I should be hitting the heights of my ability. I am 27 years old' (The42)

Ireland's Callum O'Dowda celebrated his first international goal on his 26th cap last night. 261. 0. 18 minutes ago. Paul Fennessy reports from the Aviva ...

That’s what he brought me in for, to be a threat and get on the end of things.” It’s a wing back to wing back, getting in the box and choosing the right time to do it, and having cover and balance behind the ball. The club is really important as well but for me, the international stage is the biggest thing in my eyes just to be a part of it all and contributing. I am happy he has shown faith in me over the years.” Even going back to it, that’s what the manager wanted. I am 27 years old,” he told reporters.

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'Injuries knock your confidence but I never lost that belief' – Callum O ... (Independent.ie)

Callum O'Dowda says he was determined to repay the faith shown in him by Ireland boss Stephen Kenny as the Cardiff City man ended his long wait for a first ...

That’s what he brought me in for, to be a threat and get on the end of things.” It has been a journey,” added the Cardiff player who admits that his return of goals is not good enough, for club or country. A big mention for me has to go to the gaffer, to put that faith in me. I am delighted I am on 26 now for Ireland, obviously the more caps the better. The club is really important as well but for me the international stage is the biggest thing in my eyes just to be a part of it all and contributing. "Obviously I speak to him a lot.

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Star heading for his peak and Cardiff City surprise summer package ... (WalesOnline)

There have been few more pleasant surprises for Cardiff City fans this season than Callum O'Dowda. Having been blighted by injuries in recent seasons and ...

The club is really important as well but for me the international stage is the biggest thing in my eyes just to be a part of it all and contributing. They believed that if O'Dowda was to achieve his dream of playing in the Premier League, he would be more likely to do so as a full-back or wing-back than as a winger. Not having Collins available for the vast majority of this season has been a major blow for Cardiff. But, by the sounds of it, Lamouchi doesn't see O'Dowda as a left-back, unlike Hudson and Kenny. He has three goals and three assists for the Bluebirds so far this term. It’s a wing back to wing back, getting in the box and choosing the right time to do it, and having cover and balance behind the ball. A big mention for me has to go to the gaffer, to put that faith in me. That’s what he brought me in for, to be a threat and get on the end of things.” It's what he has been doing for Cardiff all season, to his credit. “That’s what he wanted me to do, not to be safe, dribble up the pitch, use my qualities that I have. "Obviously I speak to him a lot,” O’Dowda said of Kenny. It is why O'Dowda was included in Kenny's 26-man squad ahead of the likes of Swansea City's Ryan Manning and Preston North End's Robbie Brady.

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