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Danny Shittu

Shittu playing for Millwall against Scunthorpe.
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Olusola Shittu
Date of birth2 September 1980(age 30)
Place of birthLagos, Nigeria
Height1.90 m (6 ft 2.8 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubQueens Park Rangers
Number41

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Daniel Olusola "Danny" Shittu (born 2 September 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers.

"Olusola" is a nickname for the Yoruba name "Oluwanisola" (meaning "God creates wealth").

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Danny Shittu Bolton 2008 2009 features
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Part 1 EP2 of TOSH Mag presented by Shoggy TOSH with Dan Shittu Daniel Shittu - Nigerian Football International & Bolton Wanderers FC player Danny Shittu is a central defender and he plays for Nigeria's national team - the Super eagles as well as Bolton Wanderers football club in the English Premiership. He has 16 national caps till date (08 June 2009) & 273 club caps with 27 goals (an amazing tally for a defender). He was a £2 million capture from Watford FC in August, 2008 as Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers FC Manager) looked to add to his defensive resources. Danny was born in Lagos, Nigeria on the 2nd September, 1980. He is 6ft 3 inches and weighs 95.43kg. He has played for Charlton Athlectic, Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Watford FC and currently for Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Watch TOSH Mag TV every Monday at 9pm on BEN TV Sky Channel 184 (In the whole of Europe), 8pm Nigerian time on MyTV Channel 21 (In the whole of Africa) & on www.toshmag.com. Join our growing list of advertising & sponsorship clients - Abbey National, RAC, Mary Kay cosmetics, Western Union and many more. Prices are easily affordable as we are currently having a 50% discount offer. Expose your establishments, products & services with TOSH Mag TV Show, TOSH Mag & TOSH Mag e-mag to over 50 million potential customers worldwide. Click on www.toshmag.com to view our rate card.
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Yossi Benayoun shows Matthew Taylor and Danny Shittu from what he is made of in a league match between Liverpool and Bolton.
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Danny Shittu getting Sent Off For QPR & Trotter Scoring Penalty 2-0 Millwall.3gp
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Part 2 - EP2 of TOSH Mag presented by Shoggy TOSH with Dan Shittu Daniel Shittu - Nigerian Football International & Bolton Wanderers FC player Danny Shittu is a central defender and he plays for Nigeria's national team - the Super eagles as well as Bolton Wanderers football club in the English Premiership. He has 16 national caps till date (08 June 2009) & 273 club caps with 27 goals (an amazing tally for a defender). He was a £2 million capture from Watford FC in August, 2008 as Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers FC Manager) looked to add to his defensive resources. Danny was born in Lagos, Nigeria on the 2nd September, 1980. He is 6ft 3 inches and weighs 95.43kg. He has played for Charlton Athlectic, Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Watford FC and currently for Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Watch TOSH Mag TV every Monday at 9pm on BEN TV Sky Channel 184 (In the whole of Europe), 8pm Nigerian time on MyTV Channel 21 (In the whole of Africa) & on www.toshmag.com. Join our growing list of advertising & sponsorship clients - Abbey National, RAC, Mary Kay cosmetics, Western Union and many more. Prices are easily affordable as we are currently having a 50% discount offer. Expose your establishments, products & services with TOSH Mag TV Show, TOSH Mag & TOSH Mag e-mag to over 50 million potential customers worldwide. Click on www.toshmag.com to view our rate card.
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Surely Danny Shittu can't score from there! Oh god he has. I was Liverpool playing against Bolton on Manager Mode when Shittu pulls this from the top drawer. Although after the game in a press conference Danny Shittu did admit it was a cross. This game was played on Professional difficulty.
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Part 3 - EP2 of TOSH Mag presented by Shoggy TOSH with Dan Shittu Daniel Shittu - Nigerian Football International & Bolton Wanderers FC player Danny Shittu is a central defender and he plays for Nigeria's national team - the Super eagles as well as Bolton Wanderers football club in the English Premiership. He has 16 national caps till date (08 June 2009) & 273 club caps with 27 goals (an amazing tally for a defender). He was a £2 million capture from Watford FC in August, 2008 as Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers FC Manager) looked to add to his defensive resources. Danny was born in Lagos, Nigeria on the 2nd September, 1980. He is 6ft 3 inches and weighs 95.43kg. He has played for Charlton Athlectic, Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers, Watford FC and currently for Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Watch TOSH Mag TV every Monday at 9pm on BEN TV Sky Channel 184 (In the whole of Europe), 8pm Nigerian time on MyTV Channel 21 (In the whole of Africa) & on www.toshmag.com. Join our growing list of advertising & sponsorship clients - Abbey National, RAC, Mary Kay cosmetics, Western Union and many more. Prices are easily affordable as we are currently having a 50% discount offer. Expose your establishments, products & services with TOSH Mag TV Show, TOSH Mag & TOSH Mag e-mag to over 50 million potential customers worldwide. Click on www.toshmag.com to view our rate card.
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Mat Horne and James Corden were out last night having a light supper with Danny Shittu and Mark Pougatch. The conversation naturally turns to Big Brother before turning into the best poo gag ever!
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Motivational talks held for the youth in Hackney 2007 attended by special guest speak Bolton Wanderers and Nigerian International football player Daniel Shittu, youth, danny, dan
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Chim chimernee chim chimernee chim chim cheroo. Who needs Sol Campbell when we've got Shittu?
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Transfer News: Cole and Jenas Two of the Many Names Linked with QPR - FanHouse UK Tweet this news
FanHouse UK--Patrick Agyemang, Akos Buzsaky, Fitz Hall, Rob Hulse, Martin Rowlands, Rowan Vine and -Danny Shittu- are all in the latter category. But then again, it is rumoured that the Rangers hierarchy has a similar view of Warnock himself, with the Dai - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 08:50:42 GMT+00:00
Transfer news: Arsenal plot £20m bid for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema ... - MirrorFootball.co.uk Tweet this news
MirrorFootball.co.uk--(Daily Star) Neil Warnock is ready to axe a host of QPR players as he prepares for life in the top flight, with Heidar Helguson, Patrick Agyemang, Akos Buzsaky, Fitz Hall, Rob Hulse, Martin Rowlands and -Danny Shittu- all likely to b - Date : Tue, 10 May 2011 08:48:15 GMT+00:00
Celebs should go to schools, says footballer - The Voice Tweet this news
The Voice--PREMIER LEAGUE footballer -Danny Shittu- has called for more celebrities to speak to secondary school students in the hopes of inspiring and motivating them. As part of the I Can U Can (ICUC) Initia-tive, which provides students ... - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 16:28:23 GMT+00:00
Promotion is happiest moment of QPR career - Shittu - Fulham Chronicle Tweet this news
Fulham Chronicle---DANNY Shittu- was on cloud nine after getting an unexpected role in QPR's title-clinching team at Watford on Saturday - describing it as the happiest moment of his Rangers career. The Nigerian, who was sent off at Millwall in March - Date : Tue, 03 May 2011 13:48:52 GMT+00:00
Hall a concern for QPR - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--Matt Connolly or -Dan Shittu- will step in if Hall fails a late fitness check. Rangers are otherwise likely to be unchanged despite the stuttering recent form which has seen them draw their last three matches and means they still need - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:35:48 GMT+00:00
Olofinjana delays Shittu's promotion celebrations - The Nation Newspaper Tweet this news
The Nation Newspaper--By Our Reporter 18 hours 58 minutes ago Nigerian defender Seyi Olofinjana delayed his compatriot -Danny Shittu's- planned celebration for promotion from Championship to the English Premier League as Cardiff City drew 2-2 with Qu - Date : Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:44:22 GMT+00:00
QPR boss makes Matt Connolly admission - Fulham Chronicle Tweet this news
Fulham Chronicle--The defender was a permanent fixture earlier in the season alongside Kaspars Gorkss, but the former Arsenal player has not even earned a place on the bench in recent games - finding himself behind Gorkss, Fitz Hall and -Danny Shittu- in - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:03:39 GMT+00:00
Barnsley v QPR - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport--Heidar Helguson and Kaspars Gorkss are also likely to be recalled at the expense of Rob Hulse and -Dan Shittu-. QPR's shock 4-1 thrashing at struggling Scunthorpe on Saturday was only the fifth league defeat suffered by the Championship le - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:28:15 GMT+00:00
Non-league round-up - East London and West Essex Guardian Series Tweet this news
East London and West Essex Guardian Series--Forest have also recruited the brother of Queen's Park Rangers defender -Danny Shittu-, Richard Shittu's non-league experience should add steel to the Stags during this crucial spell. Former Boreham Wo - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:24:27 GMT+00:00
Queens Park Rangers edge past ten men Crystal Palace - Npower Championship update - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)---Danny Shittu- and Akos Buzsaky were replaced by Fitz Hall and Tommy Smith respectively. Dougie Freedman, the Crystal Palace manager, named the same starting line-up that beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the midweek. Steffen Iversen and James V - Date : Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:40:18 GMT+00:00

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1999 - 2002Charlton Athletic00
2001Blackpool (loan)172
2001Queens Park Rangers (loan)181
2002 - 2006Queens Park Rangers16216
2006 - 2008Watford698
2008 - 2010Bolton Wanderers100
2010 - 2011Millwall90
2011 -Queens Park Rangers50

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
2000 -Nigeria280

2007 - 08 Football League Championship Team of the Year

GK: Wayne Hennessey , RB: Bradley Orr , CB: Danny Shittu , CB: Ryan Shawcross , LB: Paul Robinson , RM: Liam Lawrence , CM: Marvin Elliott , CM: Brian Howard , LM: Jonathan Greening , ST: Ricardo Fuller , ST: Kevin Phillips

Nigeria squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Utaka, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Afolabi, Olofinjana, Uche, Etuhu, Makinwa, Obinna, Emeghara, Okonkwo, Eromoigbe, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Vogts

Nigeria squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Obasi, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Yussuf, Olofinjana, Kaita, Uche, Odiah, Obinna, Mohamed, Etuhu, Echiéjilé, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Amodu



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