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Which team did Conor Sammon play for from 2008 to 2011?
Conor Sammon Conor Sammon ( born 6 November 1986 ) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays for Falkirk as a forward . Sammon started his professional career in the League of Ireland Premier Division with University College Dublin and Derry City . In 2008 , he moved to Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock , and in January 2011 , English Premier League club Wigan Athletic signed him for £600,000 . In August 2012 , he moved to Derby County for £1.2 million . During his time there , he also had loans to Ipswich Town , Rotherham United and Sheffield United , before returning to Scotland by signing for Heart of Midlothian in June 2016 . He was then loaned by Hearts to Kilmarnock , Partick Thistle and Motherwell before joining Falkirk in 2019 . Formerly an under-21 international , Sammon won 9 international caps for the Republic of Ireland , all in 2013 . Club career . UCD and Derry . Born in Dublin , Sammon started his career with Cherry Orchard . He then signed a scholarship deal with UCD ahead of the 2005 season . Sammon scored a hat trick in the Harding Cup final in February 2005 . On 8 April 2005 he made his League of Ireland debut as a substitute at Turners Cross . His first league goal came exactly one year later when he netted a brace against Bray Wanderers at Belfield Park . His single goal knocked Derry City out of the 2007 FAI Cup with a deft near post finish at the Brandywell . Sammon was nominated for 2007 PFAI Young Player of the Year , he lost out to Mark Quigley of St Patricks Athletic . The clubs fans humorously dubbed him Sammon of college , before a number of impressive performances saw him snapped up by fellow League of Ireland side Derry City in December 2007 . Kilmarnock . After a short trial , Sammon signed a three-year deal with Kilmarnock in July 2008 for an undisclosed fee , and made his debut on 9 August 2008 in a 1–0 win against Hibernian . He scored his first goals for the club on 24 September 2008 , scoring a brace in a 4–2 Scottish League Cup win against Aberdeen . Sammon struggled in his first two seasons at the club , scoring just seven times in all competitions . In the 2010–11 season , his record was more prolific , scoring 18 goals in 27 games . In January 2011 , Sammon turned down a move to Championship club Scunthorpe United after Kilmarnock had accepted a bid of around £450,000 for him . Derby County were also interested in the player . Wigan Athletic . On 31 January 2011 , Sammon signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee , believed to be worth an initial £600,000 , after he turned down a move to Derby County . He made his debut on 5 March in a 1–0 defeat against Manchester City . He scored his first goal for the club in his sixth game – the second in a 3–2 win against West Ham United on 15 May . His first start for the club came in the following game , a 1–0 win at Stoke City on 22 May 2011 , a result which ensured Wigans Premier League status . In the 2011–12 season , Sammon started nine games and came on as a substitute eighteen times but he failed to score a single goal.<ref played by Conor Sammon in 2011/2012></ref> On 26 December 2011 , in a game at Manchester United Sammon was sent off for catching the face of Michael Carrick with his elbow , a decision which was judged as harsh by the BBC . Wigan appealed the decision , with manager Roberto Martínez saying , Conor did nothing wrong . You need to accept punishment when you do something wrong but this is a normal phase of play . The appeal was successful and the card was rescinded . In July 2012 , Sammon was again linked with a move to Derby County . A fee of £1.2 million was reported to be agreed by both clubs on 12 August 2012 . After leaving , Sammon said of his time at Wigan : I learned a lot from my time in the Premier League . Ive got a lot of time for Roberto Martínez and the staff there . They looked after me well and gave me a great opportunity . I look back on my time there with good memories but also some frustration from not playing as much as I would have liked . Ultimately , Ive had a great experience in the Premier League . Ive taken lots of positives from my time there and Im looking to use all of those during my time here at Derby . Derby County . 2012–13 season . On 20 August 2012 , Sammon joined Derby County on a four-year contract . Derby manager Nigel Clough said of Sammon , He is going to be a key player for us and when he plays regularly , we know he can score goals . We really like how hard he works too and that means he will fit into our squad comfortably . Sammon made his Derby debut in a 2–0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 21 August and scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 win against Watford on 1 September . After only scoring twice in his opening sixteen games for the club , Sammon was criticised by fans for a lack of goals , however Clough said he was happy with Sammon , stating that his work-rate was keeping him in the starting line-up ahead of Nathan Tyson who had a better strike rate . His style of play meant that he frequently held up the ball and provided and assists for teammates . Clough particularly praised his absolutely superb performance in the 2–1 win against Ipswich Town on 23 October , where he provided assists for Theo Robinson and Tyson . Sammon ended his drought with a brace in a 3–2 win against Birmingham City on 24 November and put his improvement of form down to his regaining confidence . Early in the new year , he went on a ten-game goal drought and fans became frustrated with his performances after missing an 87th-minute penalty in Derbys 1–0 home loss to Crystal Palace on 1 March . In the next game however he scored his eighth goal of the season in a 1–1 draw at league leaders Cardiff City , and expressed frustration at his lack of goals but belief in his ability to score more despite the negative chants from the crowd . In Derbys game at Leeds United on 1 April , Sammon had a goal ruled out for offside at 0–0 and missed a penalty on 73 minutes with Derby losing 1–0 . He struck the post before Paul Coutts scored on the rebound , Derby eventually winning 2–1 . He ended an eleven-match goalless streak ( 9 for Derby , 2 for Ireland ) with an 85th-minute winner against Millwall on the final day of the season . It was only Sammons third league goal of 2013 . However , despite the criticism from supporters , Sammon was named the 61st best player in the 2012–13 Football League Championship by the Actim Index . 2013–14 season . Ahead of the 2013–14 season , Derby signed Chris Martin on a permanent deal after a loan , as well as adding Johnny Russell to the squad . These additions saw Sammon slip down the pecking order and he was restricted to substitute appearances in the opening stages of the season , though he did start three League Cup ties , scoring twice in a 5–0 win over Brentford on 27 August . Following the sacking of Clough , Sammon was awarded his first league start of the season against Ipswich , though he was withdrawn at half-time with Derby 4–1 down in a match they eventually drew 4–4 . New manager Steve McClaren quickly signed Tottenham Hotspurs Simon Dawkins on loan , meaning Sammon returned to substitute appearances . Between 5 October and the end of the calendar year , Sammon appeared as a second-half substitute eleven times scoring two late winners , in a 3–2 victory at Watford and a 2–1 victory against Middlesbrough on 4 December , and continued in such a role as the team reached the play-offs . Sammon joined fellow Championship team Ipswich Town on a season-long loan on 15 August 2014 , managed by former Ireland national manager Mick McCarthy . He made his debut the following day , replacing David McGoldrick for the final 20 minutes of a 1–0 loss away to Reading . Sammon scored only once in 20 games for the Suffolk-based team , the crucial one in a 2–1 win over former team Wigan on 22 September , after earlier missing an opportunity when set up by McGoldrick . Loans from Derby . On 15 January 2015 , Sammons loan at Portman Road was permitted to end by McCarthy , and he moved to another team in the same division , Rotherham United , until the end of the season . Two days later , he made his debut for the Millers , playing the entirety of a 0–2 home loss to high-flying Bournemouth . On 27 January , he scored his first goal in a 4–2 home win over struggling Bolton Wanderers , from close range after Andy Lonergan saved from Matt Derbyshire . He finished his spell at the New York Stadium with 3 goals from 15 appearances . On 25 July 2015 , Sammon joined League One club Sheffield United on loan for the whole season . He scored his first goals in a 3–1 win at Peterborough United on 18 August , and totalled 6 goals from 33 games , being in and out of a team also featuring Billy Sharp , Che Adams and Jose Baxter up front . Heart of Midlothian . On 15 June 2016 , Sammon returned to Scotland for the first time in five-and-a-half years , joining Heart of Midlothian on a three-year-contact after negotiating an early exit from Derby . He made his debut on 14 July in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the seasons UEFA Europa League , away to Birkirkara in Malta . He started the match , having a goal disallowed for offside before later being substituted for Juanma . A week later , he scored his first goal for the team , heading Arnaud Djoums cross as they were eliminated in a 2–1 second-leg loss at Tynecastle . Sammon departed Hearts on completion of his contract . In all he scored two goals in 23 appearances for Hearts . Loans from Hearts . Sammon was loaned on 31 January 2017 to Kilmarnock for the rest of the 2016–17 season . His form at Killie led his manager Lee McCulloch to back him for a return to the Irish national team . On 11 August 2017 , Sammon was loaned to Partick Thistle for the 2017–18 season . He made his debut for the Jags later that day , playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 home loss to reigning champions Celtic . Sammon scored his first Jags goal with a great finish , scoring the winner in a 3–2 win over Motherwell at Firhill . Sammon Scored 10 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions for Thistle , before returning to hearts in the summer . On 16 July 2018 , Motherwell announced the signing of Sammon on a season-long loan deal . His first goals for the club came on 24 July 2018 , when he scored twice in a 2–0 win against Queen of the South in the League Cup group stage . Falkirk . On 4 July 2019 , Sammon signed for Scottish League One club Falkirk . He made his debut nine days later in the Scottish League Cup , scoring a last-minute equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Livingston , though his team lost on penalties . International career . Sammon earned his first call up to the Republic of Ireland under-21s in a qualifying match for the 2009 European Under-21 Championship against Portugal under-21s on 7 September 2007 . He played for the under-21s on two more occasions and also represented the under-23s in a match against Slovakia . In January 2013 , Sammon was called up to the senior squad for the first time to play in a friendly against Poland on 6 February . A day ahead of the match , Irish coach Giovanni Trapattoni named Sammon in the starting eleven and he played the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 win for Ireland at the Aviva Stadium , which Sammon described as a very proud moment . On 22 March 2013 , he made his competitive debut in a 0–0 draw away to Sweden in a World Cup qualifier , coming on as a substitute after 87 minutes . He made his first competitive start in the following game on 26 March , playing the full 90 minutes in Irelands 2–2 draw at home to Austria and playing a part in winning the penalty and corner kick for both of Jonathan Walters goals . Ahead of Irelands friendly with Spain on 12 June 2013 , Trapattoni suggested that Sammon and his Derby teammate Jeff Hendrick should be playing in the Premier League : they play Championship , and I have to ask why when I see the games in the Premier League and the way they play with us . Quality is quality . Derby manager Nigel Clough was annoyed by his comments , saying that : We dont really think it is his place to be commenting on things like that.. . We can take it as a backhanded compliment , in some ways .