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Daniel Kearns (footballer) played for which team from 2014 to 2015?
Daniel Kearns ( footballer ) Daniel Anthony Kearns ( born 26 August 1991 ) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Cliftonville . Kearns joined Peterborough United from Dundalk in 2011 and had spells on loan with York City , Rotherham United and Chesterfield . Club career . Early career . Born in Belfast , Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett . He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007 , having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006 . He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010 . After being released by West Ham in May 2010 , Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract . He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin , before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season . Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup . Kearns played in Dundalks seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final , where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers . Peterborough United . Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee . He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September , in a 1–0 defeat against his former club , West Ham United , coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington . He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match , also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor , who assisted with Emile Sinclairs goal . He finished his first season at Peterborough with 21 appearances . Kearns signed for League Two club York City on 4 October 2012 on a one-month loan , making his debut two days later as a 66th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to Rotherham United . On 1 November , the loan was extended for another two months . However , he was recalled by Peterborough on 29 November , after making 12 appearances for York . In January 2013 , it was confirmed that Bradford City , along with Rotherham and York were interested in signing Kearns . He signed for League Two club Rotherham on 9 January 2013 on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season , making his debut on 13 January as a 51st-minute substitute in a 2–0 home defeat to Barnet . He made 10 appearances for Rotherham as they finished the season as League Two runners-up , earning automatic promotion to League One . Kearns signed for League Two team Chesterfield on 11 March 2014 on a one-month loan and made his debut that day as a 66th-minute substitute for Jimmy Ryan in a 1–1 draw away to AFC Wimbledon . On 14 April 2014 , his loan was extended until the end of the 2013–14 season . He made 10 appearances as Chesterfield won the League Two title and thus promotion to League One . Kearns was released by Peterborough at the end of the 2013–14 season . Later career . He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014 . He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent . Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015 . He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle , but Linfield were unable to complete the deal . It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club , as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final , which Glenavon won 2–0 . Kearns signed an 18-month contract with League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on 5 July 2016 . He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season . He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract . International career . Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008 . However , in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland , going on to represent them at under-19 , under-21 and under-23 levels . The IFA contested the players decision to switch national allegiances . He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI , playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011 . Honours . Dundalk - Setanta Sports Cup runner-up : 2011 Rotherham United - Football League Two runner-up : 2012–13 Chesterfield - Football League Two : 2013–14 Glenavon - Irish Cup : 2015–16 External links . - Profile at the Linfield F.C . website