Matthew Kilgallon

Kilgallon signed for Premier League club Sunderland on 21 January 2010 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [ 22 ] He made his debut six days later, starting in a 2–0 loss away to Everton . [ 23 ] Kilgallon struggled to make an impact during Sunderland's winless run until a man-of-the-match performance against Hull City on 24 April 2010, his first start in months. [ citation needed ] On 19 August 2010, Kilgallon joined Championship club Middlesbrough on loan for the 2010–11 season . [ 24 ] After a man-of-the-match performance at left-back against Sheffield United, his loan was cut short by injury. [ citation needed ] On 12 January 2011, Kilgallon joined another Championship club, Doncaster Rovers , on loan for the rest of the 2010–11 season . [ 25 ] After his loan return from Doncaster Rovers, he was not given a squad number for the 2011–12 Premier League . [ citation needed ] However, after Steve Bruce was dismissed in November 2011, Kilgallon was given a squad number by new manager Martin O'Neill . [ citation needed ] He returned to the first-team squad as an unused substitute during Sunderland's 2–1 victory over Blackburn Rovers on 11 December 2011. [ citation needed ] On 1 January 2012, Kilgallon made his first Sunderland appearance since May 2010, coming on as a 26th-minute substitute for the injured Wes Brown against Manchester City . [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Kilgallon helped keep a clean sheet as Sunderland beat the league leaders 1–0. [ 28 ] Two days later, he made his first Sunderland start since May 2010, playing alongside John O'Shea in central defence in a 4–1 away win against Wigan Athletic . [ 29 ] [ 30 ] He suffered an ankle injury during a 1–0 away defeat against Chelsea on 15 January 2012 [ 31 ] [ 32 ] and did not reappear until 31 March, starting in an away match against Manchester City. [ 27 ] He was substituted in the 81st minute with Sunderland winning 3–1, before the team conceded twice to draw 3–3. [ 33 ] During the 2012–13 season — Wikipedia