Sean Scannell

Crystal Palace

Scannell joined Palace at 14 and notched 23 goals for the academy during the 2006–07 season, graduating to the reserves before breaking into the first team in the 2007–08 season. Scannell made his debut for Crystal Palace in a 2–1 win at London rivals QPR in December 2007 as a substitute. In his home debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 15 December, he again came on as a substitute in the second half and scored a 90th-minute winner, his first senior goal in a 2–1 victory for Crystal Palace. He finished that campaign having featured in 25 games, earning him a call up to the Republic of Ireland Under-17's squad and was named Palace's Young Player of the Year in 2008. Following this, Scannell was offered a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with Palace. Scannell signed the contract at the beginning of the new year, and celebrated by scoring Palace's second goal in a 3–0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers the following weekend. At the end of the 2008–09 season, and still only 18 years old, Scannell was voted Championship Apprentice of the Year. He made steady progress over the following two campaigns scoring twice in each season, however he missed the first half of the 2010–11 campaign because of a knee injury, that restricted him to 19 outings in that season. The 2011–12 season was Scannell's best season for the Eagles, with 37 league appearances, four goals and three assists. His form early in the season earned him a new four-and-a-half-year…

Republic of Ireland

As Scannell was born in England and is of Irish and Jamaican heritage, he is eligible to play international football for four national teams. His father being from County Armagh allows him the choice between Northern Ireland or the Republic. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-21 and Ireland B levels. Scannell made his under-21 debut in a 1–1 draw with Montenegro in March 2008 at Terryland Park in Galway. In 2007, he was awarded the Young Player of the Year award by the Football Association of Ireland. Scannell was named man of the match in the under-21s' 1–1 draw with Germany on 10 February 2009 at Turners Cross in Cork. He made 10 appearances for the under-21s between 2009 and 2012. On 30 July 2012, Scannell received his first call up to the under-21 squad since joining Huddersfield Town, for the European Championship qualifier against Turkey. He would play the final 10 minutes for the Irish in his 10th appearance. His good form with Palace led to him being recognised for the Republic of Ireland senior team by coach Giovanni Trapattoni, who called Scannell into his 28-man squad for friendlies against Serbia and Colombia in 2008.

Northern Ireland

In May 2018, it was reported that Scannell had submitted the required paperwork to FIFA to declare for Northern Ireland and would be involved in the squad's upcoming Nations League campaign.

As of end of 2023–24 season

Born in Croydon, London, Scannell is the brother of Tonbridge Angels player Damian Scannell and as a youngster growing up played for Addiscombe Corinthians and Afewee Academy. Scannell's father is from County Armagh, and he is also of Jamaican heritage.