Dan Happe Explained

Dan Happe
Fullname:	Daniel Keith Happe^[1]
Birth Date:	28 September 1998
Birth Place:	Tower Hamlets, England
Height:	^[2]
Position:	Defender
Currentclub:	Leyton Orient
Clubnumber:	5
Youthyears1:	–2017
Youthclubs1:	Leyton Orient
Years1:	2017–
Clubs1:	Leyton Orient
Caps1:	177
Goals1:	5
Years2:	2017
Clubs2:	→ Histon (loan)
Caps2:	2
Goals2:	0
Nationalyears1:	2019
Nationalteam1:	England C
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0
Club-Update:	27 December 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:	23:29, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Daniel Keith Happe (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Leyton Orient.

Career

On 13 January 2017, Happe joined Southern League Division One Central club Histon on loan and appeared as a last minute substitute in the 3–2 win at Uxbridge the following day.^[3] He also appeared as a substitute in the 2–1 win at Kidlington on 28 January.^[4]

Happe was drafted into the Leyton Orient first team squad in February 2017, and made his debut and his first senior start in the 3–0 league defeat at Cambridge United on 8 April 2017.^[5]

He signed his first professional contract in October 2017, tying him to Leyton Orient until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[6] He signed a new contract in July 2019, until 2021.^[7] Happe was a member of the Leyton Orient side that won the 2022–23 EFL League Two title.^[8] In June 2024, he signed a new two-year contract with Orient.^[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leyton Orient	2016–17	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18	National League	26	0	2	0	—		4	0	32	0
	2018–19	National League	20	1	1	0	—		7	1	28	2
	2019–20	League Two	32	1	1	0	1	0	3	1	37	2
	2020–21	League Two	40	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	43	3
	2021–22	League Two	12	0	1	0	1	0	4	1	18	1
	2022–23	League Two	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	2023–24	League One	30	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	35	0
Total			187	5	7	0	4	0	22	3	220	8
Histon (loan)	2016–17	Southern League Division One Central	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			189	5	7	0	4	0	22	3	222	8

Honours

Leyton Orient

• EFL League Two

2022–23

• National League

2018–19^[11]

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2018–19^[12]

External links

• Daniel Happe at Soccerbase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Retained List 2015-16. English Football League. 9 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052144/http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf. 2 December 2016.
2. News: Cusack . Richard . 4 July 2019 . Who is Dan Happe? Profile on City 'target' compared to Maguire . . 10 July 2020.
3. Web site: Uxbridge 2–3 Histon . 14 January 2017 . 20 January 2018 . Histon F.C..
4. Web site: Kidlington 1–2 Histon . 28 January 2017 . 20 January 2018 . Histon F.C..
5. Web site: Cambridge United 3–0 Leyton Orient . 8 April 2017 . BBC Sport.
6. Web site: Happe handed pro deal . 2 October 2017 . 20 January 2018 . Leyton Orient F.C..
7. Web site: Dan Happe: Leyton Orient defender extends contract until 2021. 31 July 2019. BBC Sport.
8. Web site: 22 April 2023 . Leyton Orient 2–0 Crewe Alexandra: Richie Wellens' side seal League Two title . 23 April 2023 . Sky Sports.
9. Web site: Dan Happe signs new two-year contract. www.leytonorient.com. 4 June 2024. 4 June 2024.
10. Web site: Dan Happe Profile | Aylesbury United FC.
11. Web site: National League: 2018/19: Current table . Soccerbase . Centurycomm . 6 May 2019.
    Web site: Leyton Orient FC: Squad . Soccerway . Perform Group . 6 May 2019.
12. News: AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient . Rob . Stevens . BBC Sport . 19 May 2019 . 26 May 2019.