User:Kiwiplaya/Paul David Cunningham

Paul David Cunningham (Born 18 June 1986 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a professional footballer currenty plying his trade in Asia's S-League as captain of Balestier Khalsa Football Club.

Cunningham began his career representing his home country New Zealand at age group level before heading to Middlebrough Football Club in 2003, playing under the likes of Mark Proctor and Dave Parnaby. After a stint at boro Cunningham returned back to New Zealand to complete his studies and take part in a New Zealand School Boys tour of the UK and Europe. Cunningham captained New Zaaland against Austria.

Cunningham signed a letter of intent to attend West Virginia University on a Football (Soccer) scholorship and began his university career in the fall of 2004 at the division 1 school in the Big East Conference.