Daniel Richard Green (born 9 July 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer and coach who played as a right winger. He is currently assistant manager of St Albans City.
Green spent his youth with Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town, before he joined Nottingham Forest in 2004. He dropped into non-league with Bishop's Stortford after picking up a bad injury at Forest. His performances earned him a return to the Football League with Dagenham & Redbridge in May 2009. Green won the 2010 League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium and promotion to League One with Dagenham, before he was sold on to Charlton for a ã350,000 fee in June 2011. He helped the club win the League One title in 2011âÂÂ12, but struggled for matches in the Championship, and joined Milton Keynes Dons in May 2014 following a short loan spell earlier in 2013âÂÂ14. He was also promoted out of League One with the Dons in 2014âÂÂ15, and was then allowed to move on to Luton Town in July 2015. He secured a first-team place until breaking his leg in April 2016, which caused him to miss the entire 2016âÂÂ17 season.
Green began his career with the youth system at Charlton Athletic before being released at the age of 15. He then signed for Northampton Town, and moved to Nottingham Forest in 2004. In 2008, Green was released by Nottingham Forest after picking up a bad injury and signed for Conference South club Bishop's Stortford after meeting manager Martin Hayes on a coaching course. He later admitted that he probably would have quit football had Bishop's Stortford not expressed an interest in signing him. Green scored four goals in 32 matches for Bishop's Stortford in 2008âÂÂ09.
In May 2009, Green signed for League Two club Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 2âÂÂ1 win away to Crewe Alexandra on the opening day of 2009âÂÂ10, in which he was substituted in the 75th minute. Green scored twice on his home debut in a 5âÂÂ3 victory over Torquay United at Victoria Road a week later. He scored two braces in the space of three days in April, which included three penalties and a direct free kick from 30 yards in a 2âÂÂ2 draw away to Chesterfield and a 4âÂÂ1 victory at home to Barnet. Green played in both legs of the play-off semi-final victory over Morecambe, which finished 7âÂÂ2 on aggregate. He started in the 2010 League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium, in which he scored Dagenham's second goal in their 3âÂÂ2 victory over Rotherham United to win promotion to League One. Green finished the season with 14 goals from 52 appearances and provided 16 assists. He signed a new three-year contract with Dagenham in July 2010. Dagenham were relegated back to League Two at the end of 2010âÂÂ11 after a 5âÂÂ0 defeat away to Peterborough United on the final day of the season, but Green was one of the club's stand-out performers, scoring 13 goals and providing 12 assists.
On 29 June 2011, Green was signed by Charlton Athletic for a fee of ã350,000, signing a three-year contract. He helped Chris Powell's team win the League One title in 2011âÂÂ12 and therefore promotion to the Championship in his first season with 32 appearances and three goals. However, he struggled to hold down a first team position in the Championship, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal in 2012âÂÂ13. On 2 September 2013, Green agreed a six-week loan with League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He made six appearances for the Dons, before returning to The Valley, scoring two goals in 19 appearances for Charlton in 2013âÂÂ14. At the end of the season, Green was released by the club in May 2014.
Green returned to Milton Keynes Dons on 23 May 2014, signing a two-year contract. Manager Karl Robinson said "he gives us another exciting option out wide, to go along with Daniel Powell and Dean Bowditch". He made 18 appearances and scored twice in all competitions during the 2014âÂÂ15 season, as the Dons won promotion to the Championship as runners-up in League One. He left Stadium mk in July 2015 after Milton Keynes Dons agreed to cancel Green's contract a year early.
On 4 July 2015, Green signed a two-year contract with League Two club Luton Town, linking back up with manager John Still who had first signed him at Dagenham & Redbridge in 2009. He made his debut in a 1âÂÂ1 draw away to Accrington Stanley on the opening day of 2015âÂÂ16. Green scored his first goals for Luton in consecutive matches when he opened the scoring in a 2âÂÂ1 win at home to Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy on 1 September, before netting the final goal in a 3âÂÂ1 win away to Cambridge United four days later. However, he fell out of favour after Still felt he lacked "urgency" and "passion". In his first league appearance for almost two months, Green opened the scoring in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Barnet at Kenilworth Road on 14 November. He scored his fourth goal of the season 10 days later in a 4âÂÂ3 defeat at home to Carlisle United. Green netted a penalty kick after a foul on Craig Mackail-Smith in another 4âÂÂ3 defeat, on this occasion at home to Northampton Town on 12 December. Green scored his fifth goal in 10 league starts for Luton in a 3âÂÂ2 win away to Exeter City a week later. On 30 April 2016, Green suffered a double leg break during a 2âÂÂ0 defeat away to Northampton Town. He finished 2015âÂÂ16 with 30 appearances and six goals. Green missed the entire 2016âÂÂ17 season as a result of the injury, and was released when his contract expired at the end of the season. Manager Nathan Jones said "we've put it out that Danny won't be moving forward with us, but Danny knew that and we've got to make sure he comes back safely and prolongs his career and we think we've done that".
Green went on trial with newly relegated League Two club Port Vale in July 2017, before signing for National League South club Chelmsford City in August 2017. On 26 August 2017, Green made his debut as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2âÂÂ0 win over Truro City.
On 13 May 2018, Green signed for fellow National League South club Concord Rangers on a two-year contract. Green took on the role of player-coach in June 2020.
On 16 October 2022, it was announced that Green had left the club.
In November 2025, Green was appointed assistant manager of Isthmian League Premier Division club St Albans City.
Dagenham & Redbridge
Charlton Athletic
Milton Keynes Dons