page_title: Caleb Folan
section_title: Hull City
hierarchical_section_title: Caleb Folan / Club career / Hull City
caption_attribution_description: en:Caleb Folan of en:Hull City F.C. warms up, Wigan Athletic vs Hull City, 3 May 2010
context_page_description: Caleb Colman Folan is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland in international football, qualifying through grandparents on his maternal side from Galway.
context_section_description: Championship team Hull City revealed their interest in signing him in August 2007. However, Wigan manager Chris Hutchings said he was not looking to transfer Folan. On 31 August Folan eventually did return to Hull on a three-year contract for a fee of £1 million, which broke the record highest fee paid by the club. After signing, he insisted he was not going to let the price tag pile pressure onto him and that he had arrived at the club to score goals.
  On his debut for Hull in a 2–1 defeat against Blackpool in September, Folan was taken to hospital after being stretchered off the pitch wearing a neck brace. He was kept overnight at Victoria Hospital in Blackpool. An ankle injury caused him to miss several more matches, and in March 2008 he incurred a three-match ban after being sent off in a game against Burnley.
  He returned to score several goals from the bench during Hull City's successful run-in. On the first day of the Premier League season, Hull played their first ever game in that league against Fulham, and Folan came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory for Hull. He was sent off against Liverpool on 25 April 2009 for kicking out at Martin Škrtel.
  On 17 September 2009, Folan was loaned for three months to Middlesbrough of the Championship, and he made his debut as a substitute in a 5–0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. Just nine days later Folan suffered a torn hamstring. After Hull manager Phil Brown criticised Folan on his appearances for Hull during the 2009–10 season, Folan hit back by saying Brown's comments were "laughable and childish". However, upon Folan's return to Hull, Brown offered him a "clean slate".
caption: Folan warming up for Hull City in 2010
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