Birthplace: Belfast

Honours: Northern Ireland international

Long-serving defender Michael Duff completed the journey from non-league football to the Premier League in the 2009/10 season.

And he was rewarded with a new two-year deal in the summer of 2010, which should see the Belfast-born stopper add to the 200-plus appearances for the club.

The former Cheltenham Town player , who has been at Turf Moor since 2004, suffered an injury-hit start to the Clarets' top-flight campaign after damaging an ankle in pre-season.

He had to bide his time for a taste of the action but after forcing his way into the side at the turn of the year chalked up ten starts in the Premier League as he proved his top tier credentials.

Playing on with a badly gashed head, and earning the Clarets a vital penalty, in Burnley's sole away win at Hull provided an abided memory.

Duff had joined the Clarets as Steve Cotterill's second signing in July 2004 after starting more than 200 league games for Cheltenham.

The Northern Ireland international has since proved a bargain buy at £30,000 and looks set to serve tyhe club well for several years yet.