David Douglas Preece (born 26 August 1976) is an English football journalist and commentator and a former professional player and coach who played as a goalkeeper.

[1] He began his football career in his hometown at Sunderland but failed to make a senior appearance before joining Darlington for free on a two-year deal.

[3] At Aberdeen, Preece made over 100 appearances in 6 seasons and faced competition from Jim Leighton, Peter Kjær and Ryan Esson.

At Silkeborg, Preece was a first-choice goalkeeper until he left for OB where his first-team opportunities began to decline due to Arkadiusz Onyszko pushing him out of the first team.

[citation needed] In April 2013, Preece joined Icelandic Premier League team Keflavík on a short-term deal following a brief loan.