Anthony Stokes (footballer)
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| Anthony Stokes | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Anthony Stokes | |
| Date of birth | July 25, 1988 (age 18) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Nickname | Stokesy | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Falkirk (on loan from Arsenal) |
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| Number | 11 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2005- 2006- |
Arsenal → Falkirk (loan) |
0 (0) 12 (11)[1] |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Anthony Stokes (born July 25, 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays for Falkirk, on loan from Arsenal. He normally plays as a striker or attacking midfielder. He is a current Irish Under 21 international.
Although mainly a reserve player at Arsenal, Stokes made his first-team début as a substitute in Arsenal's League Cup tie against Sunderland on October 25, 2005, coming on for Arturo Lupoli in the 88th minute; Arsenal won 3-0. In the summer of 2006, he trained with Sunderland with a view to a loan move, but the then Sunderland manager Niall Quinn decided against it due to Sunderland's large squad depth and lack of reserve team.[2] Eventually, on August 29, 2006 Arsenal agreed a loan deal with Falkirk that will see Stokes play for the Scottish side until at least January 2007.[3]
Stokes scored his first goal for Falkirk in a 1-0 victory at Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 19 September 2006, in the CIS Cup third round[4]. He followed that up on 21 October with two more goals against Inverness [5].
On 28 October 2006 he scored his first competitive hat-trick during Falkirk's 5-1 victory over Dundee United,[6]. His impressive performances earned him the SPL Young Player of the Month award for October.[7] Stokes scored another hat-trick in the following match against Dunfermline Athletic[8] to take his tally to an impressive nine goals in just four games. He is the first player to score back to back hat-tricks in the SPL. On 7 November Stokes scored an equaliser for Falkirk in the 100th minute of the CIS Insurance Cup against Celtic, Falkirk going through 5-4 on penalties.
By the start of December 2006 he had scored 13 goals in 13 league and cup appearances and reports linked him with a move to Celtic.[9] His continuing good form saw him named Young Player of the Month for October, and then November.
[edit] References
- ^ Anthony Stokes. soccerbase. Retrieved on December 2, 2006.
- ^ No deal for Stokes. www.safc.com. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.
- ^ Falkirk snap up Arsenal's Stokes. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on August 31, 2006.
- ^ "Inverness CT 0-1 Falkirk", BBC Sport website, 19 September 2006.
- ^ "Inverness CT 3-2 Falkirk", BBC Sport website, 21 October 2006.
- ^ "Falkirk 5-1 Dundee United", BBC Sport website, 28 October 2006.
- ^ "Stokes takes young player prize", BBC Sport website, 2 November 2006.
- ^ "Dunfermline 0-3 Falkirk", BBC Sport website, 4 November 2006.
- ^ Celtic to consider bid for Stokes. BBC Sport website (2006-12-01). Retrieved on December 2, 2006.
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| Falkirk F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Higgins | 4 Cregg | 5 Ross | 6 Ireland | 7 Moutinho | 8 Gow | 9 Barrett | 10 Latapy | 11 Stokes | 14 McStay | 15 Milne | 16 McManus | 17 Lambers | 18 Lima | 19 Stewart | 20 Barr | 22 Thomson | 23 Twaddle | 24 Hughes | 25 Rodrigues | 26 Craig | 27 Dodd | 28 O'Donnell | 29 Churchill | 32 Allison | 33 Scobbie | 34 Robertson | 40 Jack | Manager: Hughes |
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