Michael Reddy

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Personal information
Michael Reddy
Full name	Michael Reddy
Date of birth	March 24, 1980
Place of birth	Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland
Nickname	Redds
Position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Grimsby Town
Number	9
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1997-1999 1999-04 2001 2001 2002 2002-03 2003 2003-04 2004-present	Kilkenny City Sunderland Swindon Town(loan) Hull City(loan) Barnsley(loan) York City(loan) Sheffield Wednesday(loan) Sheffield Wednesday(loan) Grimsby Town	?? (?) 10 (1) 18 (4) 5 (4) 0 (0) 11 (2) 15 (3) 12 (1) 89 (23)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC).

Michael Reddy (born Kilkenny, March 24, 1980) is a professional footballer with Grimsby Town. A striker, Reddy's professional career began with Sunderland, who signed him from his hometown club, Kilkenny City. He spent five years with Sunderland, a time typified by many loan spells; between 2001 and his departure in 2004, he was loaned out to Swindon, Hull, Barnsley, York, and twice to Sheffield Wednesday. He made 14 appearances for Sunderland, scoring twice and became an instant hero on Wearside when he scored a late equaliser against rivals Middlesbrough. Initially he was highly rated by manager Peter Reid, being valued at £5 million in 2001. Upon his release in July 2004, he signed for Grimsby, where he wears the number 9 shirt. Handed in a transfer request on 1st August 2006 and waiting to see where he will move to. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level.

Reddy was named in the PFA League Two 2006 team of the year[1]

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Michael Reddy career stats at Soccerbase

Grimsby Town F.C. - Current Squad
1 Barnes \| 2 McDermott \| 3 Newey \| 4 Harkins \| 5 Fenton \| 6 Whittle \| 7 Rankin \| 8 Bolland \| 9 Reddy \| 10 Toner \| 11 Pulis \| 12 Ravenhill \| 13 Murray \| 14 Paterson \| 15 Cohen \| 16 Boshell \| 17 Till \| 18 Bore \| 19 Jones \| 20 Croft \| 22 North \| 23 Hegarty \| 26 Taylor \| Manager: Buckley