Grant Leadbitter
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| Grant Leadbitter | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grant Leadbitter | |
| Date of birth | January 7, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England | |
| Nickname | Grant Steelchomper | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003- 2005 |
Sunderland → Rotherham United (loan) |
47 (5) 5 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Grant Leadbitter (born January 7, 1986 in Chester-le-Street) is an English footballer who currently plays for Sunderland.
Leadbitter's first professional appearance for Sunderland, the team he supported as a boy, came as a substitute in a League Cup defeat against Huddersfield Town in September 2003, though he has been at the club ever since 1993. For two years unable to obtain a regular first-team place at the club, he was loaned to Rotherham United in September 2005. After his loan stay in Rotherham, he finally gained attraction from the manager, and started in several Premiership games for the Black Cats in February 2006.
After Sunderland's relegation in 2006, Leadbitter stalled on contract talks, with many predicting he was aiming to attract the attention of a Premiership club after his impressive displays during the previous season. However, a contract was subsequently agreed with the player claiming he only ever wanted to stay with Sunderland, and henceforth, Leadbitter has played an important role in the Black Cats' revival under the management of Roy Keane. Leadbitter has contributed 5 goals (against Leicester City, Queen's Park Rangers, Burnley, Leeds United and Barnsley) and has looked an accomplished player when given the chance.
He is an England international on all levels up to the Under-20s. He was in the England side which lost the final of the Under-19 European Championships.
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| Sunderland A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Wright | 3 Simpson | 4 Evans | 5 Cunningham | 7 Edwards | 8 Whitehead | 9 Stokes | 10 Elliott | 11 Murphy | 12 Nosworthy | 13 Ward | 14 T. Miller | 15 Collins | 16 Hysén | 17 Welsh | 18 Mocquet | 19 Arnau | 20 John | 22 Clarke | 23 Leadbitter | 24 Carson | 27 Varga | 28 Kavanagh | 29 Hartley | 30 Richardson | 31 Connolly | 32 Fülöp | 33 Wallace | 34 Yorke | 36 L. Miller | Manager: Keane |
