Stephen Elliott (footballer)

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Stephen Elliott
Personal information
Full name Stephen Elliott
Date of birth January 6, 1984 (1984-01-06) (age 24)
Place of birth    Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 19
Youth clubs
Belvedere
Stella Maris
Manchester City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2004
2004–2007
2007–		 Manchester City
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers		 02 0(0)
81 (22)
29 0(4)   
National team2
2004– Republic of Ireland 09 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 21:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 14 April 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Elliott (born 6 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Championship.

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Manchester City

Elliot began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City, but failed to establish himself in the first team, making only two appearances as a substitute. His league debut came on 21 February 2004 when Kevin Keegan used him as a late substitute in a 3-1 win at Bolton Wanderers.

[edit] Sunderland

Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy signed him from Manchester City in June 2004 for a fee of £125,000, set by a tribunal, with extra payments linked to his performance. McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply.

He quickly established himself as first-team regular, scoring 15 goals as the team finished as champions in 2005. However, his Premiership season was largely disrupted by injury, although prior to his injuries he scored spectacular long-range goals against Manchester United and Newcastle United. On Sunderland's return to the the Championship, he showed good form when fit, but again injury problems blighted his career.

[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers

Elliott moved to Wolves on 17 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee (reportedly around £750,000), linking up again with Mick McCarthy, his former manager at Sunderland. However, he failed to make a strong impact at Molineux, and was transfer-listed at the season's end after the club missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.[1]

[edit] International career

Elliott's good start for Sunderland in 2004 led to a call-up to the Republic of Ireland, and he made his international debut against Croatia at Lansdowne Road on 16 November 2004. He had previously represented Ireland's U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was their top goalscorer, and the U-21 team.

He scored his first International goal to beat Cyprus 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2005.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – current squad

1 Murray • 2 D. Ward • 3 N. Collins • 4 Olofinjana • 6 Craddock • 7 Kightly • 8 Henry • 9 Keogh • 10 Bothroyd • 11 S. Ward • 12 R. Edwards • 14 Potter • 15 Little • 16 Davies • 17 Jarvis • 18 Gleeson • 19 Elliott • 20 Mulgrew • 21 Jones • 22 Gobern • 23 Eastwood • 26 D. Edwards • 27 Ebanks-Blake • 30 Ikeme • 31 Hennessey • 32 Foley • 33 Gray • 35 Bennett • 36 L. Collins • 37 Hughes • 38 Salmon • 39 Rósa • 40 Elokobi • 41 Bailey • – Vokes •

Manager: McCarthy
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