Wes Hoolahan

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Wes Hoolahan
Personal information
Full name Wesley Hoolahan
Date of birth 20 May 1982 (1982-05-20) (age 26)
Place of birth    Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Blackpool
Number 11
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000–2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2007–		 Shelbourne
Livingston
→ Blackpool (loan)
Blackpool		  ? (?)
016 0(0)
042 0(8)
045 0(5)   
National team2
2002
2007
2008-		 Republic of Ireland U21
Republic of Ireland B
Republic of Ireland		 003 0(0)
001 0(0)
001 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 13:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21:03, 29 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan (born 20 May 1982 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder for English club Blackpool.

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[edit] Club career

Hoolahan started his career at Shelbourne where he won three League of Ireland championships and excelled during their run in the Champions League qualifiers in the 2004-05 season. He was the PFAI Young Player of the Year in the 2002-03 season.

On 21 July 2006, Hoolahan joined Blackpool on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2006, a penalty in a 3–0 win over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road.[1] On 15 December 2006, he scored a goal and was sent off in a 3–1 win at Scunthorpe.[2]

In June 2007, Hoolahan signed a two-year contract with Blackpool. Livingston, however, refused to sign the documentation sanctioning the move, stating that Blackpool had repeatedly breached the terms of the loan agreement. Blackpool denied any such default, and referred the matter to the Football Association. With Livingston being backed by the Scottish Football Association the matter was passed to FIFA for a decision to be made on the player's future.[3] On 10 August 2007, FIFA ruled in Blackpool's favour, thus confirming Hoolahan as a Blackpool player.[4] Although FIFA are still to decide the fee to be paid, or if Livingston are entitled to any compensation.[5] On 11 September 2007, FIFA confirmed that Livingston's claim for compensation was still pending.[6]

After being linked with possible moves to over ten Championship clubs throughout the 2007-08 season, in May 2008 Charlton Athletic were linked with a possible official bid for Hoolahan.[7] Both he and fellow Blackpool player Kaspars Gorkšs were also linked with a move to Norwich City.[8]

[edit] International career

Hoolahan has been capped at under-21 level for the Republic of Ireland.[9] While at Shelbourne, he was an unused substitute in Don Givens' first game in charge of the Republic of Ireland, a 0–0 draw against Greece in November 2002.[9]

Hoolahan was named in the Republic of Ireland "B" squad on 8 November 2007, for the match against Scotland on 20 November at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.[9][10] Hoolahan played in the match, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[11]

In April 2008, Giovanni Trapattoni included Hoolahan in his preliminary forty-man squad for the friendly matches against Serbia on 24 May and Colombia on 29 May.[12] On 13 May it was confirmed that Hoolahan had made the 28-man squad and that he would be joining a training camp in Portugal on 15 May in preparation for the matches.[13] He came on as a 70th minute subsitute in a practice match which the Irish team drew 1–1 with Portugese Liga de Honra club side Portimonense.[14] He was an unused substitute in Ireland's 1–1 draw with Serbia at Croke Park in Dublin. Five days later he came on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 win over Colombia held in England at Craven Cottage.[15]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Team

Shelbourne

  • League of Ireland championships (3): 2001-02, 2003, 2004

Blackpool

[edit] Individual

On 2 April 2007, Hoolahan was named in the Press Association's League One "Team of the Week", alongside teammate Paul Rachubka.[16]

Later that month, he was named in the PFA's League One "Team of the Year".[17]

On 17 September 2007, Hoolahan was named in The Championship team of the week.[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ results/fixtures Blackpool v Leyton Orient. Soccerbase (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
  2. ^ results/fixtures Scunthorpe v Blackpool. Soccerbase (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
  3. ^ "Livingston block Hoolahan switch", BBC Sport, 2007-06-05. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  4. ^ "Pool handed bonus ahead of opener", Blackpool F.C., 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  5. ^ "How the Wes was won", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-08-13. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  6. ^ "Hoolagate: FIFA still dragging their feet", Blackpool Gazette, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  7. ^ Canavan, Steve. "Addicks in Pool player chase", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-27. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 
  8. ^ Canavan, Steve. "Canaries eyeing up Seasiders stars", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  9. ^ a b c "International call up for Hoolahan", Blackpool F.C., 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. 
  10. ^ "Connor and Gartland earn 'B' call-up", RTÉ, 2007-11-08. Retrieved on 2007-11-08. 
  11. ^ "Ireland pegged back by late strike", The Irish Times, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-11-20. 
  12. ^ "Hoolahan Gets Ireland Call-Up", Blackpool F.C., 2008-04-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 
  13. ^ "Hoolahan Gets Republic Nod", Blackpool F.C., 2008-05-13. Retrieved on 2008-05-13. 
  14. ^ "Seasider's Irish appearance", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-20. Retrieved on 2008-05-22. 
  15. ^ Canavan, Steve. "International debut for Seasiders' Wes", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  16. ^ "League One Team of the week (02/04/2007)" (PDF), The Football League, 2007-09-17. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  17. ^ "Ronaldo secures PFA awards double (PFA League One Team of the Year)", BBC Sport, 2007-04-22. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 
  18. ^ "Championship Team of the week (17/09/2007)" (PNG), The Football League, 2007-09-17. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 

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1 Rachubka • 2 Coid • 3 Crainey • 4 Southern • 6 Evatt • 8 McPhee • 9 Morrell • 10 Green • 11 Hoolahan • 12 Taylor-Fletcher • 14 Fox • 16 Jørgensen • 17 Gorkšs • 25 Barker • 26 Wiles • 27 Burgess • 29 Kay • 33 D'Agostino • 35 Mitchley • — Bayliss • — Broomes • — Lloyd • — Merella • Manager: Grayson
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NAME Hoolahan, Wesley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoolahan, Wes
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1982-05-20
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin, Republic of Ireland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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