Glenn Whelan
Whelan with the Irish squad at UEFA Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Glenn David Whelan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stoke City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bury (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Bury (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | 142 | (13) |
| 2008– | Stoke City | 282 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 14 | (2) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland | 78 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 11 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:26, 12 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.
Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. In January 2008 Whelan joined Stoke City for a fee of £500,000 with whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League. He took a while to establish himself in Tony Pulis' first team plans in the top flight but by 2009 he became a regular and went on to play in the 2011 FA Cup Final, but his old club Manchester City beat Stoke 1–0. Whelan continued to be a regular in the side under Pulis in and kept his place under Mark Hughes.
Whelan grew up in Palmerstown and attended St. Lorcan's Boys' National School.
Whelan started his career with Manchester City joining from Irish feeder club Cherry Orchard in 2001. He made a solitary appearance in the UEFA Cup coming on as a substitute for Paul Bosvelt against Total Network Solutions in August 2003, before joining Bury on a one-month loan the following month. After appearing in the Republic of Ireland's World Youth Cup campaign in November and December, he returned to Bury on another one-month loan on 24 December 2003. In total Whelan played 15 times on loan at Bury and caught the attentions of Sheffield Wednesday manager Chris Turner.
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