Stephen Elliott (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen William Elliott | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Drogheda United | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Sunderland | 81 | (22) |
| 2007–2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Preston North End | 46 | (7) |
| 2010 | → Norwich City (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 56 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Coventry City | 18 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Carlisle United | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Shelbourne | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Drogheda United | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 9 | (2) |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U20 | 4 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:26, 11 March 2017 (UTC). |
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Stephen Elliott (born 6 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish international footballer who currently plays for Drogheda United. Elliott plays as a striker. He has previously played for Manchester City, Sunderland, Wolves, Preston North End, Heart of Midlothian, Coventry City Carlisle United and had a loan spell at Norwich City.
He has represented Ireland as a youth from under 17 level up and as a full internationalist.
Elliott began his career as a youth player with Belvedere. and Stella Maris.
He began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City after impressing in a trial match with Stella Maris in which he scored five goals in the space of half an hour. 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. He failed to establish himself in the first team, making only one further appearances as a substitute, with his development at City hampered by a serious back injury that ruled him out for a season.
Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy signed him from Manchester City on 1 June 2004 for an initial fee of £125,000, set by a tribunal, with well over £250,000 of additional payments linked to his subsequent performance at the Black Cats of around £100,000 if Sunderland were promoted to the Premier League; £50,000 if he played in a competitive game for the Republic of Ireland; five instalments of £20,000 for each set of ten appearances he made for Sunderland up to a maximum of 50 games; and 25% of any sell-on transfer fees. McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply, although that was before all of the above add-ons were ultimately realised. He made his debut on 7 August against Coventry in their 2–0 defeat, with his first goal for the club coming on 10 August against Crewe Alexandra, scoring the winner in their 3–1 win. He quickly established himself as first-team regular, making 47 appearances scoring 16 goals in his debut season as the team finished as champions in 2005, helping him win the clubs young player of the season award. And in July 2005 he signed a contract extension extending his stay until 2008.
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