Stephen Craigan
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| Stephen James Craigan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 29, 1976 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Newtownards, Northern Ireland | |
| Playing position | defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Motherwell | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1995-2000 2000-2003 2003- |
Motherwell Partick Thistle Motherwell |
103 (1) 120 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 17 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen James Craigan (born 29 October 1976[1] in Newtownards) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.
A boyhood Glentoran fan, Craigan started his career in Scotland with Motherwell in 1995 when the young Ulsterman was signed by Alex McLeish. However, after only twenty-two appearances, he was released on a free transfer. He signed for Scottish Second Division club Partick Thistle in 2000 and helped them back to the Scottish Premier League, making 103 appearances. After his contract expired in 2003, he returned to Motherwell, who were now managed by former England international Terry Butcher.
Since then, Craigan has been an integral part of Motherwell's steady progress in the SPL and was rewarded for his performances with a call-up to the Northern Ireland national team.
Arguably, his most impressive display in a Northern Ireland jersey came in their stunning 1 – 0 win over England at Windsor Park on September 7, 2005 where he was up against the likes of Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen amongst others.
Craigan has since gone on to become Motherwell's most capped player.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Note that some sources state his birth date as 21 October 1976
[edit] External links
| Motherwell F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Smith | 2 Corrigan | 3 Murphy | 4 Kerr | 5 Craigan | 6 McLean | 7 McDonald | 8 McCormack | 10 O'Donnell | 11 Paterson | 12 Clarkson | 13 Keegan | 14 McGarry | 15 Kinniburgh | 16 Molloy | 17 McBride | 18 Meldrum | 19 Quinn | 20 Fitzpatrick | 21 Fagan | 22 Lasley | 23 Smith | 25 Calder | 26 Connolly | 28 Soutar | 29 Maguire | 30 Reynolds | 31 Vadócz | Manager: Malpas |
