Stephen Elliott (footballer)
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| Stephen Elliott | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Elliott | |
| Date of birth | 06/01/1984 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Nickname | Sleeves | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sunderland | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004 2004- |
Manchester City Sunderland |
2 (0) 78 (22) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004- | Republic of Ireland | 9 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stephen Elliott (born 6 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish international football centre forward. He signed for Sunderland A.F.C. from Manchester City in 2004, where he had been unable to break through from the reserves. At Sunderland he quickly established himself as first-team regular, scoring 15 goals as the team finished as champions in 2005. His good form also led to a call-up to the Republic of Ireland first team, and he made his international debut against Croatia at Lansdowne Road in November 2004. He also represent U-20 team at 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Stephen scored his first International goal 8th October 2005 against Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier. (Republic of Ireland 1:0 Cyprus)
His fee was set by tribunal at £125,000, with extra payments linked to his performance. Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply.
He is nicknamed "Sleeves" by teammates and fans alike due to his use of the phrase "sleeves up?" on his arrival at Sunderland.
After an impressive debut season, where Sunderland were promoted to the Premiership, Elliott's Premiership season was largely disrupted by injury. Prior to this he scored spectacular long-range goals against Manchester United and Newcastle United. On Sunderland 's return to the Championship, he has shown good form when fit, but again injury problems are blighting his undoubted talent.
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| Sunderland A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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2 Wright | 3 Simpson | 4 Evans | 5 Cunningham | 7 Edwards | 8 Whitehead | 9 Stokes | 10 Elliott | 11 Murphy | 12 Nosworthy | 13 Ward | 14 T. Miller | 15 Collins | 16 Hysén | 17 Welsh | 18 Mocquet | 19 Arnau | 20 John | 22 Clarke | 23 Leadbitter | 24 Carson | 27 Varga | 28 Kavanagh | 29 Hartley | 30 Richardson | 31 Connolly | 32 Fülöp | 33 Wallace | 34 Yorke | 36 L. Miller | Manager: Keane |
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