Stephen Quinn

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Stephen Quinn
Full name	Stephen Quinn
Date of birth	{{{dateofbirth}}}
Place of birth	Clondalkin, Republic of Ireland
Nickname	Mini Quinny; Squinny; Biscuit dateofbirth = April 4, 1986 (age 21)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Youth clubs
	St Patrick's Athletic
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005-present 2006 2006	St Patrick's Athletic Sheffield United → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) → Rotherham United (loan)	1 (0) 11 (2) 15 (0) 16 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Quinn (born April 4, 1986 in Clondalkin) is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He currently plays as a midfielder for Sheffield United in the English Premiership.

Stephen Quinn is the younger brother of fellow Blades midfielder Alan Quinn and the older brother of Sheffield United Youth team midfielder and captain Keith Quinn.

[edit] Club Career

Quinn started his footballing career with St Patrick's Athletic in the Football League of Ireland.

He signed for Sheffield United in 2005, and made his first team debut for the Blades in a League Cup win at Shrewsbury Town on September 20, 2005. Quinn spent some of the 2005-06 season on loan with Milton Keynes Dons and Rotherham United respectively.

Stephen recently made his Premiership debut, against Charlton Athletic, he impressed all who saw the game and could have scored his first premiership goal within the first 40 seconds of the game. In his second appearance, a match against Aston Villa at Bramall Lane, he scored at the fifty minute mark to draw even with the Birmingham club. He has made excellent progress this season especially with having to deal with losing his mother at such a young age this October.

[edit] International Career

Stephen was called up by the Republic of Ireland for the first time as part of the senior squad to face San Marino in the Euro 2008 qualifier at the Serravalle Stadium on Wednesday, February 4, 2007.

Although he did not play, he has been included in the Under-21 squad for the game against Holland in Venlo on March 27.