Stephen Elliott (footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen Elliott | |
| Date of birth | January 6, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
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| Current club | Preston North End | |
| Number | 29 | |
| Youth career | ||
| Belvedere FC Stella Maris Manchester City |
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| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2004 2004–2007 2007–2008 2008– |
Manchester City Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End |
2 (0) 81 (22) 29 (4) 27 (6) |
| 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 footballer who plays as a striker for Preston North End in the Championship.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Manchester City
Elliot began his professional career as a youth player at Manchester City, but failed to establish himself in the first team, making only two appearances as a substitute. 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.
[edit] Sunderland
Sunderland manager Mick McCarthy signed him from Manchester City in June 2004 for a fee of £125,000, set by a tribunal, with extra payments linked to his performance. McCarthy later admitted that he had bought him outrageously cheaply.
He quickly established himself as first-team regular, scoring 15 goals as the team finished as champions in 2005. However, his Premiership season was largely disrupted by injury, although prior to his injuries he scored spectacular long-range goals against Manchester United and Newcastle United. On Sunderland's return to the the Championship, he showed good form when fit, but again injury problems blighted his career.
[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers
Elliott moved to Wolves on 17 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee (reportedly around £750,000), linking up again with Mick McCarthy, his former manager at Sunderland. However, he failed to make a strong impact at Molineux, and was transfer-listed at the season's end after the club missed out on the play-offs on goal difference.[1]
[edit] Preston North End
Elliot signed for Preston North End on 1 September 2008 for an undiclosed fee.
On 18 October he scored his first goal for Preston against Reading, it turned out to be the winning goal. He is doing well at Preston and is a favourite for the first team. He scored a brace against his former team Wolves at Molineux. He has formed a strong partnership with Jon Parkin in Prestons attack.
[edit] International career
Elliott's good start for Sunderland in 2004 led to a call-up to the Republic of Ireland, and he made his international debut against Croatia at Lansdowne Road on 16 November 2004. He had previously represented Ireland's U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he was their top goalscorer, and the U-21 team.
He scored his first International goal to beat Cyprus 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2005.He hasn't played yet under head coach Giovanni Trapattoni.
[edit] Honours
- Football League Championship (II): 2005, 2007
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