Anthony Pulis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony James Pulis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1984 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Orlando City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Stoke City | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Torquay United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Stockport County (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Barnet (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Aldershot Town | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Orlando City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Wales U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:40, 1 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Anthony James Pulis (born 21 July 1984) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City in the North American USL Pro division. He joined Southampton after moving from Stoke City where his father Tony is manager. He has made four appearances for the Wales under-21 team,[2][3] but is yet to represent his country at senior level.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Portsmouth
Bristol-born Pulis began his career as a trainee with Portsmouth whilst his father Tony managed the club, turning professional in July 2003. Despite his father's sacking after only 10 months in charge, Pulis Jnr. stayed at Fratton Park, hoping to break into the club's first team. He made just one first team appearance for Pompey, as a substitute in the 2–0 League Cup win away to Cardiff City on 9 November 2004.[4]
[edit] Stoke City
Having failed to make an impact on the first team, Pulis rejoined his father, signing alongside Lewis Buxton for Stoke City in December 2004,[5] on a two and a half year deal, where Pulis Snr. was manager.
Almost immediately after his arrival at Stoke, Pulis Jnr. joined Torquay United on loan, making his league debut as a first-half substitute for Alex Russell as Torquay lost 2–1 at home to Stockport County on 1 January 2005. However his appearances were limited and his loan spell was cut short.
In the 2005–06 season, with his father replaced as manager by Johan Boskamp, Pulis found first team opportunities scarce. In February 2006, Pulis Jnr. joined Doncaster Rovers on trial,[6] however no permanent deal materialised and he returned to Stoke. Towards the end of the 2005–06 season he was loaned to Plymouth Argyle, linking up with his father for the third time in his career.[7]
Pulis remained at Stoke for the 2006–07 season. Pulis Snr. returned to Stoke as manager in June 2006.[8] Pulis Jnr. moved, along with Martin Paterson, to Grimsby Town on loan on 23 November 2006.[9] However, he made only nine appearances before his loan spell was cut short due to injury.[10] In his penultimate appearance, he was substituted at half-time as Grimsby suffered a 4–0 loss to Rochdale.[11]
The 2007–08 season started brightly for Pulis. He gained his first assist for the club, as his corner set up a Jon Parkin header in a 3–2 defeat to Southampton, however injury problems kept him sidelined for several months following. Pulis was loaned out again, on this occasion to Bristol Rovers, however he made only one appearance for the club before his loan spell was curtailed due to injury. In his only appearance for the club, a 14 minute cameo in a 2–0 defeat to Doncaster Rovers, Pulis conceded a penalty kick and was booked.[12]
[edit] Southampton
In August 2008 Pulis moved to Southampton on a two-year contract a free transfer.[13]
He joined League Two team Lincoln City on a month's loan in October 2009[14] making his debut on 10 October in a 1-0 away win against Macclesfield Town.[15] Pulis became an instant first team regular at Lincoln but left the club when his loan contract expired on 7 January 2010.[16] He had spent the previous six weeks on the injured list.
In October 2010, he joined Stockport County on loan for a month[17][18] and made his debut for the club on 9 October 2010 in a match against Gillingham, a club his father managed, in which he scored a consolation goal for Stockport.[19] The loan was extended into a second, then third month.[20]
Pulis joined Barnet on loan in February 2011 and got sent off 29 minutes into his debut, a 3-0 defeat at home to Torquay United.[21]
Anthony Pulis was released by Southampton on 21 May 2011, never having made a first-team appearance for the club.[22]
[edit] Aldershot Town
At the start of August 2011, it was announced that Pulis had signed for League Two side Aldershot Town, on a one year contract.
[edit] Orlando City
In January 2012 Pulis joined USL Pro side Orlando City, his old club Stoke City's affiliate side.[23]
[edit] Personal life
Pulis is a Catholic and regularly attends church.[24]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 505. ISBN 1852916656.
- ^ Mark Currie (16 November 2005). "Cyprus U21 3 – Wales U21 3". icNorthWales. http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/sport/football/national/tm_objectid=16376395&method=full&siteid=50142&headline=cyprus-u21-3--wales-u21-3-name_page.html. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ "Wales U21 0-4 Germany U21". BBC Sport. 8 February 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4237643.stm. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ "Cardiff 0–2 Pompey". ESPNsoccernet. 9 November 2004. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=168769&cc=5739. Retrieved 22 December 2007.
- ^ Stoke swoop for young Pompey duo BBC Sport, 24 December 2004
- ^ Doncaster trial for Stoke's Pulis BBC Sport, 2 February 2006
- ^ Plymouth boss signs son on loan BBC Sport, 9 March 2006
- ^ Pulis confirmed as Stoke manager BBC Sport, 14 June 2006
- ^ Grimsby tie up treble loan swoop BBC Sport, 23 November 2006
- ^ Mariners loanee returns to Stoke BBC Sport, 2 February 2007
- ^ Grimsby 0 - Rochdale 4 Soccerbase, 1 January 2007
- ^ Doncaster 2-0 Bristol Rovers BBC Sport, 9 February 2008
- ^ "Saints add Pulis on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 29 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7588839.stm. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Imps sign Pulis on month's loan". BBC Sport. 7 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/8295817.stm. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ Macclesfield 0 - 1 Lincoln City BBC Sport, 10 October 2009
- ^ Two depart Lincoln City The Forgotten Imp, 7 January 2010
- ^ "Pulis Departs". Southampton F.C.. 7 October 2010. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2178071,00.html. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Pulis joins Stockport". Southern Daily Echo. 7 October 2010. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8440056.Pulis_joins_Stockport/?ref=twt&utm_content=Southampton%2C+Saints%2C. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Gillingham 2 Stockport 1". BBC Sport. 9 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9053175.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Stockport County extend Anthony Pulis loan deal". BBC Sport. 1 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/9248171.stm.
- ^ "Barnet 0-3 Torquay". BBC News. 12 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9387874.stm.
- ^ "Released List Announced". Southampton FC. 21 May 2011. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2364123,00.html. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Pulis Junior Joins Orlando City". Stoke City F.C.. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2581270,00.html. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Walsh, David (22 November 2009). "Fanfare for the common manager". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/stoke/article6926939.ece. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
[edit] External links
- Anthony Pulis profile Southampton FC
- Anthony Pulis career stats at Soccerbase
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Bristol
- Welsh Roman Catholics
- English footballers
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Southampton F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
