Stephen Gleeson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen Gleeson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Stockport County (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Stockport County (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Stockport County (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009– | Milton Keynes Dons | 93 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:01, 18 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stephen Gleeson (born 3 August 1988) is an Irish international footballer, signed to League One side Milton Keynes Dons.
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[edit] Club career
Born in Dublin, Gleeson played for Cherry Orchard before moving to England where he received a three-year contract at the start of May 2006 having come up through the Wolves Academy.[1]
In the 2006-07 season he went on loan to Stockport County for three months, making his senior debut on 11 November 2006 in a 2-1 victory at Exeter City in the FA Cup. He impressed at County, scoring two goals from midfield and playing an influential part in their nine match winning streak, without conceding a goal.
On returning to Wolves, he made four substitute appearances, in his nip including their play-off semi-final 2nd leg defeat at West Bromwich Albion. The following season saw his only first team appearance for the club come in a League Cup game. To gain playing time, he joined League Two Hereford United on 21 February 2008 on a month's loan.[2] However, this was unsuccessful and fans became annoyed with his attitude, especially during a match against Stockport where Gleeson showed no desire throughout the match, prompting an early end to the loan spell.
After spending a couple of days back with his home club, Gleeson returned on loan to Stockport County on 26 March 2008 until the end of the 2007/08 season. His first goal since his return to Edgeley Park was at Wycombe Wanderers in their semi-final play-off tie that saw them reach the final. Gleeson then appeared in the Wembley final where the club won promotion to League One after beating Rochdale. His semi-final goal was later voted Stockport's Goal of 2008 by fans, and also chosen by manager Jim Gannon as his favourite goal of the year.[3]
His association with Stockport continued again during the 2008/09 season as he spent the first half of the campaign on loan again with them.[4] He returned to his parent club but again went out on loan, this time to League One side Milton Keynes Dons in March 2009 for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[5] He helped the club reach the play-offs, but suffered ankle ligament damage which lead him to miss their unsuccessful bid for playoff promotion to the Championship.
He subsequently joined the MK Dons on a permanent basis on 1 July 2009 in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[6]
[edit] International career
Gleeson was called up to the Irish Under 19 squad for a friendly tournament in La Manga in February 2006, despite being a year younger than most of his colleagues, and was also named in the squad for the Under-19 European Championship qualifying rounds in May 2006. He also represented his country at Under 21 level, scoring twice on his debut, a 2-2 draw against Germany on 21 August 2007.
He made his full international debut for the Republic of Ireland against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 in a 1-1 friendly draw at the Giants Stadium in New Jersey, United States.
[edit] References
- ^ "Gleeson signs Wolves pro contract". BBC Sport. 2006-05-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/4755027.stm.
- ^ "Hereford bring in Gleeson on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-02-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hereford_united/7256714.stm.
- ^ "Goal of 2008". stockportcounty.com. 2009-01-16. http://www.stockportcounty.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10419~1522996,00.html.
- ^ "Hatters bring in Gleeson on loan". BBC Sport. 2008-08-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/7550119.stm.
- ^ "MK Dons snap up Wolves midfielder". BBC Sport. 2009-03-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/milton_keynes_dons/7964395.stm.
- ^ "Gleeson Joins MK Dons". wolves.co.uk. 2009-07-01. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/News/0,,10307~1710098,00.html.
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- 1988 births
- People from County Dublin
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- The Football League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
