Glenn Whelan
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| Glenn Whelan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn Whelan | |
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City | |
| Number | 6 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cherry Orchard | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001–2004 2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008– |
Manchester City → Bury (loan) → Bury (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City |
0 (0) 7 (0) 6 (0) 142 (12) 40 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
2007 2008– |
Republic of Ireland U21 Republic of Ireland B Republic of Ireland |
14 (2) 1 (0) 12 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Glenn Whelan (pronounced /ˈhwiːlən/) (born 13 January 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish professional football player, currently playing for Stoke City in the English Premier League. He started his career at Manchester City but didn't make any league appearances and moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. Whelan usually plays in the role of a midfield playmaker.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Manchester City
Whelan started his career with Manchester City, making one solitary appearance in the UEFA Cup against Total Network Solutions in August 2003,[1] before joining Bury on a one-month loan the following month.[2] After appearing in the Republic of Ireland's World Youth Cup campaign in November and December, he returned to Bury on another one-month loan on 24 December 2003.[3]
[edit] Sheffield Wednesday
Whelen joined Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer in the summer of 2004.[4] He was vital in securing a play-off place for the club, starting a total of 41 games and scoring four goals. Whelan was voted "man of the match" in the League One play-off final against Hartlepool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff after scoring the game-winning third goal for Wednesday. After Wednesday won promotion to the Championship Whelan was trialled as captain by Paul Sturrock after club captain Lee Bullen was injured.
In July 2006, Whelan was placed on the transfer list by Sturrock following increased competition for places in the Wednesday midfield after the arrival of Wade Small, Kenny Lunt and Yoann Folly.[5] He was subsequently removed from the transfer list by the following manager Brian Laws.[6] Whelan repaid the faith shown in him with seven goals, most notably "screamers" against Leicester, Southampton & Luton. He then went on to win a number of 'Player of the year' awards for the club's 2006–07 season.[7][8]
[edit] Stoke City
Whelan joined Stoke City on 30 January 2008 for £500,000, signing a three and a half year contract.[9] Whelan made his first Stoke City appearance in a Championship match against Cardiff on the 2nd February 2008 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Mamady Sidibe. Glenn made his first Stoke City League start the following game against Wolves, on 9 February 2009. Whelan scored his first goal for Stoke in the 2–1 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 7 April 2008.[10] Glenn played 14 times for Stoke City in the 2007-2008 season as Stoke finished 2nd and were promoted to the Premier League.
Whelan started the club's first game in the Premier League against Bolton. Whelan didn't have a good game and as a result he didn't feature much in the first team, only playing in Carling Cup fixtures and even Reserve games.[11] Despite this setback, Whelan was still a regular in the Irish National Side. In December 2008 Glenn was being linked with a move away from the Britannia Stadium but Whelan revealed that he wanted to stay.[12] Whelan did manage to force his way back into the first team and he became an important player in Stoke's successful fight for survival. Whelan scored a last minute equaliser away against Aston Villa on the 1 March.[13]
[edit] International career
He represented the Republic of Ireland Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and has been capped 14 times by the Irish Under 21s, captaining the side on many of these occasions.
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"I’ve come in later on in my career, but I never stopped believing that I could do it if I got a chance."
—Glenn Whelan, on his 11 game streak for Ireland.[14]
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His first cap for the Republic of Ireland B national football team came on 20 November 2007 against Scotland.[15] Whelan made his debut for the senior team against Serbia in May 2008[16] and scored his first international goal against Georgia in Mainz, Germany on 6 September 2008.[17] Since the appointment of Giovanni Trappatoni, Whelan became a key member of the squad and made 11 straight appearances despite previously being considered an "also-ran".[14]
[edit] References
- ^ "Man City sail through". BBC. 2003-08-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3185429.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Bury bag Whelan". BBC. 2003-09-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/3149572.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Bury sign Whelan on loan". BBC. 2003-12-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/3346075.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
- ^ Johnson, William (2004-07-21). "Premiership transfers". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/07/21/sfntra21.xml&page=2. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ "Owls bag Saints midfielder Folly". BBC Sport. 2006-07-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/5168666.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Owls enter Whelan contract talks". BBC Sport. 2007-06-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/6240988.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Whelan Bags Award". Vital Network. 2007-04-20. http://www.sheffwed.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=62061. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Whelan Bags Owls Gong". Vital Network. 2007-04-26. http://www.sheffwed.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=62876. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Stoke sign Whelan and Gallagher". BBC Sport. 2008-02-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7221201.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Stoke 1-2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 2008-04-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7320156.stm. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ "Stoke Reserves 2-2 Fulham Reserves". Stokecityfc.com. 2008-07-08. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/Reserves/0,,10310~1409938,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-09.
- ^ "Whelan wants potters future". Skysports.com. 2008-07-08. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4616069,00.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-09.
- ^ "Whelan's late equaliser stuns Villa". Guardian. 2009-03-02. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/mar/01/aston-villa-stokecity. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b David Hytner (2009-06-05). "Whelan plays key role in renaissance". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0605/1224248097726.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-12.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (2007-11-20). "Scotland B 1-1 Rep of Ireland B". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100835.stm. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ "Trapattoni opts for two debutants". BBC Sport. 2008-05-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7417736.stm. Retrieved on 2008-05-24.
- ^ "Ireland off to perfect start". Sky Sports. 2008-09-06. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_2947188,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-06.
[edit] External links
- Glenn Whelan player profile at stokecityfc.com
- Glenn Whelan player profile at swfc.co.uk
- Glenn Whelan career stats at Soccerbase
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