Anthony Pilkington
Anthony Pilkington, September 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Neil James Pilkington | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Preston North End | ||
| 2004–2005 | Manchester United | ||
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Atherton Collieries | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2009 | 80 | (17) | |
| 2009–2011 | Huddersfield Town | 92 | (19) |
| 2011–2014 | Norwich City | 75 | (14) |
| 2014– | Cardiff City | 95 | (17) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:16, 7 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016 |
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Anthony Neil James Pilkington (born 6 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Cardiff City.
After playing non-league football briefly, he began his professional career with spells at and Huddersfield Town. In July 2011, he joined Premier League side Norwich City in a deal worth up to £3 million and went on to play 75 matches in the top tier for the Canaries before moving to Cardiff City three years later. He also represents Republic of Ireland at international level and to date has won 9 caps.
Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Pilkington spent time with the youth systems of Preston North End, Manchester United and hometown club Blackburn Rovers. He joined on 15 December 2006, from Atherton Collieries, where he made his name scoring a hat-trick against F.C. United of Manchester and signed initially on a short term contract at Edgeley Park, and made an instant impact on the team, scoring three goals in his first four games for the club, including two against Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. Pilkington then played a big part in County's record breaking run of results during January and February 2007.
He continued to help Stockport's push for the playoffs by scoring a further two goals in a season which saw County miss out on the play-offs only on goal-difference.
He scored the second goal for Stockport and assisted the third in their 3–2 win over Rochdale at Wembley Stadium. He also picked up the official man-of-the-match award as they were promoted to League One.
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