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Phil Bardsley

Phil Bardsley
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Bardsley playing for Sunderland in 2011
Personal information
Full name Phillip Anthony Bardsley
Date of birth (1985-06-28) 28 June 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth Salford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Stoke City
Number 2
Youth career
1993 Charlestown Lads Club
1993–2003 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Manchester United 8 (0)
2004 Royal Antwerp (loan) 6 (0)
2006 Burnley (loan) 6 (0)
2006 Rangers (loan) 5 (1)
2007 Aston Villa (loan) 13 (0)
2007–2008 Sheffield United (loan) 16 (0)
2008–2014 Sunderland 174 (7)
2014– Stoke City 50 (0)
National team
2010– Scotland 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 18 March 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 March 2014

Phillip Anthony "Phil" Bardsley (born 28 June 1985) is a footballer who plays for Stoke City and the Scotland national team. Although born in England, Bardsley qualifies for Scotland through his Glasgow-born father.

Bardsley began his career with Manchester United where he made 18 appearances in five seasons at the club. During that time, he was loaned to several clubs, including Royal Antwerp, Burnley, Rangers, Aston Villa and Sheffield United.

He joined Sunderland in January 2008 for an initial fee of £850,000. Bardsley established himself as a regular at the Stadium of Light under Steve Bruce and Martin O'Neill and he won the player of the year award in 2010–11. He lost his place in the team in 2012–13 after a falling-out with manager Paolo Di Canio, before returning to the first team under Gus Poyet. Under Poyet, Bardsley helped Sunderland to avoid relegation in 2013–14 and reach the 2014 Football League Cup Final, in which they lost 3–1 to Manchester City.

After his Sunderland contract expired in June 2014, Bardsley joined Stoke City on a free transfer.


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