Sean St Ledger
Sean St Ledger for the Republic of Ireland, 2013.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Patrick St Ledger-Hall | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Solihull, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Peterborough United | 79 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Preston North End | 185 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Leicester City | 36 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Orlando City | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Colorado Rapids | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2013 | Republic of Ireland | 37 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 28 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2013 |
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Sean Patrick St Ledger-Hall (born 28 December 1984) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Republic of Ireland national team.
He was part of the team that lost controversially to France in the play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, later playing and scoring in UEFA Euro 2012. His equaliser against Croatia at Stadion Miejski in Poznań on 10 June 2012 introduced St Ledger into an elite club of Irish goalscorers at the UEFA European Football Championship.
St Ledger's career started with Peterborough United. He had stints at Preston North End and a loan spell with Middlesbrough before his move to Leicester City in 2011.
Growing up in Solihull, England, as an Aston Villa supporter, St Ledger's career started in the youth system at Peterborough United in 2001, before joining the first team in 2002, playing mostly as a central defender, though occasionally as a full back or in midfield. He joined Football Conference club Stevenage Borough on loan in January 2004. Following a loan spell with Stevenage came to and, St Ledger signed a three-year contract with the club. St Ledger was dropped in the first team and dropped to the bench, citing his bad attitude, in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City on 21 January 2006.
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