Stephen Gleeson
Gleeson with Birmingham City in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Stephen Michael 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 | |||
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Current team
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Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Cherry Orchard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | → (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Milton Keynes Dons | 169 | (16) |
| 2014– | Birmingham City | 107 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 16 | (2) |
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:56, 15 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:56, 15 February 2017 (UTC) |
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Stephen Michael Gleeson (born 3 August 1988) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League Championship club Birmingham City.
Gleeson played youth football in his native Dublin before coming to England at the age of 15 to join Wolverhampton Wanderers. He rarely played first-team football for them, but spent time on loan to lower-league clubs (three separate spells), Hereford United and Milton Keynes Dons, before signing a three-year contract with the latter club in 2009. After five years, during which time he made more than 200 appearances in all competitions, he moved on to Birmingham City.
At international level, Gleeson was capped twice for the Republic of Ireland in 2007. He also represented his country at under-age levels, and made 16 appearances for the under-21 team.
Gleeson was born in Dublin, an only child, and raised in Crumlin, in the south of the city. As a youngster he admired Roy Keane, and tried to model his game on that of Steven Gerrard. He played for nearby Lourdes Celtic before moving on to Cherry Orchard. In the 2002–03 season, he scored a winning goal against a title rival to win the 14 Premier League, and scored with an "excellent volley" as Cherry Orchard won the SFAI under-15 Evans Cup the following year. He was recommended to Wolverhampton Wanderers by their Irish scout, Willie Byrne, came to England as a 15-year-old for a trial, and joined their academy.
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