Stephen Kelly (footballer)
Kelly at a "welcome ceremony" for the Republic of Ireland national team before UEFA Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Michael David Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| –2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Southend United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Watford (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Birmingham City | 79 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Stoke City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Fulham | 44 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Reading | 46 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Rotherham United | 35 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U20 | ||
| 2003–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2006–2014 | Republic of Ireland | 39 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:09, 10 July 2017 (UTC). |
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Stephen Michael David Kelly (born 6 September 1983) is an Irish professional footballer who last played for Championship club Rotherham United. He plays as a defender, primarily at right back. He was part of the team that secured the Republic of Ireland's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012.
Kelly began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur and also played for Southend United, Queens Park Rangers, Watford, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Fulham and Reading before joining Rotherham United in 2015.
Kelly was born in Dublin, where played football for Belvedere before joining Tottenham Hotspur through their youth programme. He was something of an understudy to Stephen Carr (who was subsequently transferred to Newcastle United) and then to Paul Stalteri. He made his Spurs first team debut in 2003 and then went on to make 37 Premier League appearances, scoring two league goals, against Birmingham City and Aston Villa.
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