Wes Hoolahan
Hoolahan with the Republic of Ireland, 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wesley Hoolahan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belvedere | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2005–2006 | Livingston | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | →Blackpool (loan) | 42 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Blackpool | 45 | (5) |
| 2008– | Norwich City | 284 | (42) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008– | Republic of Ireland | 37 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:44, 11 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:13, 12 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Wesley "Wes" Hoolahan (born 20 May 1982) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Norwich City and the Republic of Ireland national team. Hoolahan began his playing career with Shelbourne and has previously played for Livingston and Blackpool. He was the subject of a contested transfer between these two clubs in 2007, eventually requiring mediation by FIFA before he was able to sign for Blackpool. Hoolahan has played more than 250 games for Norwich, where he earned nicknames like The Irish Messi or Wessi.
Hoolahan played as a schoolboy for Belvedere. He also played futsal with Belvedere. He started his senior career at Shelbourne where he won three League of Ireland Premier Division championships and excelled during their run in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds. He was the PFAI Young Player of the Year in the 2002–03 season. He then had a brief spell at Livingston.
On 21 July 2006, Hoolahan joined Blackpool on a season-long loan. He scored his first goal for the club on 30 September 2006, a penalty in a 3–0 win over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road. On 15 December 2006, he scored a goal and was sent off in a 3–1 win at Scunthorpe United.
In June 2007, Hoolahan signed a two-year contract with Blackpool. Livingston, however, refused to sign the documentation sanctioning the move, stating that Blackpool had repeatedly breached the terms of the loan agreement. Blackpool denied any such default and referred the matter to the Football Association. With Livingston being backed by the Scottish Football Association the matter was passed to FIFA for a decision to be made on the player's future. On 10 August 2007, FIFA ruled in Blackpool's favour, thus confirming Hoolahan as a Blackpool player.
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