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Anthony Stokes

1988 - Today

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Anthony Christopher Stokes (born 25 July 1988) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his senior career with Arsenal in the English Premier League, and established himself with a successful loan spell with Falkirk in 2006, scoring 14 goals in 16 Scottish Premier League games. He then signed for Sunderland in a £2 million deal, but struggled to hold down a place in the Sunderland first team. He moved back to Scottish football when Hibernian signed him for £500,000 in August 2009, and he scored over 20 goals in his only full season there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Stokes is the 14,210th most popular soccer player (down from 12,395th in 2024), the 487th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 464th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Anthony Stokes ranks 14,210 out of 21,273. Before him are Shingo Hoshino, Ariane Hingst, Oleksandr Yatsenko, Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko, Orbelín Pineda, and Ruud Vormer. After him are Rémi Gomis, Óscar González Marcos, Jens Toornstra, Leopoldo Roberto Markovsky, Douglas da Silva, and Anita Pádár.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Anthony Stokes ranks 868. Before him are Simon van Velthooven, Kasia Struss, Adrian Popa, Aída Román, Ruud Vormer, and Risa Niigaki. After him are Ki Bo-bae, Nikita Yefremov, Jhené Aiko, Yang Xu, Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, and Cho Jun-ho.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Anthony Stokes ranks 487 out of 549. Before him are Jonathan Sexton (1985), Daniel O'Donnell (1961), Stephen Ireland (1986), Troy Parrott (2002), Alexander Porter (1785), and Aisling Franciosi (1993). After him are Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Caitlín R. Kiernan (1964), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Stephen Henderson (1988), Gavin James (1991), and Danny O'Donoghue (1980).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Anthony Stokes ranks 41. Before him are Kevin Moran (1956), John Egan (1992), Shane Long (1987), Ian Harte (1977), Stephen Ireland (1986), and Troy Parrott (2002). After him are Mark Travers (1999), Stephen Carr (1976), Liam Miller (1981), Gavin Bazunu (2002), Mark Kinsella (1972), and Stephen Ward (1985).

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