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Stephen Ireland

1986 - Today

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Stephen James Ireland (born 22 August 1986) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for North West Counties Football League Premier Division side Wythenshawe. Ireland played as a youth player with Cobh Ramblers before joining English club Manchester City in 2001 at the age of 15. He made his professional debut in September 2005 and soon established himself as a regular at the City of Manchester Stadium. At the start of the 2008–09 season, City were taken over by the Abu Dhabi United Group, which led the club to buy players such as Robinho and Vincent Kompany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Ireland is the 13,969th most popular soccer player (down from 12,885th in 2024), the 483rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 468th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stephen Ireland ranks 13,969 out of 21,273. Before him are Viðar Örn Kjartansson, François Kamano, Fredrik Berglund, Diogo Leite, Dener, and Serjão. After him are Solveig Gulbrandsen, Joy Fawcett, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Takashi Onishi, Luis Pedro Cavanda, and Ibrahim Diaky.

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Among people born in 1986, Stephen Ireland ranks 954. Before him are Juan Ángel Albín, Kaylee DeFer, Miesha Tate, Eloise Mumford, Ronald Vargas, and Nolan Gerard Funk. After him are Zuzana Hejnová, Tobias Kamke, Kaitlyn, Roger Kluge, Markus Steinhöfer, and Fernanda Garay.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Stephen Ireland ranks 483 out of 549. Before him are Victoria Smurfit (1974), João Pereira (null), Ian Harte (1977), Daryl McCormack (1993), Jonathan Sexton (1985), and Daniel O'Donnell (1961). After him are Troy Parrott (2002), Alexander Porter (1785), Aisling Franciosi (1993), Anthony Stokes (1988), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), and Caitlín R. Kiernan (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Stephen Ireland ranks 39. Before him are Niall Quinn (1966), Frank Stapleton (1956), Kevin Moran (1956), John Egan (1992), Shane Long (1987), and Ian Harte (1977). After him are Troy Parrott (2002), Anthony Stokes (1988), Mark Travers (1999), Stephen Carr (1976), Liam Miller (1981), and Gavin Bazunu (2002).

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