Anthony Stokes

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Anthony Stokes
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Stokes
Date of birth	July 25 1988 (1988-07-25) (age 20)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Striker & Winger
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2007 2006 2007–	Arsenal → Falkirk (loan) Sunderland	00 0(0) 16 (14) 29 0(3)
National team2
2007–	Republic of Ireland	03 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:34, 24 December 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, 26 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Anthony Stokes (born July 25, 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays for Sunderland as a Striker/Winger.

[edit] Playing career

Stokes started his footballing career at Arsenal and made his only appearance in the League Cup against Sunderland.

Stokes underwent a trial at Sunderland, but Niall Quinn decieded against it as a result of a large squad depth and lack of reserve team. Following this he signed for Falkirk on loan till the end of the season, he scored 3 hat-tricks in his time at Falkirk including back to back ones against Dundee and Dunfermline, making 16 appearances and scoring 14 goals in total.

Stokes signed for Sunderland following interest from Celtic and Charlton, for a fee of £2,000,000, later revealing that it was Roy Keane that drew him there.

On his debut he assisted David Connolly against Ipswich, he scored his first goal for Sunderland against Plymouth with a 20 yard strike. He scored his first premier league goal against Derby County as a last minute winner to take Sunderland out of the relagation area.

[edit] External links

• Anthony Stokes career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile on safc.com

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