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Stephen Kelly (footballer, born 1983)

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Stephen Kelly (footballer, born 1983)

Stephen Michael David Kelly (born 6 September 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a 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 his final club, Rotherham United, in 2015. He was capped 39 times for the Republic of Ireland.

Infobox

2003
→ Watford (loan)
2009
→ Stoke City (loan)
Full name
Stephen Michael David Kelly
Date of birth
(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Right back
0000–2000
Tottenham Hotspur
Years
Team
2000–2006
Tottenham Hotspur
2006–2009
Birmingham City
2009–2013
Fulham
2013–2015
Reading
2015–2017
Rotherham United
1999–2000
Republic of Ireland U16
2002–2003
Republic of Ireland U20
2003–2005
Republic of Ireland U21
2006–2014
Republic of Ireland

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
Club
Tottenham Hotspur
Season
2002–03
League
Premier League
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
0
Total
0
2003–04
2003–04
Club
2003–04
Season
Premier League
League
11
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
11
Other
0
2004–05
2004–05
Club
2004–05
Season
Premier League
League
17
League
2
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
23
Other
2
2005–06
2005–06
Club
2005–06
Season
Premier League
League
9
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
10
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
37
League
2
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
44
Other
2
Southend United (loan)
Southend United (loan)
Club
Southend United (loan)
Season
2002–03
League
Third Division
League
10
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
10
Other
0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Club
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
Season
2002–03
League
Second Division
League
7
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
2
League Cup
0
Other
9
Other
0
Watford (loan)
Watford (loan)
Club
Watford (loan)
Season
2003–04
League
First Division
League
13
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
13
Other
0
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
Club
Birmingham City
Season
2006–07
League
Championship
League
36
League
0
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
0
League Cup
4
League Cup
0
Other
—
Other
41
Total
0
2007–08
2007–08
Club
2007–08
Season
Premier League
League
38
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
40
Other
0
2008–09
2008–09
Club
2008–09
Season
Championship
League
5
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
7
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
79
League
0
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
6
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
88
Other
0
Stoke City (loan)
Stoke City (loan)
Club
Stoke City (loan)
Season
2008–09
League
Premier League
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
—
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
6
Other
0
Fulham
Fulham
Club
Fulham
Season
2009–10
League
Premier League
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
3
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Other
10
Other
0
Total
22
Total
0
2010–11
2010–11
Club
2010–11
Season
Premier League
League
10
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
12
Other
0
2011–12
2011–12
Club
2011–12
Season
Premier League
League
24
League
0
League
2
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
7
Other
0
Other
34
Total
0
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Premier League
League
2
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
3
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
44
League
0
League
5
League
0
FA Cup
5
FA Cup
0
League Cup
17
League Cup
0
Other
71
Other
0
Reading
Reading
Club
Reading
Season
2012–13
League
Premier League
League
16
League
0
FA Cup
2
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
18
Other
0
2013–14
2013–14
Club
2013–14
Season
Championship
League
15
League
1
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
16
Other
1
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Championship
League
15
League
0
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
18
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
46
League
1
League
6
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
52
Other
1
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
Club
Rotherham United
Season
2015–16
League
Championship
League
15
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Other
15
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Championship
League
20
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Other
20
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
35
League
0
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
—
League Cup
35
Other
0
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
277
League
3
League
20
League
0
FA Cup
12
FA Cup
0
League Cup
19
League Cup
0
Other
328
Other
3
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Tottenham Hotspur
2002–03
Premier League
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
2003–04
Premier League
11
0
0
0
—
—
11
0
2004–05
Premier League
17
2
5
0
1
0
—
23
2
2005–06
Premier League
9
0
1
0
0
0
—
10
0
Total
37
2
6
0
1
0
—
44
2
Southend United (loan)
2002–03
Third Division
10
0
—
—
—
10
0
Queens Park Rangers (loan)
2002–03
Second Division
7
0
—
—
2
0
9
0
Watford (loan)
2003–04
First Division
13
0
—
—
—
13
0
Birmingham City
2006–07
Championship
36
0
1
0
4
0
—
41
0
2007–08
Premier League
38
0
1
0
1
0
—
40
0
2008–09
Championship
5
0
1
0
1
0
—
7
0
Total
79
0
3
0
6
0
—
88
0
Stoke City (loan)
2008–09
Premier League
6
0
—
—
—
6
0
Fulham
2009–10
Premier League
8
0
3
0
1
0
10
0
22
0
2010–11
Premier League
10
0
0
0
2
0
—
12
0
2011–12
Premier League
24
0
2
0
1
0
7
0
34
0
2012–13
Premier League
2
0
0
0
1
0
—
3
0
Total
44
0
5
0
5
0
17
0
71
0
Reading
2012–13
Premier League
16
0
2
0
—
—
18
0
2013–14
Championship
15
1
1
0
0
0
—
16
1
2014–15
Championship
15
0
3
0
0
0
—
18
0
Total
46
1
6
0
0
0
—
52
1
Rotherham United
2015–16
Championship
15
0
0
0
—
—
15
0
2016–17
Championship
20
0
0
0
0
0
—
20
0
Total
35
0
0
0
0
0
—
35
0
Career total
277
3
20
0
12
0
19
0
328
3
Appearances and goals by national team and year[41] · Career statistics › International
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
National team
Republic of Ireland
Year
2006
Apps
3
Goals
0
2007
2007
National team
2007
Year
6
Apps
0
2008
2008
National team
2008
Year
3
Apps
0
2009
2009
National team
2009
Year
3
Apps
0
2010
2010
National team
2010
Year
5
Apps
0
2011
2011
National team
2011
Year
9
Apps
0
2012
2012
National team
2012
Year
3
Apps
0
2013
2013
National team
2013
Year
5
Apps
0
2014
2014
National team
2014
Year
2
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
39
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Republic of Ireland
2006
3
0
2007
6
0
2008
3
0
2009
3
0
2010
5
0
2011
9
0
2012
3
0
2013
5
0
2014
2
0
Total
39
0

References

  1. Appearances in Second Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142608/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=52884/profile/index.html
  5. "Past Players"
    http://www.belvederefc.com/profiles/past-players.914.html
  6. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4384113.stm
  7. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4476077.stm
  8. The Mirror
    https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A141560727/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=94c36e1e
  9. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/5064692.stm
  10. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34486&season_id=136
  11. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6629685.stm
  12. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/may/14/premierleague1
  13. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7867516.stm
  14. The Sentinel
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110807144602/http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Kelly-s-return-delights-Reid/story-12550189-detail/story.html
  15. Sky Sports
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090223093125/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3004808,00.html
  16. "Kelly signs"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234928/http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2009/june/16/kelly-signs
  17. BBC Sport
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8573049.stm
  18. MyLondon
    https://www.mylondon.news/sport/football/football-news/fulham-star-wants-make-up-5980970
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20130114000428/https://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/kelly-signs-110113-592502.aspx
  20. Talksport
    https://talksport.com/sports-news/football/premier-league/130204/stephen-kelly-move-fulham-reading-was-best-decision-my-career-190915
  21. "Squad numbers submitted"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130727051944/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/squad-numbers-submitted-944351.aspx
  22. BerkshireLive
    https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/kelly-rescues-royals-dramatic-late-6459901
  23. Reading Post
    http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stephen-kelly-leaves-reading-fc-9706281
  24. "Kelly puts pen-to-paper with Millers"
    http://www.themillers.co.uk/news/article/stephen-kelly-rotherham-united-2808403.aspx
  25. "Read: Eight players released by Millers"
    https://www.themillers.co.uk/news/2017/may/read--eight-players-released-by-millers/
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    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/28/stephen-kelly-republic-ireland-uruguay
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19901262
  28. The 42
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  34. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34486&season_id=138
  35. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34486&season_id=139
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