Anthony Stokes
Anthony Christopher Stokes (born 25 July 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He was also an Irish international, having played for the under-21, team B and Republic of Ireland national football team.
.jpg.webp) Stokes with Persepolis in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Christopher Stokes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Shelbourne | ||
| 2003–2005 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Falkirk (loan) | 16 | (14) |
| 2007–2009 | Sunderland | 36 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Hibernian | 40 | (22) |
| 2010–2016 | Celtic | 135 | (58) |
| 2016 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Hibernian | 18 | (7) |
| 2018 | Apollon Smyrni | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tractor | 23 | (11) |
| 2019 | Adana Demirspor | 6 | (1) |
| 2020 | Persepolis | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 326 | (123) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2010 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (4) |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | Republic of Ireland | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:19, 16 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Stokes celebrating a goal with Tractor in 2018
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2005–06 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Total | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Falkirk (loan) | 2006–07 | 16 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 16 | ||
| Sunderland | 2006–07 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2008–09 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Hibernian | 2009–10[Note1 1] | 37 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 23 | |
| 2010–11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 24 | |
| Celtic | 2010–11 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | 35 | 19 | |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 21 | |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 21 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 135 | 58 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 191 | 76 | |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2015–16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2016–17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Hibernian | 2017–18 | 18 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 21 | 11 | ||
| Apollon Smyrni | 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Tractor | 2018–19 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 13 | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2019–20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Persepolis | 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Livingston | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 326 | 123 | 30 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 418 | 160 | |
International
- As of 20 November 2014[7]
| Republic of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
Honours
Club
Sunderland
- Football League Championship: 2006–07
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Scottish Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Scottish League Cup: 2014–15
Hibernian
- Scottish Cup: 2015–16[8]
Notes
- Soccerbase did not record an appearance made by Stokes in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City on 26 August 2009; Hibernian 3 – 0 Brechin BBC Sport, 26 August 2009
References
- "Anthony Christopher Stokes". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Anthony Stokes". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- "Anthony Stokes: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- Anthony Stokes at Soccerbase
- "A. Stokes". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Iran Cup - Sanat-Naft 3 - 3 Tractor Sazi Tabriz". LiveScore18. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Stokes, Anthony". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2–3 Hibernian". BBC Sport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- "Dundee Utd striker Goodwillie nets young player award". BBC Sport. 20 April 2010.
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