Glenn Whelan
Glenn David Whelan (born 13 January 1984) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Republic of Ireland national football team. He was most recently a first-team coach at Bristol Rovers.
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Whelan with the Republic of Ireland squad at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn David Whelan | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Cherry Orchard | ||
| 2001 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bury (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Bury (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | 142 | (12) |
| 2008–2017 | Stoke City | 291 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Aston Villa | 68 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fleetwood Town | 34 | (0) |
| 2021 | Wythenshawe Amateurs | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | (0) |
| Total | 610 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2019 | Republic of Ireland | 91 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. In January 2008 Whelan joined Stoke City for a fee of £500,000 with whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League. He took a while to establish himself in Tony Pulis' first team plans in the top flight but by 2009 he became a regular and went on to play in the 2011 FA Cup final, but his old club Manchester City beat Stoke 1–0. Whelan continued to be a regular in the side under Pulis and kept his place under Mark Hughes. Whelan spent nine years at Stoke making 338 appearances before joining Aston Villa in July 2017 and then Hearts in August 2019.