Stephen Gleeson

Stephen Gleeson ( born August 3, 1988 in Dublin) is an Irish football player. The central midfielder was one of the most promising talents in the Academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers and already came at the age of 18 years in the Irish national team to its first international match. After several phases loan he gave to the 2009/10 season on the hope of a breakthrough in the " Wolves " and instead signed at third division Milton Keynes Dons a new contract.

Sports career

Born in the Irish capital Stephen Gleeson learned to play football at a small club called " Cherry Orchard " before he decided to convert at the age of 15 years to try it after a successful trial in the youth department of the English Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was discovered by the scout Willie Vaughan, who was responsible for the Talentesichtung in Irish territory on behalf of the " Wolves ". In May 2006 he signed after successful academy training a professional contract with a term of three years.

His first experience in a professional league, he collected in the 2006/07 season, when he was first hired in November 2006 for three months in the fourth division Stockport County. After his debut at the 2-1 victory in the FA Cup against Exeter City on 11 November 2006, he was at once a fixture in the game of " County ", shot a total of two goals in 17 games and duty was part of the team that nine matches in a row won - five of them under Gleeson's involvement. The emerging services remained his second league home club is not hidden and so he received at the end of the 2006 /07 four tool changes the opportunity for distinction in Wolverhampton, including an insert in the play-off semi-final second leg counted against West Bromwich Albion.

Hopes of further leaps in Wolverhampton were not fulfilled in the subsequent period, however. In the subsequent two years, coach Mick McCarthy preferred players like Karl Henry, David Jones, David Edwards and Nigel Quashie Players out on loan last even on Gleeson's central midfield position. After a League Cup action against Morecambe FC Gleeson received until end of February 2008 re- match practice as he helped out for a month at fourth division club Hereford United and played shortly after his return to Wolverhampton the season with his former Leihverein Stockport County to an end. There Gleeson managed promotion to the third-rate Football League One and he was with his goal in the play-off semi-final first leg at 1-1 - the hit was later elected within the association to best goal in 2008 - and his participation in the final at Wembley relevant for the success partly responsible. The loan period was extended for the first half of the season 2008/ 09 in Stockport; and this ended in February 2009, the " Wolves " more than a month later loaned him out to Stockport third league rivals and the rise aspirants Milton Keynes Dons. He led the " Dons " in the play-offs, but there could not participate because of an ankle injury.

On 1 July 2009, Gleeson moved permanently to the MK Dons and there signed a three year contract - about the amount of compensation or compensation for training kept the clubs concerned silence.

Irish national

At the age of only 17 years, Gleeson was also nominated in the Irish U-19 selection for the tournament in La Manga in February 2006, as part of the qualifying matches for the U-19 European Championship. In his debut for the U- 21 team, he scored twice on 21 August 2007 against Germany (2-2 ). For the A - team because he had already completed his first two matches; on the debut on 23 May 2007 in a 2-2 draw against Ecuador in New York's Giants Stadium, the second insert against Bolivia was only two days later followed - both friendship games had ended in a 1-1 draw.