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Anthony Stokes

アンソニー・ストークス　/　あんそにー・すとーくす

Association football player from Ireland

July 25, 1988 (age 37)　・　Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

County Dublin
association football player

My Take

What grabs me about Anthony Stokes is the sheer nerve of a Dublin lad breaking into Arsenal so young, then truly announcing himself on loan at Falkirk with 14 goals in 16 games. That is a striker running on pure instinct. I have a soft spot for players who let their finishing do the talking rather than the headlines, and his arc from the Premier League stage to flourishing in Scotland feels like a classic underdog tale. He may have been raw and unpredictable, but the goals were real, and that is the part of football I find most honest and most fun to root for.

Overview

Anthony Christopher Stokes (born 25 July 1988) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his senior career with Arsenal in the English Premier League, and established himself with a successful loan spell with Falkirk in 2006, scoring 14 goals in 16 Scottish Premier League games.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Anthony Stokes
Name (Japanese): アンソニー・ストークス
Reading: あんそにー・すとーくす
Born: July 25, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Terenure College

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9

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