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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Jude Quinn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (age 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | St Patrick's Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2012 | Sheffield United | 206 | (20) |
| 2005–2006 | →Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Rotherham United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Hull City | 85 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Reading | 34 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Burton Albion | 93 | (2) |
| 2021 | →Mansfield Town (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2021– | Mansfield Town | 129 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Republic of Ireland | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 5 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Stephen Jude Quinn (born 1 April 1986) is an Irish professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forEFL League One clubMansfield Town. He has also represented theRepublic of Ireland national team.
He started his career withLeague of Ireland clubSt Patrick's Athletic before moving toSheffield United in 2005. Quinn made over 200 appearances for the Blades, being their player of the season in 2011 and being in theFootball League One PFA Team of the Year 2011–12. In 2012, he moved to Hull City and was a part of the team that won promotion back to the Premier League. Quinn also started the2014 FA Cup Final againstArsenal. He is known for his set piece taking.[3]
Born inDublin,[2] Quinn came through the youth set up ofSt Patrick's Athletic in theLeague of Ireland. He made his senior debut in a 2–1 loss toShamrock Rovers on the 23rd of April 2004, which also proved to be his only senior appearance for the club.[4]
Quinn signed for Sheffield United in 2005[5] and he made his first team debut for the Blades in aLeague Cup win atShrewsbury Town on 20 September 2005.[6]
Quinn spent some of the 2005–06 season on loan withMilton Keynes Dons[7] andRotherham United respectively,[8] becoming a fan favourite atThe Millers where his performances helped them to avoid relegation.
Quinn made his Premiership debut for the Blades againstCharlton Athletic, and could have almost scored within the first 40 seconds of the game.[9] In his second appearance, a match againstAston Villa atBramall Lane, he did score his first goal for the club.[10] Quinn ended the season by winning the young player of the season award and was rewarded with a new contract. Sheffield United warded off interest allegedly from numerousChampionship clubs during the summer 2011 transfer window, with Quinn being made aware of an offer – rejected by Sheffield United – from Blackpool (who also signedDaniel Bogdanović) by his agent.[11] By 9 April 2012, Quinn provided more assists (14) than any other player inLeague One.[citation needed] He also scored four goals in the 2011–12 season.
Quinn joined Championship clubHull City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2012.[12] It was later revealed that Hull City would pay Sheffield United £2,000 per game for his first 50 games, plus a further £100,000 if the Tigers were promoted to thePremier League.[13] On 1 September 2012 at theKC Stadium againstBolton Wanderers, great work fromJay Simpson on the right edge saw him pull the ball back for Quinn, who marked his home debut with a simple finish pastÁdám Bogdán from close range.[14] Quinn enjoyed a highly successful first season in East Yorkshire, ending the campaign by winning Hull's Players' Player of the Season award as the Tigers were promoted to the Premier League under new managerSteve Bruce.[15]
On 13 April 2014, he scored Hull's fourth goal in their 5–3FA Cup semi-final win overSheffield United atWembley Stadium.[16] On 17 May 2014 he started in the2014 FA Cup Final againstArsenal.[17] On 4 May 2015, Quinn scored for Hull City in a 1–3 defeat toArsenal at theKC Stadium.[18]
On 30 June 2015, Quinn signed a three-year contract withReading after his deal with Hull City expired.[19][20] Quinn scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss toPreston North End on 30 April 2016.[21] Reading announced on 11 May 2018 that Quinn would leave the club at the end of his contract.[22]
On 22 August 2018, Quinn joinedLeague One clubBurton Albion on a short-term deal until January 2019.[23] On 15 January 2021, Quinn joinedLeague Two sideMansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[24][25]
After having finished the season with Mansfield Town on loan, Quinn joined the club on a one-year permanent deal on 14 June 2021.[26] In June 2022, having missed out on promotion in the2022 play-off final, Quinn signed a new one-year contract at the club.[27] On 24 May 2023, Quinn extended his contract by another year.[28]
Quinn was called up by theRepublic of Ireland for the first time as part of the senior squad to faceSan Marino in theUEFA Euro 2008 qualifier at the Serravalle Stadium on 4 February 2007.
He made his U21 international debut in the 1–0 loss against theNetherlands inVenlo on 27 March.[29] Quinn scored his first international goal in a 3–2 victory againstSweden U-21 in October 2007.[30]
Quinn won his first senior cap on 2 June 2013 when theRepublic of Ireland beatGeorgia 4–0. He would also go on to win a second cap againstWorld Cup andEuropean ChampionsSpain.On 7 September 2014 inMartin O'Neill's first competitive game in charge of Ireland, Quinn started his first competitive game against Georgia alongsideGlenn Whelan andJames McCarthy in midfield. Ireland won the game 2–1 thanks to a last minute winner byAiden McGeady. Quinn admitted after the game that there was a "weight lifted off his shoulders" after making his competitive debut.[31][32] Quinn started in a 1–1 draw againstGermany, Quinn was criticised in the media for the German goal for standing off and allowingToni Kroos the time to shoot and score.[33]
Stephen Quinn is the younger brother of formerSheffield Wednesday andSheffield United midfielderAlan Quinn, and the older brother of former Sheffield United midfielderKeith Quinn. His cousinJoe Redmond is also a professional footballer. His nephew wingerBen Quinn is also his current teammate atMansfield Town. He is nicknamedMini Quinny in reference to older brother Alan.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2004[4] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005[4] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sheffield United | 2005–06[34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07[35] | Premier League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08[36] | Championship | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09[37] | Championship | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 50 | 8 | |
| 2009–10[38] | Championship | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11[39] | Championship | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12[40] | League One | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[b] | 0 | 53 | 5 | |
| 2012–13[41] | League One | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 206 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 237 | 22 | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2005–06[34] | League One | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2005–06[34] | League One | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Hull City | 2012–13[41] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14[42] | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[43] | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 85 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Reading | 2015–16[44] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[45] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[46] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2018–19[47] | League One | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| 2019–20[48] | League One | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[49] | League One | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 93 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 3 | ||
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 2020–21[49] | League Two | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Mansfield Town | 2021–22[50] | League Two | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| 2022–23[51] | League Two | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Total | 99 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 110 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 549 | 32 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 636 | 38 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
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