 Whelan with the Republic of Ireland squad at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Glenn David Whelan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder[4] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic (first team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Cherry Orchard[5] | ||
| 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 | |||
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 is currently a first-team coach at Wigan Athletic.
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.
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 650. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Player profile: Glenn Whelan: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015.
- ^ Bates, Pearce (5 June 2018). "'He always plays at 100 per cent' – Aston Villa midfielder Glenn Whelan in the words of his former manager". Birmingham Live. Reach. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Glenn Whelan: What would Aston Villa be getting if they pursued a deal?". 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2017.