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Anthony Stokes

Anthony Stokes

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Blackforge FC
Age37
CitizenshipIreland
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornJuly 25, 1988
at Blackforge FC 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.39
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 192 apps

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2007
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 06/07
24
best season · 09/10
20 / 3
int'l caps / goals
423Appearances
166Goals
82Assists
38Yellow cards
2Red cards
75Full matches (90′)
Full nameAnthony Stokes
Name in home countryAnthony Christopher Stokes
Date of birth1988-07-25 (37 yrs)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubBlackforge FC
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2026
2026 — Blackforge FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Career break → Blackforge FC
25/26 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: Livingston FC → Career break
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Livingston FC
20/21 · Transfer
May 2020
Transfer: Persepolis → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Persepolis
19/20 · Transfer
Nov 2019
Transfer: Adana Demirspor → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Transfer: Tractor → Adana Demirspor
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Adana Demirspor, Persepolis FC
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Apollon Smyrnis → Tractor Sazi
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Tractor Sazi FC
24 matches · 13 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2018
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Apollon Smyrnis
17/18 · Transfer
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Blackburn → Hibernian FC
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hibernian FC, Apollon Smyrnis
25 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Blackburn Rovers, Blackburn Rovers U23
18 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Celtic → Blackburn
16/17 · Transfer
May 2016
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Celtic
15/16 · Return from loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Celtic → Hibernian FC
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Celtic FC, Hibernian FC
27 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 7 competitions
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Celtic FC
38 matches · 8 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Celtic FC
47 matches · 21 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
43 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Celtic FC
23 matches · 7 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Celtic FC
47 matches · 21 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Celtic
10/11 · Transfer · €1.45m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Celtic FC, Hibernian FC
40 matches · 20 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2009
Transfer: Sunderland → Hibernian FC
09/10 · Transfer · €575k
Jul 2009
09/10 — Hibernian FC
43 matches · 24 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: Crystal Palace → Sunderland
08/09 · Return from loan
Mar 2009
Transfer: Sunderland → Crystal Palace
08/09 · Loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Sunderland
08/09 · Return from loan
Oct 2008
Transfer: Sunderland → Sheff Utd
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Sunderland AFC
28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2008
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sunderland AFC
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Sunderland
06/07 · Transfer · €3.00m
Dec 2006
Transfer: Falkirk → Arsenal Res.
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Falkirk
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Sunderland AFC, Falkirk FC
32 matches · 18 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Arsenal Res.
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Arsenal FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2005
Transfer: Shels Academy → Arsenal U18
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,732 min
Minutes played by club
Blackforge FC 0.0%
Adana Demirspor 5.6%
Persepolis FC 0.0%
Tractor Sazi FC 3.4%
Apollon Smyrnis 0.0%
Hibernian FC 22.2%
Blackburn Rovers 5.1%
Blackburn Rovers U23 3.9%
Celtic FC 26.1%
Sunderland AFC 16.8%
Sheffield United 0.0%
Crystal Palace 13.9%
Falkirk FC 2.9%
Arsenal FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Blackforge FC 1 2026 2026 0 0 0 0
Adana Demirspor 1 19/20 19/20 6 1 0 375
Persepolis FC 1 19/20 19/20 3 0 0 0
Tractor Sazi FC 1 18/19 18/19 24 13 2 229
Apollon Smyrnis 1 17/18 17/18 4 0 0 0
Hibernian FC 4 09/10 17/18 94 46 12 1,497
Blackburn Rovers 1 16/17 16/17 12 3 0 344
Blackburn Rovers U23 1 16/17 16/17 6 5 1 260
Celtic FC 6 10/11 15/16 192 76 64 1,760
Sunderland AFC 3 06/07 08/09 38 5 1 1,133
Sheffield United 1 08/09 08/09 12 0 1 0
Crystal Palace 1 08/09 08/09 13 1 1 937
Falkirk FC 1 06/07 06/07 18 16 0 197
Arsenal FC 1 05/06 05/06 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€1M18€2M26€3M35€4M05/0606/07 — 18 goals (Sunderland AFC)06/07 — 1 assists1906/0707/08 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)107/0808/09 — 3 goals (Crystal Palace)08/09 — 2 assists508/0909/10 — 24 goals (Hibernian FC)09/10 — 4 assists2809/1010/11 — 20 goals (Hibernian FC)10/11 — 15 assists3510/1111/12 — 21 goals (Celtic FC)11/12 — 14 assists3511/1212/13 — 7 goals (Celtic FC)12/13 — 9 assists1612/1313/14 — 21 goals (Celtic FC)13/14 — 13 assists3413/1414/15 — 8 goals (Celtic FC)14/15 — 14 assists2214/1515/16 — 10 goals (Hibernian FC)15/16 — 3 assists1315/1616/17 — 8 goals (Blackburn Rovers)16/17 — 1 assists916/1717/18 — 11 goals (Hibernian FC)17/18 — 4 assists1517/1818/19 — 13 goals (Tractor Sazi FC)18/19 — 2 assists1518/1919/20 — 1 goals (Adana Demirspor)119/2005/06 — €100K07/08 — €4M08/09 — €2.5M09/10 — €1.3M10/11 — €3M11/12 — €3M12/13 — €2.5M13/14 — €1.5M14/15 — €1.8M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €1M17/18 — €1M18/19 — €900K19/20 — €700KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 181806/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 242409/1010/11: 202010/1111/12: 212111/1212/13: 7712/1313/14: 212113/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 101015/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 111117/1818/19: 131318/1919/20: 1119/202026: 002026

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 151510/1111/12: 141411/1212/13: 9912/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 141414/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/202026: 002026
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2026 Leinster Senior Cup Blackforge FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 1.Lig Adana Demirspor 6 1 0 0 0 375
19/20 AFC Champions League Persepolis FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Persian Gulf League Persepolis FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Hazfi Cup Tractor Sazi FC 1 2 0 1 0 60
18/19 Persian Gulf League Tractor Sazi FC 23 11 2 1 0 169
17/18 Betfred Cup Hibernian FC 3 4 3 0 0 68
17/18 Premiership Hibernian FC 18 7 1 4 0 207
17/18 Super League 1 Apollon Smyrnis 4 0 0 3 0 0
16/17 Championship Blackburn Rovers 8 1 0 0 0 271
16/17 EFL Cup Blackburn Rovers 2 2 0 0 0 73
16/17 EFL Trophy Blackburn Rovers U23 2 1 0 0 0 180
16/17 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Blackburn Rovers U23 4 4 1 0 0 80
15/16 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Hibernian FC 14 6 1 2 0 192
15/16 Europa League Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Play-offs Hibernian FC 4 0 2 2 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 6 4 0 1 0 132
14/15 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Celtic FC 5 0 2 1 0 0
14/15 League Cup Celtic FC 4 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Celtic FC 21 7 7 1 0 204
14/15 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 1 2 1 1 263
13/14 Champions League Celtic FC 6 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 5 0 2 1 0 0
13/14 League Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 33 20 10 2 1 134
13/14 SFA Cup Celtic FC 2 1 0 0 0 166
12/13 Champions League Celtic FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premiership Celtic FC 17 5 7 0 0 202
12/13 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 2 2 0 0 110
11/12 Europa League Celtic FC 4 2 0 0 0 138
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Celtic FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premiership Celtic FC 34 12 11 2 0 181
11/12 Scot. League Cup Celtic FC 4 3 2 1 0 115
11/12 SFA Cup Celtic FC 4 4 1 0 0 54
10/11 Co-op. Ins. Cup Celtic FC 3 5 2 0 0 52
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Hibernian FC 2 0 1 1 0 0
10/11 Premiership Hibernian FC 3 1 0 0 0 270
10/11 Premiership Celtic FC 29 14 10 6 0 141
10/11 SFA Cup Celtic FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 Co-op. Ins. Cup Hibernian FC 2 1 0 1 0 180
09/10 Premiership Hibernian FC 37 22 3 3 0 139
09/10 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 4 1 1 0 0 309
08/09 Championship Crystal Palace 13 1 1 0 0 937
08/09 Championship Sheffield United 12 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 2 0 0 0 21
08/09 Premier League Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Sunderland AFC 20 1 0 0 0 741
06/07 Championship Sunderland AFC 14 2 1 1 0 371
06/07 CIS Insur. Cup Falkirk FC 2 2 0 0 0 97
06/07 Premiership Falkirk FC 16 14 0 1 0 100
05/06 League Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2005-01-01 Shels Academy Arsenal U18 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Arsenal U18 Arsenal Res. Transfer 100000
06/07 2006-08-29 Arsenal Res. Falkirk Loan 100000
06/07 2006-12-31 Falkirk Arsenal Res. Return from loan 100000
06/07 2007-01-08 Arsenal Res. Sunderland Transfer 100000 €3.00m
08/09 2008-10-17 Sunderland Sheff Utd Loan 1800000
08/09 2009-01-18 Sheff Utd Sunderland Return from loan 1250000
08/09 2009-03-02 Sunderland Crystal Palace Loan 900000
08/09 2009-05-31 Crystal Palace Sunderland Return from loan 900000
09/10 2009-08-21 Sunderland Hibernian FC Transfer 900000 €575k
10/11 2010-08-31 Hibernian FC Celtic Transfer 1750000 €1.45m
15/16 2016-01-19 Celtic Hibernian FC Loan 1250000
15/16 2016-05-31 Hibernian FC Celtic Return from loan 1250000
16/17 2016-07-01 Celtic Blackburn Transfer 1250000
17/18 2017-08-02 Blackburn Hibernian FC Transfer 1000000
17/18 2018-02-09 Hibernian FC Apollon Smyrnis Transfer 800000
18/19 2018-07-20 Apollon Smyrnis Tractor Sazi Transfer 600000
19/20 2019-08-06 Tractor Adana Demirspor Transfer 900000
19/20 2019-11-28 Adana Demirspor Without Club Transfer 700000
19/20 2020-01-29 Without Club Persepolis Transfer 700000
19/20 2020-05-10 Persepolis Without Club Transfer 400000
20/21 2020-08-22 Without Club Livingston FC Transfer 400000
20/21 2020-09-15 Livingston FC Career break Transfer 400000
25/26 2025-07-01 Career break Blackforge FC Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
07/08 Ill 2008-03-14 2008-03-29 16 4
12/13 Ankle injury 2012-08-10 2013-01-10 154 43
14/15 Calf injury 2014-12-30 2015-01-19 21 2
17/18 Knee injury 2017-10-23 2017-10-31 9 3
Current€500k
Peak€4.00m
Low
Δ since start+€400k
€1.00m€2.00m€3.00m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #30323 1 0 former national player
Team #23132 0 0 former national player
Team #21103 10 3 former national player
Team #3509 #14 9 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Charlie Mulgrew 2 3 0
Efe Ambrose 2 1 0
James Forrest 2 9 0
Adam Matthews 2 1 0
Gary Hooper 2 22 0
Virgil van Dijk 2 2 0
Paul Hanlon 1 2 0
Lewis Stevenson 2 1 0
Sung-yueng Ki 2 4 0
Craig Gordon 2 0 0
John McGinn 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
09/10 Premiership Hibernian FC 22 37
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 20 33
10/11 Premiership Hibernian FC 15 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Premiership Celtic FC 11 34
10/11 Premiership Hibernian FC 10 32
13/14 Premiership Celtic FC 10 33

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-05-31 Hibernian FC Celtic Return from loan €1.25m
15/16 2016-01-19 Celtic Hibernian FC Loan €1.25m
08/09 2009-05-31 Crystal Palace Sunderland Return from loan €900k
08/09 2009-03-02 Sunderland Crystal Palace Loan €900k
08/09 2009-01-18 Sheff Utd Sunderland Return from loan €1.25m
08/09 2008-10-17 Sunderland Sheff Utd Loan €1.80m
06/07 2006-12-31 Falkirk Arsenal Res. Return from loan €100k
06/07 2006-08-29 Arsenal Res. Falkirk Loan €100k

Teams faced most often by Anthony Stokes's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Manchester City 48 9 10 29 47 102 -55 19%
Everton FC 46 8 16 22 37 73 -36 17%
Manchester United 46 4 8 34 25 86 -61 9%
Chelsea FC 46 7 3 36 40 98 -58 15%
Arsenal FC 46 5 13 28 42 96 -54 11%
Liverpool FC 46 8 11 27 46 84 -38 17%
Tottenham Hotspur 46 6 10 30 31 71 -40 13%
Stoke City 46 18 9 19 55 53 +2 39%
West Bromwich Albion 45 14 14 17 57 61 -4 31%
Aston Villa 44 12 11 21 37 63 -26 27%
West Ham United 44 9 17 18 47 59 -12 20%
Newcastle United 42 18 11 13 51 44 +7 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal
10/11 Goal #50 (career)
13/14 Goal #100 (career)
17/18 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
18/19 24 229 2 0 0 0.79
17/18 25 275 7 0 0 2.29
16/17 18 604 0 1 0 0.15
15/16 27 324 5 0 0 1.39
14/15 38 467 3 0 1 0.77
13/14 47 300 3 0 1 1.2
11/12 47 488 4 0 0 0.74
10/11 40 463 7 0 0 1.36
09/10 43 628 4 0 0 0.57
08/09 28 958 1 0 0 0.09
06/07 32 568 2 1 0 0.48

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
209 apps
102 G
49 A
Scot. League Cup
21 apps
15 G
10 A
SFA Cup
27 apps
13 G
8 A
Persian Gulf League
24 apps
11 G
2 A
Championship
14 apps
6 G
1 A
Championship
47 apps
4 G
3 A
Premier League 2
4 apps
4 G
1 A
League Cup
5 apps
4 G
0 A
Europa League
9 apps
2 G
2 A
Hazfi Cup
1 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Anthony Stokes

Who is Anthony Stokes?

Anthony Stokes is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Blackforge FC.

How old is Anthony Stokes?

Anthony Stokes is 37 years old. He was born on July 25, 1988 in Dublin.

What position does Anthony Stokes play?

Anthony Stokes plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Anthony Stokes play for?

Anthony Stokes currently plays for Blackforge FC.

How many career goals has Anthony Stokes scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Anthony Stokes has scored 166 goals in 423 appearances.