Anthony Stokes
Career snapshot
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Shares 1988-07-25 · 6 players total
| Full name | Anthony Stokes |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Anthony Christopher Stokes |
| Date of birth | 1988-07-25 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Blackforge FC |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games 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 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 22 | 37 |
| 13/14 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 20 | 33 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Hibernian FC | 15 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value 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).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 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.
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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.
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