Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.<\/P>
Ireland started his career in Cobh, playing junior football for Cobh Ramblers, a team his father Michael had previously played for. As a schoolboy Ireland had trials with a number of British clubs, though several were discouraged by his Osgood-Schlatter disease, which he suffered from in his mid-teens.<\/P>","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"1","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2014-1-14","BFA4903D06441BD5032C18CFE9B50683":"","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"7","60DC9D976694DF52":"1","797F91F0051E8E7502912D1DDA7DF5C1":"Ireland","4039037DD85D60421E356E7B3EA31BE5":"Aston Villa,Newcastle[on loan],Manchester City","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"1986-8-22","FAF88D97B63B269A":"173cm","BA50BEB0DB40F3ADF7C4575FF4221F17":"","2134628892B06B90":"Stephen Ireland","e_index":9};