Q:Anthony Peacock (born 6 September 1985 in Middlesbrough) is an English footballer. Peacock was part of Middlesbrough's successful youth teams but was released in 2005 and signed for Darlington. He made 27 league appearances but was again released. He currently plays for Spennymoor Town in County Durham. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete