Facts: - caps: 78 3 14 73 190 13 27 - nationalyears: 1995 ? 2006 2000 -- 2004 - youthclubs: home farm leeds united - birth date: 9 december 1979 - clubs: home -rrb- barnsley cardiff city sheffield wednesday shamrock rovers farm leeds united nottingham forest -lrb- loan - nationalcaps: 2 ? 1 10 - currentclub: shamrock rovers - caption: mcphail playing for cardiff city - height: 5 8 - nationalgoals: 0 ? 0 1 - name: stephen mcphail - nationalteam: republic of ireland b republic of ireland of ireland u17 republic of ireland u21 republic - birth place: westminster , england - position: midfielder - updated: 18 may 2014 - fullname: stephen john paul mcphail - image size: 150px - years: 1992 2006 2006 -- 2013 2013 -- 2014 2014 -- -- 1995 1995 -- 1997 2003 2004 -- - clubnumber: 37 - youthyears: 1992 -- 1995 1995 -- 1997 - pcupdate: 4 may 2015 - image: stephen mcphail.jpg - goals: 3 0 0 4 3 0 8 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of stephen mcphail .
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stephen john paul mcphail -lrb- born 9 december 1979 -rrb- is an irish footballer who plays in the league of ireland for shamrock rovers .he has won 10 caps for his country , the republic of ireland , and scored one goal .he plays as a play-making central midfielder , as he uses his great passing qualities to pick out attackers .in february 2014 he signed for shamrock rovers on a one-year contract .