nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
13 28 june 1985 stoke city 000 2007 2007 -- 2008 2008 -- 2014 2014 -- ? -- 1993 1993 -- 2003 2006 2006 000 ? -- 1993 1993 -- 2003 8 6 6 5 13 16 174 25 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 250px 2010 -- phil bardsley.jpg phil bardsley bardsley playing for sunderland in 2011 phillip anthony bardsley salford , england scotland 1.80 m ftin on 2 0 charlestown lads club manchester united charlestown -rrb- → rangers -lrb- loan -rrb- → aston villa -lrb- lads loan -rrb- → sheffield united -lrb- loan -rrb- sunderland stoke club city manchester united → burnley -lrb- loan defender phil bardsley

phil bardsley

phillip anthony `` phil '' bardsley -lrb- born 28 june 1985 -rrb- is a footballer who plays for stoke city and the scotland national team .
although born in england , bardsley qualifies for scotland through his glasgow-born father .
bardsley began his career with manchester united where he made 18 appearances in five seasons at the club .
during that time , he was loaned to several clubs , including royal antwerp , burnley , rangers , aston villa and sheffield united .
he joined sunderland in january 2008 for an initial fee of # 850,000 .
bardsley established himself as a regular at the stadium of light under steve bruce and martin o'neill and he won the player of the year award in 2010 -- 11 .
he lost his place in the team in 2012 -- 13 after a falling-out with manager paolo di canio , before returning to the first team under gus poyet .
under poyet , bardsley helped sunderland to avoid relegation in 2013 -- 14 and reach the 2014 football league cup final , in which they lost 3 -- 1 to manchester city .
after his sunderland contract expired in june 2014 , bardsley joined stoke city on a free transfer .
