Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
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Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake (born 29 March 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2002 | Cambridge United | ||
2002–2004 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2006 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 9 | (4) |
2006–2008 | Plymouth Argyle | 66 | (21) |
2008–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 177 | (61) |
2013–2014 | Ipswich Town | 9 | (0) |
2015 | Preston North End | 9 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Chesterfield | 46 | (12) |
2016–2017 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | A.F.C. Telford United | 6 | (2) |
2018 | Halesowen Town | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Barwell | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Walsall Wood | 5 | (2) |
Total | 346 | (104) | |
International career | |||
2008 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played youth team football for Cambridge United and Manchester United before making his professional debut in 2004. A spell on loan with Royal Antwerp followed before Ebanks-Blake was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 2006. During his two seasons with Argyle, he scored 21 goals in the Championship and then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for £1.5 million, where he won the Championship top scorer award in consecutive seasons to help the club gain promotion to the Premier League.
Ebanks-Blake represented England at under-21 level, but was also eligible to play for Jamaica at senior international level through his parents.[2]