Shay Given
Personal information
Full name	Séamus John James Given
Date of birth	April 20 1976(1976-04-20)
Place of birth	Lifford, Republic of Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Aston Villa
Number	1
Youth clubs
1991–1994	Celtic
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
1994–1997 1995 1996 1997–2009 2009–	Blackburn Rovers → Swindon Town (L) → Sunderland (L) Newcastle United Manchester City	002 (0) 005 (0) 017 (0) 354 (0) 050 (0)
National team
1996–	Republic of Ireland	114 (0)

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Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976 Lifford in County Donegal) is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. After leaving Celtic in 1994 having been deemed surplus to requirements, Given was part of the Sunderland team who won the Football League First Division title in 1995–96, while on loan from Blackburn Rovers.
He was signed by Newcastle United in 1997, and it was there that he began competing to be a first-choice Premier League goalkeeper. Given was part of the teams who came runners-up in the 1998 and 1999 FA Cup campaigns, and was named in the Premier League Team of the Season for 2001–02 and 2005–06. He played in the Champions League and UEFA Cup with Newcastle, and was involved in the club's title challenge in 2001–02. Although he submitted a transfer request during the 2000–01 campaign after losing his position in the starting lineup, it was denied, and Given went on to regain his place. On 1 February 2009, Given transferred to Manchester City for £7 million on a four and a half-year-contract.
He gained his first international cap in 1996, and has since competed in every World Cup qualifying and European Championship qualifying campaign for his national team. He played in goal during every match for his country during the 2002 World Cup campaign, helping them to reach the knockout stages. With 114 national caps, Given has made more appearances for the Republic of Ireland than any other player in history.

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Manchester City current squad

1. Given 2. Richards 3. Bridge 4. Kompany 5. Zabaleta 6. M. Johnson 7. Milner 8. Wright-Phillips 9. Adebayor 10. Džeko 11. A. Johnson 12. Taylor 13. Kolarov 14. Santa Cruz 17. Boateng 18. Barry 19. Lescott 21. Silva 22. Cunningham 24. Vieira 25. Hart 26. González 27. Jô 28. K. Touré 32. Tévez 34. de Jong 37. Nielsen 38. Boyata 39. Bellamy 40. Weiss 42. Y. Touré 45. Balotelli 50. Ibrahim 52. Tchuimeni-Nimely 62. Razak -—. Onuoha Manager  Roberto Mancini

Republic of Ireland – 2002 World Cup
1. Given 2. Finnan 3. Harte 4. Cunningham 5. Staunton 6. Roy Keane 7. McAteer 8. Holland 9. Duff 10. Robbie Keane 11. Kilbane 12. Kinsella 13. Connolly 14. Breen 15. Dunne 16. Kiely 17. Quinn 18. G. Kelly 19. Morrison 20. O'Brien 21. Reid 22. Carsley 23. A. Kelly Manager  Mick McCarthy