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Cieran Slicker

Cieran Peter Slicker (born 15 September 2002) is a professional football goalkeeper. He is contracted to Premier League club Ipswich Town until 2028. He began his career with Manchester City, and played on loan for Rochdale. Born in England to a Glaswegian father, he has 21 Scotland caps combined at U17, U18 and U21 level.

Cieran Slicker
Slicker with Ipswich Town in September 2023.
Personal information
Full name Cieran Peter Slicker[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Oldham, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Manchester City 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Ipswich Town 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Scotland U17 3 (0)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
2021– Scotland U21 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 7 June 2024

Club career

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Manchester City

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Born in Oldham,[1] Slicker played youth football with Manchester City.[2] He made his professional debut for the clubs Under 21 team in an EFL Trophy 1-1 draw at Lincoln City on 17 November 2020.[3] He made five appearances in the EFL Trophy for City under 21s across two seasons.[4]

On 15 November 2021, Slicker was named as a substitute for the first team in a 6–3 victory over RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.[5] Manager Pep Guardiola also named him as his substitute on five occasions in both League and Cup during the 2021–22 season.[6]

In July 2022 Slicker signed for EFL League Two side Rochdale on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7] He kept a clean sheet on his Rochdale debut, on 9 August 2022 in the EFL Cup 2-0 home win over Burton Albion.[8] On 11 January 2023, City recalled Slicker, having made two EFL Cup and one EFL Trophy Rochdale appearances.[9]

Ipswich Town

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In July 2023 he signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[10][11] He recorded a clean sheet in his senior competitive Ipswich Town debut, on 9 August 2023 in the League Cup 2-0 home win versus Bristol Rovers. 20 days later at Reading in the same competition, he saved Charlie Savage's spot kick, to help Ipswich win the shoot out 3-1 after the teams drew 2-2.[12]

On 1 October 2024 Ipswich announced he had signed a new 4 year contract lasting until Summer 2028.[13]

International career

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Slicker is eligible to represent Scotland because of his Glaswegian father.[14] He has Scotland age group caps at under 17, under 18 and under 21 levels.[15][1][14][16]

He was called up to the full Scotland international squad for the first time on 4 November 2024.[17]

Career statistics

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As of match played 29 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2020–21[18] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22[19] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total — — — 5 0 5 0
Manchester City 2022–23[20] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochdale (loan) 2022–23[20] League Two 0 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 3 0
Ipswich Town 2023–24[21] Championship 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
2024–25[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 10 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Ipswich Town

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scotland – C. Slicker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Scotland U21 keeper Slicker opens up on learning under Guardiola & Ederson at Man City". HeraldScotland.
  3. ^ "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference sbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Man City beat RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Peterborough 0–2 Manchester City: Oleksandr Zinchenko captains Pep Guardiola's side to FA Cup win". Sky Sports.
  7. ^ "Rochdale sign Man City goalkeeper Slicker on loan". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Rochdale 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Slicker Returns To Manchester City". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
  10. ^ FC, Ipswich Town (8 July 2023). "Ipswich Town sign Cieran Slicker from Manchester City". Ipswich Town FC.
  11. ^ "Ipswich sign keeper Slicker from Manchester City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=126213&season_id=156
  13. ^ FC, Ipswich Town (30 September 2024). "NEW CONTRACT FOR CIERAN". Ipswich Town FC.
  14. ^ a b Robertson, Alan (27 October 2019). "Manchester City's Cieran Slicker makes Scotland commitment as he eyes Foden path". Daily Record.
  15. ^ "Cieran Slicker | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Celtic's England star shows Man City's Cieran Slicker the route to th…". archive.ph. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Familiar faces back for Scotland in Nations League". BBC Sport. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  23. ^ FC, Ipswich Town (4 May 2024). "WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE!". Ipswich Town FC.
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