Glenn David Whelan is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Whelan started his career at Manchester City but only made one appearance which came in the UEFA Cup and after a loan spell at Bury he moved on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in May 2005. In January 2008 Whelan joined Stoke City with whom he helped gain promotion to the Premier League. He took a while to establish himself in Tony Pulis' first team plans in the top flight but by 2009 he became a regular and went on to play in the 2011 FA Cup Final, but his old club Manchester City beat Stoke 1-0. Whelan continued to be a regular in the side under Pulis in and kept his place under Mark Hughes.

His first cap for the Republic of Ireland B national football team came on 20 November 2007 against Scotland. Whelan made his debut for the senior team against Serbia in May 2008 and scored his first international goal against Georgia in Mainz, Germany on 6 September 2008. Since the appointment of Giovanni Trapattoni, Whelan became a key member of the squad and made 11 straight appearances. Whelan again was ever present in Ireland's midfield for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying and he was also part of the team that secured qualification for UEFA Euro 2012. Whelan was named in Trapattoni's 23-man squad for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine and was given the number 6 jersey. He was listed in the final squad of Ireland for UEFA Euro 2016.

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