Cieran Slicker
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Cieran Slicker
|image = Cieran Slicker 190923.jpg
|upright =
|caption = Slicker with Ipswich Town in 2023
|full_name = Cieran Peter Slicker{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/4110099 |title=2024/25 Premier League squad lists |publisher=Premier League |date=13 September 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Oldham, England
|height = {{convert|1.91|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/53075/Cieran-Slicker/overview |title=Cieran Slicker Ipswich Town Goalkeeper, profile & stats |publisher=Premier League |access-date=4 September 2024}}
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Ipswich Town
|clubnumber = 13
|youthyears1 = 2010–2022
|youthclubs1 = Manchester City
|years1 = 2022–2023
|clubs1 = Manchester City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2022–2023
|clubs2 = → Rochdale (loan)
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2023–
|clubs3 = Ipswich Town
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2019
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U17
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2019
|nationalteam2 = Scotland U18
|nationalcaps2 = 1
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2021–
|nationalteam3 = Scotland U21
|nationalcaps3 = 17
|nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2025–
| nationalteam4 = Scotland
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
|club-update = 19:52, 12 January 2025 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update = 22:19, 6 June 2025
}}
Cieran Peter Slicker (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{English football updater|IpswichT}} club Ipswich Town. He began his career with Manchester City, and played on loan for Rochdale. Born in England, he is a Scotland international, being capped at under-17, under-18, under-21 and senior levels.
Club career
=Manchester City=
Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester,{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/cieran-slicker/572604/|title=Scotland – C. Slicker – Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway}} Slicker played youth football with Manchester City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/20023776.scotland-under-21-keeper-cieran-slicker-learning-pep-guardiola-ederson-manchester-city/|title=Scotland U21 keeper Slicker opens up on learning under Guardiola & Ederson at Man City|website=HeraldScotland}} He made his professional debut for the club's under-21 team in an EFL Trophy draw against Lincoln City on 17 November 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/lincoln-city-vs-manchester-city-u21/stats/428806|title=Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)|website=Sky Sports}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58562369|title=Man City beat RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller|work=BBC Sport }} Manager Pep Guardiola also named him as his substitute on five occasions in both League and Cup during the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/34651/12554704/peterborough-0-2-manchester-city-oleksandr-zinchenko-captains-pep-guardiolas-side-to-fa-cup-win|title=Peterborough 0–2 Manchester City: Oleksandr Zinchenko captains Pep Guardiola's side to FA Cup win|website=Sky Sports}}
In July 2022 Slicker signed for EFL League Two side Rochdale on loan for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62348139|title=Rochdale sign Man City goalkeeper Slicker on loan|work=BBC Sport }} He made his Rochdale debut on 9 August 2022 in the club's 2–0 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62388052|title=Rochdale 2–0 Burton Albion|work=BBC Sport }} On 11 January 2023, Slicker was recalled by Manchester City, having made three appearances for Rochdale, two in the EFL Cup and one in the EFL Trophy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2023/january/slickerdeparts/|title=Slicker Returns To Manchester City|website=www.rochdaleafc.co.uk}}
=Ipswich Town=
In July 2023 he signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/08/town-sign-keeper-cieran/|title=Ipswich Town sign Cieran Slicker from Manchester City|first=Ipswich Town|last=FC|date=8 July 2023|website=Ipswich Town FC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66142955|title=Ipswich sign keeper Slicker from Manchester City|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} On 1 October 2024, Ipswich announced that Slicker had signed a new four-year contract lasting until 2028.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/30/CIERAN-SLICKER-NEW-CONTRACT-IPSWICH-TOWN/|title=NEW CONTRACT FOR CIERAN|first=Ipswich Town|last=FC|date=30 September 2024|website=Ipswich Town FC}}
International career
Slicker is eligible to represent Scotland because of his Glaswegian father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-city-kid-cieran-slicker-20734600|title=Manchester City's Cieran Slicker makes Scotland commitment as he eyes Foden path|first=Alan|last=Robertson|date=27 October 2019|website=Daily Record}} He is a Scottish youth international, having been capped at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=522810&lid=13|title=Cieran Slicker | Scotland | Scottish FA|website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtics-england-star-shows-man-citys-cieran-slicker-the-route-to-the-top-3413258|title=Celtic's England star shows Man City's Cieran Slicker the route to th…|date=31 July 2022|website=archive.ph|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220731055759/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/celtics-england-star-shows-man-citys-cieran-slicker-the-route-to-the-top-3413258|url-status=bot: unknown}}
He was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time on 4 November 2024.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2024 |title=Familiar faces back for Scotland in Nations League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvg7dmn347eo |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Slicker made his senior debut for Scotland against Iceland on 6 June 2025, coming on as substitute in the seventh minute to replace the injured Angus Gunn. He was criticised for his performance as Scotland lost 3–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/25221931.ipswich-town-cieran-slicker-struggles-senior-scotland-debut/|title=Ipswich Town: Cieran Slicker struggles on senior Scotland debut|publisher=East Anglian Daily Times|accessdate=6 June 2025}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Manchester City U21
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|126213|2020|accessdate=12 July 2023}} |colspan="1"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|126213|2021|accessdate=12 July 2023}}
|colspan="1"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City
|2022–23{{soccerbase season|126213|2022|accessdate=12 July 2023}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochdale (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| rowspan=3|Ipswich Town
|2023–24{{soccerbase season|126213|2023|accessdate=12 July 2023}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{soccerbase season|126213|2024|accessdate=17 August 2024}}
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan=3|Career total
!0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 6 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Scotland | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.itfc.co.uk/players/cieranslicker Profile] at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Ipswich Town F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Slicker, Kieran}}
Category:Footballers from Oldham
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:English people of Scottish descent
Category:21st-century English sportsmen