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Elliot John Embleton (born 2 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Sunderland.[3] He has also spent time on loan at Grimsby Town and Blackpool, and has represented England from under-17 to under-20 level.

Elliot Embleton

Personal information
Full name	Elliot John Embleton[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Durham, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sunderland
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2017	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Sunderland	70	(10)
2018–2019	→ Grimsby Town (loan)	27	(3)
2021	→ Blackpool (loan)	18	(1)
National team‡
2015–2016	England U17	11	(1)
2016–2017	England U18	10	(0)
2017–2018	England U19	13	(4)
2017–2019	England U20	10	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 4 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:15, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Sunderland

Embleton was named on the bench on six occasions during the 2016–17 Premier League, having featured many times for the under-23 side.[4] However, he would have to wait until the next season to make his first team debut, which came on 9 December 2017 as an injury time substitute for Lynden Gooch in a 0–0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers.[5]

On 30 August 2018, Embleton joined Grimsby Town on loan until January 2019.[6] The player established himself as a regular starter for the Lincolnshire side, scoring four goals during this period, and on 2 January 2019 the two clubs announced an extension of the loan to the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

On 1 February 2021, Embleton joined League One side Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[8]

He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on 14 August 2021.[9]

Embleton scored the first of Sunderland's goals in the 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers in the 2022 EFL League One play-off Final that secured promotion to the EFL Championship.[10]

International career

Embleton has represented England from under-17 to under-20 level.[11] In May 2017, Embleton was included in an England U20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[12] He scored in the semi-final against Scotland.[13] In the final, Embleton converted his penalty during the shoot-out as England defeated Ivory Coast to win the tournament.[14]

In July 2018, Embleton was included in the England U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[15] He scored in the opening group match against Turkey.[16]

Career statistics

As of 15 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland U23	2016–17[17]	—			—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	2	1
Sunderland	2017–18[18]	Championship	2	0	1	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2018–19[19]	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2019–20[20]	League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	2020–21[21]	League One	9	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	2021–22[22]	League One	34	7	1	0	3	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	41	7
	Total		48	7	3	0	6	0	5	0	62	7
Grimsby Town (loan)	2018–19[19]	League Two	27	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	30	4
Blackpool (loan)	2020–21[21]	League One	18	1	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	1	21	2
Career total			93	11	6	1	6	0	10	2	115	14

Honours

Blackpool

• EFL League One play-offs: 2021[23]

Sunderland

• EFL League One play-offs: 2022[10]

References

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