Ellis Kane Plummer (born 2 September 1994) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at Manchester City, but never made an appearance for the club. During his time there he had loan spells with Oldham Athletic and St Mirren. After leaving Manchester City in 2017, Plummer played for Motherwell. In September 2019, he announced his retirement from football due to injury.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellis Kane Plummer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Audenshaw, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stockport County | |||
| 2006–2013 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → St Mirren (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 10 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editManchester City
editStarting his academy training at Stockport County, Plummer joined Manchester City at the age of 11 in 2006.[2] After graduating to Manchester City's Elite Development Squad, he gained his first senior-level experience with a loan to League One side Oldham Athletic. During his 2012–13 season Plummer was nominated for the Academy Player of the Year award as recognition for his impressive form both at home, and in Europe.[3] After being loaned out on 28 November 2013, he was placed in the starting line-up for Oldham's game on 1 December, playing 64 minutes before being substituted to prevent him from risking a second yellow card for persistent fouling.[4][5]
Plummer was released by Manchester City after the 2016–17 season, having not played a game for the first team.[6]
St Mirren (loan)
editOn 2 July 2014, it was announced that Plummer had signed for Scottish Premiership club, St Mirren, on a one-year loan deal.[7] Plummer was restricted to just seven appearances for Saints due to injuries, and as such his one-year loan was cut short on 2 January 2015.[8]
Motherwell
editPlummer joined Motherwell on 2 August 2017 on a 1-year deal.[9] He was released by Motherwell at the end of his contract.[10]
Retirement
editOn his 25th birthday, 2 September 2019, Plummer announced that he had been forced into retirement after battling with injuries for several years.[11] He moved into business with his own clothing company.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2013–14[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[13] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| St Mirren (loan) | 2014–15[14] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Motherwell | 2017–18[17][18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
- ^ Appearance for Motherwell under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Ellis Plummer - Left back (on the bench)". mancity.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Ellis Plummer's Manchester City profile". Man City FC. Retrieved 10 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oldham 1 - 1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "City loan watch: In-form Barry and Plummer's first start". Manchester Evening News. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Confirmed: Eight players released by Manchester City on free transfers". City Watch. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ellis Plummer – 1 Year Loan Deal". www.saintmirren.net. St Mirren Official website. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "St Mirren: Kenny McLean appeals against red as Ellis Plummer exits". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Motherwell swoop to make ex-Manchester City defender Ellis Plummer their tenth summer signing". Daily Record. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Squad update: May 2018". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Ex-Motherwell and St Mirren star Ellis Plummer retires, 25, over injury troubles, glasgowtimes.co.uk, 3 September 2019
- ^ Money, mental health & Messi - what happens when a player retires early?, BBC Sport, 21 May 2020
- ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Plummer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ellis Plummer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Plummer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Plummer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Ellis Plummer in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Ellis Plummer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
External links
edit- Ellis Plummer at Soccerbase