Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliot John Embleton [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 April 1999||
Place of birth | Durham, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2017 | Sunderland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2024 | Sunderland | 75 | (10) |
2018–2019 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2021 | → Blackpool (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Derby County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Blackpool | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
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 15:39, 16 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:15, 31 March 2019 (UTC) |
Elliot John Embleton (born 2 April 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Blackpool. He has also spent time on loan at Grimsby Town, Blackpool and Derby County and has represented England from under-17 to under-20 level.
Embleton was named on the bench on six occasions during the 2016–17 Premier League, having featured many times for the under-23 side. [3] His first-team debut came on 9 December 2017 as an injury-time substitute for Lynden Gooch in a goalless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers. [4]
On 30 August 2018, Embleton joined Grimsby Town on loan until January 2019. [5] He 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. [6]
On 1 February 2021, Embleton joined League One side Blackpool on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [7]
He scored his first goal for Sunderland in a 2–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons on 14 August 2021. [8]
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. [9]
He played in Sunderland's first 23 games in the Championship in the 2022–23 season, scoring twice before his season was cut short in December after ankle ligament damage in a match against Hull City, an incident for which he got sent off. [10] It was not until September 2023, a month into the following season, when he was fit enough to be in consideration for first-team action. [11]
On 1 September 2023, Embleton joined League One club Derby County on a season-long loan. [12] He made his debut for the club on 16 September 2023, in a 1–1 draw at home to Portsmouth as a 38th-minute substitute. [13] Embleton started Derby's EFL Trophy tie against Lincoln City on 19 September 2023, playing 59 minutes. [14] On 22 September 2023, he picked up an injury whilst taking a corner kick in a light training session on the eve of Derby's match at Carlisle United. [15] On 28 September 2023, Derby head coach Paul Warne confirmed that Embleton had torn his quadriceps and would be out for "three to six months". Warne said the injury may require surgery. [16] Embleton returned to Sunderland for his rehabilitation, [16] with Derby keeping their contribution of the player's wages going until January, [17] but the loan deal was effectively over. [16] The loan was officially terminated on 10 January 2024. [18]
He rejoined Blackpool on a permanent basis in August 2024 for an undisclosed fee. [19]
Embleton has represented England from under-17 to under-20 level. [20] In May 2017, Embleton was included in an England U20 squad for the 2017 Toulon Tournament. [21] He scored in the semi-final against Scotland. [22] In the final, Embleton converted his penalty during the shoot-out as England defeated Ivory Coast to win the tournament. [23]
In July 2018, Embleton was included in the England U19 squad for the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [24] He scored in the opening group match against Turkey. [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sunderland U23 | 2016–17 [26] | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Sunderland | 2017–18 [27] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2018–19 [28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20 [29] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2020–21 [30] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2021–22 [31] | League One | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 47 | 9 | |
2022–23 [32] | Championship | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
2023–24 [33] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 92 | 11 | ||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2018–19 [28] | League Two | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
Blackpool (loan) | 2020–21 [30] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 21 | 2 |
Derby County (loan) | 2023–24 [33] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 121 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 147 | 18 |
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