Stephen McPhee
footballer
Stephen McPhee (born 5 June 1981) is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten-year career, he played for clubs in the Netherlands, Scotland, England and Portugal. He was capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 56 goals in 252 games in all competitions.
Starting his career at Coventry City, following a loan to St Mirren in 2001, he signed with Port Vale later in the year. He made his name at Vale, playing the majority of his career appearances in three years at the club. Leaving the club for Beira-Mar of Portugal in 2005, he made a big money move to Hull City. Two years later, he moved on to Blackpool. He retired in 2010 after being dogged by injury problems since his time in Portugal.
Club career
Early career
Born in Glasgow, McPhee began his career with his brother Gary at Vitesse Arnhem in the Netherlands.
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