English footballer
Junior Stanislas
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Full name
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Felix Junior Stanislas
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1989-11-26
)
26 November 1989
(age 34)
[2]
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Place of birth
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Kidbrooke
, England
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Height
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6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
[3]
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Position(s)
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Winger
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2000?2008
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West Ham United
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2008?2011
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West Ham United
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42
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(5)
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2008?2009
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→
Southend United
(loan)
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6
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(1)
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2011?2014
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Burnley
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93
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(7)
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2014?2023
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AFC Bournemouth
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158
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(31)
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Total
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299
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(44)
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2009
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England U20
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1
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(0)
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2009
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England U21
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2
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(0)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:40, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2009
[4]
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Felix Junior Stanislas
(born 26 November 1989) is an English former professional
footballer
who played as a
winger
most notably for club
AFC Bournemouth
during their two promotion seasons to the
Premier League
.
He started his career in the youth team of
West Ham United
at the age of 10 in 2000. He signed a three-year academy contract in the summer of 2006, playing regularly for the under-18 side and reserves. In November 2008, he joined
League One
club
Southend United
on a six-week loan. He made his first-team debut for West Ham in March 2009, at the age of 19. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract in April 2009.
In August 2011, he joined
Championship
club
Burnley
on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. In June 2014 he signed for Bournemouth on a free transfer, helping them to the Championship title in his first season. In September 2018 he signed a contract extension with Bournemouth until 2021.
[5]
Club career
[
edit
]
West Ham United
[
edit
]
Born in
Kidbrooke
, London,
[6]
Stanislas first joined
West Ham United
as a schoolboy at the age of 10.
[7]
In May 2006, Stanislas signed a three-year academy scholarship. He made his
Premier Academy League
debut in a 3?2 defeat to
Watford
on 8 April 2006, at the age of 16.
[6]
He became a regular for the academy in the
2006?07
season, appearing 26 times and scoring 9 goals as West Ham finished as runners-up to
Arsenal
.
[6]
He carried his goalscoring form into the
2007?08
season, scoring 10 goals in 24 appearances. He made his
Premier Reserve League
debut on 29 August 2007, in a 2?1 defeat to
Aston Villa
. His first goals came in the 8?0 rout over
Derby County
, as he netted a brace.
[6]
He was part of the first-team squad that travelled to North America in the summer of 2008 for the pre-season tour.
[8]
He started the
2008?09
season in the reserves, scoring his first goal of the season on 21 October 2008, in a 1?0 home win over Arsenal.
[6]
Loan to Southend United
[
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]
On 27 November 2008, Stanislas joined
League One
club
Southend United
on loan for six weeks.
[9]
He made an immediate impact on his professional debut, scoring a brace, including a spectacular free kick, against
Luton Town
in the
FA Cup
second round
on 29 November.
[10]
His league debut came on 6 December in a 3?0 defeat, away at
Leicester City
.
[11]
His first goal for Southend came on 26 December as he scored the only goal in a 1?0 win over
Northampton Town
, which brought to end a run of seven league games without victory.
[12]
He was part of the side that earned a memorable 1?1 draw with
Chelsea
at
Stamford Bridge
in the FA Cup third round.
[13]
However, Southend could not repeat their heroics at
Roots Hall
as the Shrimpers lost 4?1 in the replay. Stanislas returned to West Ham on 19 January 2009, after a 3?1 defeat to
Stockport County
at
Edgeley Park
.
[14]
He made a total of nine appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals.
Return to West Ham
[
edit
]
Stanislas made his West Ham and
Premier League
debut on 16 March 2009 against bottom of the table
West Bromwich Albion
, replacing
Savio Nsereko
in the second half.
[15]
He scored his first goal on his first start for the club, in a 2?0 home win against
Sunderland
on 4 April.
[16]
On 9 April, he signed his first professional contract, a long-term four-and-a-half-year deal, lasting until the summer of 2013.
[17]
He had an extended run in the first-team when first choice midfielders
Valon Behrami
and
Jack Collison
were both out injured. On 24 May, the last game of the season, Stanislas scored the winner in the 2?1 win over
Middlesbrough
, which sealed Boro's relegation to the
Championship
.
[18]
He made a total of nine appearances for West Ham, scoring two goals in the
2008?09
season.
Stanislas started the
2009?10
season as a first team regular featuring in the first five games, including a 2?0 away win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
. He also scored a brace in West Ham's 3?1
League Cup
second round
victory over arch-rivals
Millwall
in August 2009. The first goal came three minutes from time before scoring a
penalty kick
winner in
extra time
. However, the game was marred by the
2009 Upton Park riot
which included pitch invasions after both of Stanislas' goals.
[19]
His second goal of the season came on 4 October 2009, when he came off the bench to score a last minute equaliser in a 2?2 draw with
Fulham
.
[6]
His final goal of the season was on 28 November 2009, scoring the second goal in a 5?3 win over
Burnley
.
[6]
He remained a first-team player until the end of the season featuring heavily in the run-in as West Ham secured their Premier League safety. Stanislas made a total of 28 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals in the
2009?10
season.
[6]
In the summer of 2010,
Gianfranco Zola
was replaced by
Avram Grant
as manager and Stanislas found himself down the pecking order at
Upton Park
. His first appearance of the season was on 24 August 2010, in a 1?0 win over
Oxford United
in the League Cup.
[6]
He had a prolonged spell in the first team during November and December, making five appearances. On 18 December 2010, he scored the equalising goal against
Blackburn Rovers
in a 1?1 draw at
Ewood Park
, after coming on as a substitute for
Pablo Barrera
in the second half.
[20]
His final game of the season was on 1 January 2011, in a 2?0 win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers
. In January 2011, he was ruled out until the end of the season after undergoing hernia surgery.
[6]
After four months out, he made his comeback for the reserves on 11 May, playing 30 minutes in a 3?2 defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur
.
[21]
He made a total of eight appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal in the
2010?11
season as West Ham were relegated to the Championship.
[6]
The summer again brought a change of manager with
Sam Allardyce
replacing the departed Avram Grant. His first game of the season was in the league game against
Doncaster Rovers
on 13 August 2011, coming on as a late substitute for
Herita Ilunga
in a 1?0 victory.
[22]
On 24 August 2011, he scored his first goal of the season in what proved to be his final appearance for the Hammers, in their 2?1 League Cup defeat to
Aldershot Town
.
[23]
Burnley
[
edit
]
On 31 August 2011, Stanislas joined fellow Championship club
Burnley
on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, becoming the club's seventh summer signing.
[24]
He stated the main reason for leaving West Ham was due to lack of game time.
[25]
His debut for the Clarets came on 10 September, in a 2?0 defeat to
Middlesbrough
at
Turf Moor
, coming on as a second-half substitute for
Keith Treacy
.
[26]
His first start for the club came on 24 September, in a 1?1 draw with
Southampton
.
[27]
He provided two assists three days later for
Jay Rodriguez
in the 5?1 drubbing of
Nottingham Forest
.
[28]
On 3 December, he returned to his old club as Burnley secured a 2?1 victory, with Stanislas providing the assist for the
Chris McCann
equaliser.
[29]
In January 2012, he sustained a hamstring injury against Middlesbrough which kept him sidelined for two months.
[30]
His return came on 10 March 2012, in a 1?1 home draw with
Crystal Palace
, coming on in the final few minutes for
Martin Paterson
. His final appearance of the season was in the 1?1 draw with
Bristol City
as Burnley finished mid-table.
[31]
Stanislas made a total of 32 appearances in his debut season for Burnley, scoring no goals.
In his second season at Turf Moor, Stanislas was again a regular first-teamer; appearing in all but 11 league matches and scoring five goals.
AFC Bournemouth
[
edit
]
On 26 June 2014, Stanislas joined
AFC Bournemouth
. He had been offered a new contract at Turf Moor, but this was turned down in favour of reuniting with former manager
Eddie Howe
.
[32]
He made his debut for the Cherries on 9 August, coming on in added time for
Marc Pugh
as they began
the season
with a 4?0 win at
Huddersfield Town
.
[33]
A week later, six minutes after coming off the bench, he finished
Ryan Fraser
's cross for the only goal at
Dean Court
against
Brentford
;
[34]
this was his only goal in 13 appearances as Bournemouth won the title, earning their first promotion to the Premier League. On 3 January 2015, in the third round of the FA Cup, Stanislas put Bournemouth in the lead as they came from behind to win 5?1 at
Rotherham United
.
[35]
On 25 August 2015, Stanislas scored in each half as Bournemouth defeated
Hartlepool United
4?0 at the
Victoria Ground
in the second round of the League Cup.
[36]
His first Premier League goals for the club came on 28 November, two late strikes to seal a 3?3 home draw against
Everton
.
[37]
Two weeks later, Stanislas opened the scoring in the second minute of an eventual 2?1 win over
Manchester United
,
scoring directly from a corner kick
.
[38]
On 2 June 2023, it was announced that Stanislas was to leave Bournemouth at the end of his contract, after nine years at the club.
[39]
On 12 October 2023, Stanislas confirmed his retirement from professional football at the age of 33, having been a free agent since the summer, citing injuries as a large factor for doing so. He then stated that he aims to start a career in coaching.
[40]
[41]
International career
[
edit
]
Stanislas has been capped for England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 level.
[42]
He was called up to the
England U19
squad for the first time in November 2007, along with West Ham teammate,
James Tomkins
, for a friendly against
Germany
.
[43]
His second call-up came in February 2008, for a friendly against
Croatia
at the
County Ground, Swindon
.
[44]
On 31 March 2009, he made his debut for the
England U20
's in a 2?0 win over
Italy
, coming on as a substitute for
Scott Sinclair
in a friendly at
Loftus Road
.
[45]
He received his first call-up to the
England U21
side for a friendly against the
Netherlands
on 11 August 2009 and made his debut starting in the 0?0 draw.
[46]
In September 2009,
Stuart Pearce
then named him in the squad for the
2011 European Championship qualifiers
against
Macedonia
and
Greece
. His final appearance for the team on 4 September, in the 2?1 victory over Macedonia, before being an unused substitute in the 1?1 draw with Greece four days later.
[47]
[48]
He is eligible to play for the
Saint Lucia national team
through his father, Felix. In November 2020, he said he was open to the idea of representing Saint Lucia despite initially saying as an England under-21 player that he only wanted to play for England: "I just wanted to represent England [at the time]. That hasn’t happened so far and I’m getting on a bit now, but you never know. It wasn’t a case of not wanting to play for St Lucia but having been born and raised in England, I would have preferred to play for England."
[49]
Personal life
[
edit
]
Stanislas went to Catholic school as a child and
Crown Woods School
in Eltham in his teens.
[50]
He remains a devout
Christian
today. His favourite stadium to play at is
Old Trafford
.
[51]
Career statistics
[
edit
]
- As of match played 22 May 2023
Honours
[
edit
]
AFC Bournemouth
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