Cieran Slicker

Cieran Slicker

Slicker with Ipswich Town in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cieran Peter Slicker[1]
Date of birth	(2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Oldham, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town
Number	13
Youth career
2010–2022	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	Manchester City	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Rochdale (loan)	0	(0)
2023–	Ipswich Town	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Scotland U17	3	(0)
2019	Scotland U18	1	(0)
2021–	Scotland U21	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 12 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:47, 7 June 2024

Cieran Peter Slicker (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Ipswich Town. He began his career with Manchester City, and played on loan for Rochdale. Born in England, he is a Scotland youth international, being capped at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Manchester City

Born in Oldham, Greater Manchester,[2] Slicker played youth football with Manchester City.[3] He made his professional debut for the club's under-21 team in an EFL Trophy draw against Lincoln City on 17 November 2020.[4]

On 15 November 2021, Slicker was named as a substitute for the first team in a 6–3 victory over RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.[5] Manager Pep Guardiola also named him as his substitute on five occasions in both League and Cup during the 2021–22 season.[6]

In July 2022 Slicker signed for EFL League Two side Rochdale on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7] He made his Rochdale debut on 9 August 2022 in the club's 2–0 victory over Burton Albion in the EFL Cup.[8] On 11 January 2023, Slicker was recalled by Manchester City, having made three appearances for Rochdale, two in the EFL Cup and one in the EFL Trophy.[9]

Ipswich Town

In July 2023 he signed for Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[10][11] On 1 October 2024, Ipswich announced that Slicker had signed a new four-year contract lasting until 2028.[12]

International career

Slicker is eligible to represent Scotland because of his Glaswegian father.[13] He is a Scottish youth international, having been capped at under-17, under-18 and under-21 levels.[2][13][14][15]

He was called up to the senior Scotland squad for the first time on 4 November 2024.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City U21	2020–21[17]	—	—		—		—		2[a]	0	2	0
	2021–22[18]	—	—		—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
	Total		—		—		—		5	0	5	0
Manchester City	2022–23[19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rochdale (loan)	2022–23[19]	League Two	0	0	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	3	0
Ipswich Town	2023–24[20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	2024–25[21]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	4	0	6	0	11	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "Scotland – C. Slicker – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
3. "Scotland U21 keeper Slicker opens up on learning under Guardiola & Ederson at Man City". HeraldScotland.
4. "Papa Johns Trophy (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
5. "Man City beat RB Leipzig in nine-goal thriller". BBC Sport.
6. "Peterborough 0–2 Manchester City: Oleksandr Zinchenko captains Pep Guardiola's side to FA Cup win". Sky Sports.
7. "Rochdale sign Man City goalkeeper Slicker on loan". BBC Sport.
8. "Rochdale 2–0 Burton Albion". BBC Sport.
9. "Slicker Returns To Manchester City". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk.
10. FC, Ipswich Town (8 July 2023). "Ipswich Town sign Cieran Slicker from Manchester City". Ipswich Town FC.
11. "Ipswich sign keeper Slicker from Manchester City" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
12. FC, Ipswich Town (30 September 2024). "NEW CONTRACT FOR CIERAN". Ipswich Town FC.
13. Robertson, Alan (27 October 2019). "Manchester City's Cieran Slicker makes Scotland commitment as he eyes Foden path". Daily Record.
14. "Cieran Slicker | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk.
15. "Celtic's England star shows Man City's Cieran Slicker the route to th…". archive.ph. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
16. "Familiar faces back for Scotland in Nations League". BBC Sport. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
17. "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
18. "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
19. "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
20. "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
21. "Games played by Cieran Slicker in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
• Cieran Slicker – UEFA competition record (archive)