Stuart Elliott

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Stuart Elliott (born 23 July 1978) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Hull City.

Elliott started his career at Glentoran before joining Scottish Premier League club Motherwell. He became a fans favourite at Fir Park and his impressive performances earned him his first cap for Northern Ireland against Malta in September 2000.

In May 2002, Motherwell went into administration and as a result had to sell many of their best players. Elliott joined Hull City for £230,000 and in his first season finished as the club's top scorer in 2002/03 with 12 goals. In 2003/04, he continued to impress and again hit double figures for his club.

As Hull City clinched a place in The Championship in 2004/05, Elliott enjoyed a fantastic season netting 29 goals in both league and cup while also staring for Northern Ireland. This goal scoring tally is perhaps made all the more impressive given Elliott does not play as a striker and was out for 6 weeks with an injury during mid-season.

Stuart Elliott attended Ashfield Boys School in his native East Belfast, and worked as a window cleaner before becoming a full-time footballer. Was nicknamed "Zico" by fans of Glentoran, after the legendary Brazilian player of the 1980s. Is a born-again Christian.

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