Stephen Paisley was born on 28 July 1983 and is a former Irish professional football player.
12 Facts About Stephen Paisley
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Stephen Paisley joined Manchester City in 1999 and spent three and a half years with the club playing at both youth and reserve team level.
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Stephen Paisley joined Longford Town in 2003 after being released by Manchester City in the summer.
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In March 2007 Stephen Paisley abruptly departed Longford Town on the eve of the new season after he was declared a free agent and he subsequently signed for St Patrick's Athletic.
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Stephen Paisley was appointed club captain and in conjunction with the club and Dublin City University he began a MSc in Finance and Capital Markets alongside his full-time football schedule.
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Stephen Paisley achieved promotion and won the FAI Cup for a third time in his first season with the new League of Ireland entity.
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Stephen Paisley's spell at the club was hampered by injuries and he parted ways with Sporting Fingal in July 2010 as he accepted full-time employment in the financial services sector.
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Stephen Paisley made a swift return to League of Ireland football by signing for Shelbourne on 17 August 2010, reuniting with his former Longford Town manager Alan Mathews at the Tolka Park club.
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In 2011 Stephen Paisley was instrumental in the Shelbourne gaining promotion back to the Premier Division and their Cup progress.
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Stephen Paisley was awarded man of the match in the 2011 FAI Cup final and later won the League of Ireland 'Player of the Month' award for November.
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On 16 January 2013 Stephen Paisley signed for Bohemians for the upcoming League of Ireland campaign.
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Stephen Paisley has represented Ireland at U16, U18, U19, U20 and U21 level and has competed at an U19 FIFA European Championship and U20 FIFA World cup.