Craig Stuart Sives (born 9 April 1986 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Craig Stuart Sives | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian |
Sives attended Oxgangs Primary school and Firrhill High school and before signing for boyhood favourites Hearts he played for youth club Hutchison Vale. A towering centre back, he made his debut scoring the opener in the 3-1 Festival Cup win over Hibernian. He made two league starts in the 2004-05 season, however, he did not make any appearances during 2005-06 because of a serious back injury. In July 2006, it was announced he would be joining Partick Thistle on a season-long loan to gain further experience, Sives picked up an injury known as osteitis pubis in early November 2006, which kept him sidelined for 4 months.
On 9 July 2007, Dundee announced that they had secured his services on a season-long loan.
External links
- Craig Sives at Soccerbase
- Appearances at londonhearts.com