hiː plˈeɪd æz ɐ dᵻfˈɛndɚ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, spˈɛndɪŋ ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ wɪð hɪz hˈoʊm tˈaʊn klˈʌb, mˈæntʃɛstɚ sˈɪɾi.
He played as a defender from 1993 to 2008, spending the majority of his career with his home town club, Manchester City.