stɹˈaʊd mˌeɪd hɪz bɹˈeɪkθɹuː ˌɪntʊ ðə swˈɪndən tˈaʊn fˈɜːst tˈiːm ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv wɛn stˈɪl ɐ jˈuːθ tˈiːm plˈeɪɚ.
Stroud made his breakthrough into the Swindon Town first team in October 2005 when still a youth team player.