Steve Sidwell: British footballer (born 1982)
Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Sidwell playing for Stoke City in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James Sidwell | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chipstead | |||
| 1997–2001 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Brentford (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2002 | → Beveren (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 12 | (5) |
| 2003–2007 | Reading | 168 | (29) |
| 2007–2008 | Chelsea | 15 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Aston Villa | 45 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Fulham | 92 | (14) |
| 2014–2016 | Stoke City | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 425 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
- As of end of 2017–18 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2001–02 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brentford (loan) | 2001–02 | Second Division | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Beveren (loan) | 2002–03 | Belgian First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2002–03 | First Division | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | |||
| Reading | 2002–03 | First Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2003–04 | First Division | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 9 | |||
| 2004–05 | Championship | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2005–06 | Championship | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 10 | |||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Total | 168 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 187 | 30 | |||
| Chelsea | 2007–08 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | 2008–09 | Premier League | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 64 | 4 | |||
| Fulham | 2010–11 | Premier League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 8 | |||
| Total | 92 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 114 | 17 | |||
| Stoke City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2016–17 | Championship | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 425 | 57 | 37 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 512 | 63 | ||
Honours
Arsenal Youth
- FA Youth Cup: 2000, 2001
Reading
- Football League Championship: 2005–06
Aston Villa
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2009–10
Brighton & Hove Albion
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2016–17
Individual
- PFA Team of the Year: 2004–05 Football League Championship, 2005–06 Football League Championship
- Football League Championship Player of the Month: September 2004
References
Other websites
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