| General |
| Stewart Downing | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Stewart Downing | |
| Date of birth: | 22 July 1984 | |
| Place of birth: | Middlesbrough,  England
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| Height: | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position: | Winger / Attacking midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| –2001 | Middlesbrough
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2001–2009 2003 2009–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2019 2019–2021 Total |
Middlesbrough → Sunderland (loan) Aston Villa Liverpool West Ham United Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers |
181 (17) 7 (3) 63 (2) 65 (3) 69 (7) 153 (9) 59 (2) 597 (50) |
| National team | ||
| 2001 2002 2002–2003 2004–2005 2007 2005–2014 |
England U16 England U18 England U19 England U-21 England B England
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2 (0) 3 (0) 7 (0) 8 (0) 1 (2) 35 (0) |
Stewart Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer. He played most of his career as a winger, where he operated predominantly on the left-hand side, though he could play on the right and go inside on to his stronger left foot. Downing had played more recently as an attacking midfielder.
Downing started his career at Middlesbrough, where after a loan at Sunderland, he became a key part of the team, winning the League Cup in 2004 and helping them to the UEFA Cup final two years later. In 2009, after Boro's relegation, he joined Aston Villa for an initial £10 million, then moved on to Liverpool for twice that amount two years later, again winning the League Cup in 2012. He played for two seasons at West Ham United before returning to Middlesbrough, where he won promotion to the Premier League. In 2019, he was released by Middlesbrough after 404 total appearances, and signed for Blackburn Rovers.
A full international from 2005 to 2014, Downing earned 35 caps for England. He was included in the nation's squads that reached the quarter-finals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He announced his retirement in August 2021.
External links[]
- Profile at the Blackburn Rovers F.C. website
Stewart Downing profile at Soccerbase
| England – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
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1. Robinson
2. Neville
3. A. Cole
4. Gerrard
5. Ferdinand
6. Terry
7. Beckham
8. Lampard
9. Rooney
10. Owen
11. J. Cole
12. Campbell
13. James
14. Bridge
15. Carragher
16. Hargreaves
17. Jenas
18. Carrick
19. Lennon
20. Downing
21. Crouch
22. Carson
23. Walcott
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| England – UEFA Euro 2012 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Hart
2. Johnson
3. Cole
4. Gerrard (c)
5. Kelly
6. Terry
7. Walcott
8. Henderson
9. Carroll
10. Rooney
11. Young
12. Baines
13. Green
14. Jones
15. Lescott
16. Milner
17. Parker
18. Jagielka
19. Downing
20. Chamberlain
21. Defoe
22. Welbeck
23. Butland |
| England
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