Jason Steele (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Sean Steele | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Newton Aycliffe, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Middlesbrough | 131 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2015– | Blackburn Rovers | 79 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | England U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | England U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 26 December 2016 (UTC).
Jason Sean Steele (born 18 August 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper. A product of Middlesbrough's famed youth academy, he has represented England at all youth levels, as well as appearing for the Great Britain Olympic Team.
Born in Newton Aycliffe, Steele, a goalkeeper, came through Middlesbrough's youth academy. In May 2009, Steele signed a new three-year contract with Middlesbrough, which was his first professional deal.Danny Coyne was signed during Middlesbrough's first season in the Championship in the 2009/10 season, instead of promoting Steele to a permanent senior squad member. Steele was sent out on loan to Northampton Town in February 2010, to gain first team experience. He was impressive during his stint at Northampton, keeping four clean sheets in thirteen games.
Thanks to his impressive stint at Northampton, Steele was handed his first competitive start for Middlesbrough's in a 2–1 victory over Chesterfield in the League Cup, on 10 August 2010. He made his league debut away to Leicester City on 14 August 2010 and capped it with a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw. With the sale of Brad Jones to Liverpool, Steele went on to establish himself as Middlesbroughs first choice keeper, ahead of Danny Coyne. In November 2010, after impressive performances in the Championship, Steele was linked with a January move to Arsenal. In December 2010, he signed a new contract with Middlesbrough up to 2015, despite speculation about his future. Due to a side muscle injury he picked up against Reading in March 2011, Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith was brought in to cover for Steele. Despite impressive performances from Smith, Steele regained his first team spot for the last two games of the 2010/11 campaign, in which he kept clean sheets in both games against Cardiff and Doncaster.
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