| Steve Sidwell | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Steven James Sidwell | |
| Date of birth | 14 December 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chelsea | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Arsenal | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2003 2001–2002 2002 2002–2003 2003–2007 2007– |
Arsenal → Brentford (loan) → KSK Beveren (loan) → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) Reading Chelsea |
0 (0) 30 (4) 0 (0) 12 (5) 168 (29) 10 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| England U21 | 5 (0) | |
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Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982 in Wandsworth, London) is a professional footballer for Chelsea in the English Premier League.
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Football career
Arsenal
Sidwell was part of the Arsenal youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001. He had successful loan spells with Brentford and Brighton, but couldn't break into the Arsenal first team.
Reading
Sidwell moved to Reading for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half year deal in January 2003.[1] In 2004, Four Four Two Magazine voted him the best player outside the Premier League. A vital part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005–06 squad, in April 2006 Sidwell was named in the Championship Team of the Year[2] by the Professional Footballers' Association, keeping the place he had been given the previous year. In the summer of 2006, Sidwell rejected a contract extension,[3] and it was rumoured that he might be sold to Everton, Charlton Athletic[4] or Manchester City,[5] as his contract was due to run out at the end of the 2006–07 season. Reading decided to keep Sidwell for their inaugural season in the Premier League, and risk losing him without a transfer fee when his contract ran out. Over the course of the 2006–07 season, he was linked with a number of high profile clubs. After the last game of the 2006–07 season, Reading manager Steve Coppell confirmed that Sidwell had left the club and knew who he had signed for, but refused to say.[6]
Chelsea
Sidwell joined Chelsea on 1 July 2007 following the expiry of his contract with Reading,[7] and was given squad number 9 for the 2007–08 season.[8] In his first interview after joining Chelsea, Sidwell stated that he had not come to Chelsea to 'make up the numbers', and that he believed training and playing alongside top players like Michael Essien and Frank Lampard would only help him improve. He made his debut for Chelsea in a 2-1 win over Mexican side Club América in a friendly match in Stanford, California, during Chelsea's summer 2007 tour of the United States. His Premiership debut for Chelsea came on 12 August 2007 in a 3-2 victory against Birmingham City when he replaced Florent Malouda in 83rd minute,[9] and he scored his first goal for the club on 26 September 2007, in a 4-0 win away to Hull City in the third round of the Football League Cup.[10] Sunderland manager Roy Keane has recently expressed interest in signing the 25-year old.
Honours
- FA Youth Cup: 2000, 2001
- Football League Championship (Level 2): 2006
Personal life
Sidwell married Krystell on 19 June 2005. Within days of returning from their honeymoon, Steve had a tattoo of the wedding vows he had written for Krystell placed on his back.[11] Their son Harry was born in April 2006.
References
- ^ "Sidwell joins Reading", BBC Sport, 2003-02-11. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
- ^ "The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship", Professional Footballers' Association, 2006-04-23. Retrieved on 2006-05-24.
- ^ "Sidwell rejects new Reading deal", BBC Sport, 2006-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
- ^ "£2M Sidwell to cash in at The Valley", The Daily Mirror, 2006-06-08. Retrieved on 2006-06-08.
- ^ "Rumour mill: City in for Sidwell", Manchester Evening News, 2006-06-26. Retrieved on 2006-06-28.
- ^ "Coppell confirms Sidwell exit", skysports.com, 2007-05-13. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ "Sidwell agrees switch to Chelsea", BBC Sport, 2007-05-22. Retrieved on 2007-05-22.
- ^ "Introducing new number nine", chelseafc.com, 2007-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
- ^ "Chelsea 3-2 Birmingham", BBC Sport, 2007-08-12. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Hull 0-4 Chelsea", BBC Sport, 2007-09-26. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Reading ace Sidwell reveals the truth about his amazing tattoo", Daily Mail, 2006-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
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1 Čech • 3 A. Cole • 4 Makélélé • 5 Essien • 6 Carvalho • 7 Shevchenko • 8 Lampard • 9 Sidwell • 10 J. Cole • 11 Drogba • 12 Mikel • 13 Ballack • 14 Pizarro • 15 Malouda • 17 Sinclair • 18 Bridge • 20 Ferreira • 21 Kalou • 22 Ben Haim • 23 Cudicini • 24 Wright-Phillips • 26 Terry • 33 Alex • 35 Belletti • 40 Hilário • 42 Sawyer • 46 Smith • 48 Woods • 51 Hutchinson • Manager: Grant |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Sidwell, Steven James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14 December 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wandsworth, London |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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