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English association football player (born 1984)

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Type
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Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1963-11-29
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Key facts

2001
England U16
2002
England U18
2003
→ Sunderland (loan)
2007
England B
Full name
Stewart Downing
Date of birth
( 1984-07-22 ) 22 July 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth
Middlesbrough , England
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Positions
Left winger left-back
0000 2001
Middlesbrough
Years
Team
2001 2009
Middlesbrough
2009 2011
Aston Villa
2011 2013
Liverpool
2013 2015
West Ham United
2015 2019
Middlesbrough
2019 2021
Blackburn Rovers
2002 2003
England U19

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Midfielder
Nationality
England

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Middlesbrough
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2012
Position played
wing half
Country for sport
England
Mass
76
Image
Stewart Downing 2016.jpg
Height
180
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Stewart Downing
date of birth
1984-07-22
sport number
19
name in native language
Stewart Downing
start of work period
2002-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Stewart Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English former professional footballer. He played most of his career as a winger or left-back He is currently the assistant coach for Leeds United's U21 squad.

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, remaining there for two seasons before retiring in 2021.

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