Stewart Downing

Stewart Downing
Downing training with Middlesbrough in 2016
Personal information
Full name Stewart Downing[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-22) 22 July 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Middlesbrough, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Left Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2001 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Middlesbrough 181 (17)
2003Sunderland (loan) 7 (3)
2009–2011 Aston Villa 63 (9)
2011–2013 Liverpool 65 (3)
2013–2015 West Ham United 69 (7)
2015–2019 Middlesbrough 153 (9)
2019–2021 Blackburn Rovers 59 (2)
Total 597 (50)
National team
2001 England U16 2 (0)
2002 England U18 3 (0)
2002–2003 England U19 7 (0)
2004–2005 England U21 8 (0)
2007 England B 1 (2)
2005–2014 England 35 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stewart Jason Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English footballer. He started playing for the Middlesbrough first team in 2001. He went on loan to Sunderland in 2003, and spent the next six years at Boro. When Boro were relegated, in 2009 he left to join Aston Villa, and spent the next two years there. He had a two-year spell with Liverpool from 2011, and joined West Ham United in 2013. He re-joined Boro in 2015, and has played there since.

He began playing for England in 2005, and played 35 matches with them, but has not played since 2014. It is suggested that he has retired from international football.

Football career

Start with Boro

He joined the Middlesbrough first team in 2001, having played for the Academy. In his first two seasons, he played in five Premier League matches, and failed to score any goals during that time.

Sunderland loan

In 2003, he joined Sunderland on loan, and stayed there till 30 November 2003. He made three goals in seven matches.

Next six years with Boro

He became a regular at Boro, and spent the next six seasons there. They had some highs and some lows, but were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2008/09 season. This made Stew leave Boro.

Start with England team

In 2005, he began playing for the England team.

Move to Villa

After Boro's relegation, he joined Aston Villa, in the 2009/10 Premier League. He played there for two seasons.

Joining Liverpool

He joined Liverpool in 2011 and stayed there for 2 seasons.

Move to London with West Ham

In 2013, he joined London club West Ham United, where he spent the next 2 seasons.

Latest with England team

He has not played for England since 2014.

Back to Boro

He re-joined Boro in 2015, and has stayed there since.

Career statistics

Club

Downing warming up for Liverpool in 2011
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 2001–02[4] Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2002–03[5] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1
2003–04[6] Premier League 20 0 2 0 2 0 24 0
2004–05[7] Premier League 35 5 2 0 2 0 9[a] 1 48 6
2005–06[8] Premier League 12 1 5 0 0 0 9[a] 0 26 1
2006–07[9] Premier League 34 2 8 0 0 0 42 2
2007–08[10] Premier League 38 9 5 1 2 0 45 10
2008–09[11] Premier League 37 0 5 2 1 0 43 2
Total 181 17 27 3 8 1 18 1 234 22
Sunderland (loan) 2003–04[6] First Division 7 3 7 3
Aston Villa 2009–10[12] Premier League 25 2 6 0 4 1 0 0 35 3
2010–11[13] Premier League 38 7 3 0 2 1 1[b] 0 44 8
Total 63 9 9 0 6 2 1 0 79 11
Liverpool 2011–12[14] Premier League 36 0 6 2 4 0 46 2
2012–13[15] Premier League 29 3 2 0 2 0 12[b] 2 45 5
Total 65 3 8 2 6 0 12 2 91 7
West Ham United 2013–14[16] Premier League 32 1 1 0 4 0 37 1
2014–15[17] Premier League 37 6 4 0 1 0 42 6
Total 69 7 5 0 5 0 79 7
Middlesbrough 2015–16[18] Championship 45 3 0 0 4 0 49 3
2016–17[19] Premier League 30 1 3 1 1 0 34 2
2017–18[20] Championship 40 3 2 0 3 0 2[c] 0 47 3
2018–19[21] Championship 38 2 1 0 1 0 40 2
Total 153 9 6 1 9 0 2 0 170 10
Blackburn Rovers 2019–20[22] Championship 41 2 1 0 1 1 43 3
2020–21[23] Championship 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Total 59 2 2 0 1 1 62 3
Career total 597 50 57 6 35 4 33 3 722 63
  1. 1.0 1.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 18 November 2014[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England 2005 0 0 1 0 1 0
2006 6[a] 0 2 0 8 0
2007 5[b] 0 2 0 7 0
2008 1[c] 0 4 0 5 0
2009 0 0 2 0 2 0
2011 5[d] 0 4 0 9 0
2012 0 0 2 0 2 0
2014 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 17 0 18 0 35 0
  1. 3 appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 3 appearances in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
  3. Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Middlesbrough

Aston Villa

Liverpool

Individual

References

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  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
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  13. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  14. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  15. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  16. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  17. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  18. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  19. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  21. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  22. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  23. "Games played by Stewart Downing in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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  33. Kendrick, Mat (11 May 2011). "Aston Villa: Stewart Downing happy to stay on at 'fantastic club'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  34. "Downing nets yet another top title". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  35. "Boateng beats pain". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

References