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For those of a similar name, see David Stevens (disambiguation).
David Stephens Personal information Full name David Rhys R. Stephens[1] Date of birth 18 October 1991 Place of birth Welwyn Garden City, England Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2][3] Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Hibernian Number 20 Youth career ?–2009 Norwich City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009–2010 Norwich City 0 (0) 2010 → Lincoln City (loan) 3 (0) 2010– Hibernian 14 (0) National team‡ 2007–2008 Wales U17 11 (2) 2008– Wales U19 7 (1) 2010– Wales U21 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 29 September 2011 (UTC)David Rhys R. Stephens (born 18 October 1991) is a footballer who plays for Hibernian as a defender.
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Club career
Youth team at Norwich
Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,[4] Stephens joined Norwich City's Academy as a 13-year old. He was initially preferred in a central midfield role, but is now primarily thought of as a central defender.
Professional career
Stephens signed a professional contract with Norwich in June 2009. His first team debut came on 6 October 2009, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Gillingham in the Football League Trophy.[2] On 19 March 2010, Stephens joined Football League Two side Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[5]
Stephens signed for Scottish Premier League team Hibernian on a three year deal in July 2010.[6] Stephens made his debut for Hibs as a substitute in the opening day 3–2 win at Motherwell on 15 August.[2]
International career
Stephens made his debut for the Wales under-17 side on 27 August 2007 in a 2–1 friendly win over Belgium,[7] before scoring his first goal for the side two days later as a substitute during a second 2–1 victory over Belgium.[8] Having established himself in the team, he featured in all three matches of the first qualifying round as well as in two matches of the elite round of qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, scoring his second under-17 goal in a 1–1 draw with Slovenia.[9] He made his final appearance at under-17 level on 19 July 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Sweden.[10]
Three months later, Stephen moved up to the Wales under-19 squad, being handed his debut in a 0–0 draw with Montenegro on 30 September 2008.[11] He was also part of the unsuccessful under-19 squads for the qualifying rounds of both the 2009 and 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring his first goal at under-19 level on 8 November 2009 in a 3–1 win over Macedonia.[12] He made his debut at under-21 level on 10 August 2010 in a 1–1 draw with Malta.[2][13]
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ a b c d Hardie, David (17 August 2010). "Hibs youngster reflects on a perfect few days". Edinburgh Evening News. http://sport.scotsman.com/hibernianfc/Hibs-youngster-reflects-on-a.6478573.jp?articlepage=1. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
- ^ "David Stephens profile". Norwich City F.C.. http://www.canaries.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~47539,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Norwich City". FootballSquads. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2009-2010/flone/norwich.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ "Lincoln City sign Norwich City's David Stephens on loan". BBC Sport. 2010-03-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/8576728.stm. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Promising Defender Agrees To Join". Hibernian official website. 5 July 2010. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20100705/promising-defender-agrees-to-join_2262950_2084911. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Wales 2-1 Belgium". Football Association of Wales. 2007-08-27. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/306. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Wales 2-1 Belgium". Football Association of Wales. 2007-08-29. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/305. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Slovenia 1-1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2008-03-17. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/337. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Sweden 1-0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2008-07-19. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/346. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Wales 0-0 Montenegro". Football Association of Wales. 2008-09-30. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/391. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Macedonia 1-3 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2009-11-08. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/420. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Malta 1-1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2010-08-10. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/484. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
External links
- David Stephens career stats at Soccerbase
- David Stephens profile at the Football Association of Wales
Hibernian F.C. – current squad 1 Stack · 2 Hart · 3 Booth · 4 Hanlon (vc) · 5 O'Hanlon · 6 Murray (c) · 7 Wotherspoon · 9 O'Connor · 11 Galbraith · 14 Scott · 15 Thornhill · 16 Stevenson · 17 Sproule · 18 Agogo · 19 Pálsson · 20 Stephens · 23 Sodje · 24 Osbourne · 25 Towell · 26 Welsh · 27 Horner · 28 Griffiths · 29 Caldwell · 31 Brown · 36 Forster · 39 Handling · Manager: Calderwood
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Welwyn Garden City
- English footballers
- Welsh footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
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