- Jamie Stevenson (footballer)
Football player infobox
playername= Jamie Stevenson
fullname = James Stevenson
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1984|7|13|df=y
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
height =
currentclub = Alloa Athletic
(On loan from Morton)
position =Midfielder
youthyears = –2001
youthclubs = Aberdeen
years = 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008-
clubs = AlloaReal Mallorca Alloa Morton → Alloa (loan)
caps(goals) = 02 0(0) 00 0(0) 79 (13) 58 (10) 08 0(0)
pcupdate =October 4 2008 Jamie Stevenson (born
13 July 1984 inGlasgow ) is a Scottish footballer. He is currently playing for Alloa Athletic on loan from Greenock Morton.Stevenson began his career with
Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen. He was released by the club because they believed he was too small to make the grade in professional football.From there he dropped down the leagues and joined Alloa Athletic. It was after just two first team appearances with the club that Stevenson's life was turned up side down. In what has been described as a 'Roy of the Rovers' moment Stevenson was spotted playing a game of football with his uncle on the Spanish island of
Majorca . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/alloa/2519081.stm Alloa youth given Real chance] ,BBC Sport ,November 27 2002 .] A scout for SpanishLa Liga sideReal Mallorca approached Stevenson and offered him a trial. Stevenson made such an impression in this trial that he was offered a 3 year contract with the Spanish giants.Stevenson only lasted 18 months at the Son Moix stadium because he was terribly homesick. In his time in
Spain he did not make a first team appearance but was a regular in the B side. For whom he scored a goal on his debut. Real Mallorca were keen to hold on to Stevenson and part of his release stated that he could only return to his former club Alloa, which he did in 2004.In season 2005-06 he was a star man for Alloa Athletic almost single handedly keeping them in the
Scottish Second Division via the end of season 2nd Division / 3rd Division playoffs. His form alerted several larger clubs but to many people's surprise he chose to sign a pre-contract agreement with Greenock Morton, a club who were in the same division as Alloa. Morton agreed to pay Alloa a nominal sum believed to be in the region of £16,000.Stevenson made an exciting start to his Morton career. Showing a particular aptitude for set pieces. He does, however, have a dislike for players over 6-foot tall, as he himself is only 5'8. [ [http://greenockmortonfc.blogspot.com/2008/05/our-signings-are-joke.html Greenock Morton: 6 Foot And You'll Get A Game At Morton ] ]
In July 2008, Jamie moved to Alloa Athletic for a third spell after joining the second division club on loan from Morton. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/alloa/7516276.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Alloa | Stevenson returns to Alloa again ] ]
References
External links
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*"The Scotsman" Article: http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=178902004
*www.gmfc.net player profile: http://www.gmfc.net/the-squad/view-profile.asp?profileID=9
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