Luke Steele (footballer)

infobox Football biography
playername = Luke Steele


fullname = Luke Steele
height = height|ft=6|in=2
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|9|24|df=y
cityofbirth = Peterborough
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Barnsley
clubnumber = 17
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1999–2002
2002
2002–2006
2004–2005
2006
2006–2008
2006–2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Peterborough United
→ Manchester United (loan)
Manchester United
→ Coventry City (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
West Bromwich Albion
→ Coventry City (loan)
→ Barnsley (loan)
Barnsley
caps(goals) = 02 (0)
00 (0)
00 (0)
32 (0)
00 (0)
02 (0)
05 (0)
14 (0)
04 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = England under-18s
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 22:38, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Luke David Steele (born 24 September 1984 in Peterborough) is an English football player. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for Barnsley.

Football career

Steele went to school at Arthur Mellows Village College, Glinton, Peterborough, where he is still involved in various charity events.fact|date=May 2008 He started his career at local side Peterborough United. On 8 June 2002 he signed for Manchester United for £500,000. He was loaned to Coventry City for part of the 2004–05 season.

For the 2005–06 season he returned to Old Trafford and, following the departures of Ricardo and Roy Carroll, was third choice keeper for the senior side behind Edwin van der Sar and Tim Howard.

In 2002-03, Steele kept goal for United in their FA Youth Cup triumph.

In summer 2006, Steele joined West Bromwich Albion, as part of the deal that took Tomasz Kuszczak to Manchester. However, he was initially loaned to Coventry City for the season only to be recalled after less than a week and no appearances. On 23 December 2006 he once again joined Coventry on a seven day emergency loan. [Cite news
title=Coventry seal Steele loan switch
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/6206193.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2006-12-23
accessdate=2008-05-21] This was subsequently extended to the remainder of the season. [Cite news
title=Coventry extend Steele loan deal
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/6235053.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2007-01-05
accessdate=2007-05-07] Steele made his Albion debut in a 2–1 win away at Leicester City on 8 December 2007. [Cite news
title = Leicester City vs WBA
url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~37260,00.html
publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date = 2007-12-08
accessdate = 2007-12-08]

In February 2008 he joined Barnsley on an emergency loan for one month. They required a goalkeeper for their fifth round FA Cup tie with Liverpool, as Heinz Müller was injured, whilst on loan Tony Warner was cup-tied. [Cite news
title=Steele joins Tykes on loan
url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1240818,00.html
publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.
date=2008-02-14
accessdate=2008-02-15] Steele delivered a Man of the Match performance on his debut in a surprise victory over the Premier League side at Anfield, allowing Barnsley to progress to the quarter finals. [Cite news
last=Bevan
first=Chris
title= Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7224063.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-02-16
accessdate=2008-02-18] He also won the FA Cup Player of the Round award for his performance in the game. [Cite news
title=Barnsley keeper wins FA Cup award
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7256251.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-02-27
accessdate=2008-03-20] He then helped Barnsley reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup by keeping a clean sheet against Chelsea in a game which they won 1–0.

On 17 March 2008 Steele returned from his loan, with talks deadlocked over who should pay his wages during a proposed extended loan period. He rejoined Barnsley three days later, after the two clubs agreed a further loan period until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer. [Cite news |title=Cup hero Steele re-joins Barnsley
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7300927.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-03-20
accessdate=2008-03-20] Steele represented Barnsley in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, where they lost 1–0 against Cardiff City. [Cite news
last=McKenzie
first=Andrew
title=Barnsley 0-1 Cardiff
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7326118.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-04-06
accessdate=2008-04-09] His permanent transfer to Barnsley was completed on 21 May 2008, with Steele signing a one-year contract. [Cite news
title= Barnsley complete Steele signing
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/7412476.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-05-21
accessdate=2008-05-21]

On 9 July2008, Steele was fined £1000 by the FA for breaching shirt sponsorship rules; during the 2007-08 season he had regularly worn an undergarment which had a logo that was visible above the collar of his official goalkeeping kit. The FA warned him various times of this misconduct but Steele continued to wear the undergarment and was subsequently fined. [Cite news
title=Steele fined for kit rule breach
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/7498009.stm
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2008-07-09
accessdate=2008-07-09]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10309~19154,00.html Luke Steele profile] at barnsleyfc.co.uk
* [http://www.wba.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10366~19154,00.html Luke Steele profile] at wba.co.uk
*soccerbase|id=18905|name=Luke Steele
* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/2083/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]

Persondata
NAME = Luke Steele
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 23 September 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH = Peterborough, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =