Midfield - Central Midfield ·England

Steve Sidwell

Age43 BornDec 14, 1982 Height1.83 m FootRight

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At a glance

Career snapshot

10Clubs played for

01/02Debut season

0.12Goals per match

ReadingTop club · 185 apps

Career highs

€5.50mPeak value · 2009

€6.30mTop transfer fee · 08/09

10Best season · 05/06

5 / 0Caps / int'l goals

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Everyone born Dec 14, 1982

508Appearances

63Goals

28Assists

87Yellow cards

2Red cards

121Full matches (90′)

Full name	Steve Sidwell
Name in home country	Steven James Sidwell
Date of birth	1982-12-14 (43 yrs)
Place of birth	London, England
Citizenship	England
Position	Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Foot	right
Height	183.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2018-07-01
Contract expires	-

Jul 2018

Transfer: Brighton → Retired

18/19 · Transfer

Sep 2017

Injury: unknown

40 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 - Brighton & Hove Albion

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2016

16/17 - Brighton & Hove Albion

37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Stoke City → Brighton

16/17 · Transfer

Jun 2016

Transfer: Brighton → Stoke City

15/16 · Return from loan

Jan 2016

Transfer: Stoke City → Brighton

15/16 · Loan

Jul 2015

15/16 - Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke City, Stoke City U21

23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions

Nov 2014

Injury: unknown

10 games missed

Jul 2014

14/15 - Stoke City

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

Transfer: Fulham → Stoke City

14/15 · Transfer

Jul 2013

13/14 - Fulham FC

41 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2012

12/13 - Fulham FC

31 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions

Feb 2012

Injury: unknown

17 games missed

Nov 2011

Injury: unknown

9 games missed

Jul 2011

11/12 - Fulham FC

28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions

Feb 2011

Injury: unknown

4 games missed

Jan 2011

Transfer: Aston Villa → Fulham

10/11 · Transfer · €600k

Jul 2010

10/11 - Fulham FC, Aston Villa, Aston Villa Reserves

22 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 - Aston Villa

33 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Aug 2008

Injury: unknown

14 games missed

Jul 2008

08/09 - Aston Villa

25 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2008

Transfer: Chelsea → Aston Villa

08/09 · Transfer · €6.30m

Jul 2007

07/08 - Chelsea FC

25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2007

Transfer: Reading → Chelsea

07/08 · Transfer

Jul 2006

06/07 - Reading FC

37 matches · 4 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2005

05/06 - Reading FC

40 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2004

04/05 - Reading FC

47 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2003

03/04 - Reading FC

48 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions

Feb 2003

Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Reading

02/03 · Transfer

Dec 2002

Transfer: Brighton → Arsenal Res.

02/03 · Return from loan

Nov 2002

Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Brighton

02/03 · Loan

Nov 2002

Transfer: KSK Beveren → Arsenal Res.

02/03 · Return from loan

Jul 2002

02/03 - Reading FC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal FC

25 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2002

Transfer: Arsenal Res. → KSK Beveren

02/03 · Loan

May 2002

Transfer: Brentford → Arsenal Res.

01/02 · Return from loan

Oct 2001

Transfer: Arsenal Res. → Brentford

01/02 · Loan

Jul 2001

01/02 - Brentford FC

30 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2001

Transfer: Arsenal U18 → Arsenal Res.

01/02 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €5.50m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Brighton & Hove Albion 27.6%

Stoke City 0.0%

Stoke City U21 0.0%

Fulham FC 29.3%

Aston Villa 6.3%

Aston Villa Reserves 0.0%

Chelsea FC 2.7%

Reading FC 28.2%

Arsenal FC 0.0%

Brentford FC 5.9%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Goals	Assists	Minutes
Brighton & Hove Albion	4	02/03	17/18	67	7	1	3,009
Stoke City	2	14/15	15/16	20	0	0	0
Stoke City U21	1	15/16	15/16	1	0	0	0
Fulham FC	4	10/11	13/14	114	17	7	3,202
Aston Villa	3	08/09	10/11	64	4	4	691
Aston Villa Reserves	1	10/11	10/11	2	0	2	0
Chelsea FC	1	07/08	07/08	25	1	1	300
Reading FC	5	02/03	06/07	185	30	13	3,076
Arsenal FC	1	02/03	02/03	0	0	0	0
Brentford FC	1	01/02	01/02	30	4	0	641

Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	YC	RC	Minutes
17/18	Premier League	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0
16/17	Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion	34	1	0	4	0	2,380
16/17	EFL Cup	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	0	0	1	0	0
16/17	FA Cup	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	Championship	Brighton & Hove Albion	16	1	1	0	0	431
15/16	Championship Play-Offs	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	FA Cup	Stoke City	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	League Cup	Stoke City	2	0	0	1	0	0
15/16	Premier League	Stoke City	1	0	0	0	0	0
15/16	U21 PL	Stoke City U21	1	0	0	1	0	0
14/15	FA Cup	Stoke City	3	0	0	1	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Stoke City	1	0	0	0	0	0
14/15	Premier League	Stoke City	12	0	0	4	0	0
13/14	FA Cup	Fulham FC	2	1	0	1	0	135
13/14	League Cup	Fulham FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	Premier League	Fulham FC	38	7	2	5	0	462
12/13	FA Cup	Fulham FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
12/13	League Cup	Fulham FC	1	0	0	1	0	0
12/13	Premier League	Fulham FC	28	4	2	7	2	526
11/12	Europa League	Fulham FC	4	1	0	0	0	145
11/12	Europa League Qualifying	Fulham FC	7	1	1	2	0	380
11/12	FA Cup	Fulham FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Cup	Fulham FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
11/12	Premier League	Fulham FC	14	1	1	4	0	1,083
10/11	FA Cup	Fulham FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	League Cup	Aston Villa	2	0	0	0	0	0
10/11	Premier League	Fulham FC	12	2	1	3	0	471
10/11	Premier League	Aston Villa	4	0	0	1	0	0
10/11	Reserve League	Aston Villa Reserves	2	0	2	0	0	0
09/10	Europa League Qualifying	Aston Villa	1	0	0	1	0	0
09/10	FA Cup	Aston Villa	4	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	League Cup	Aston Villa	3	0	0	0	0	0
09/10	Premier League	Aston Villa	25	0	2	3	0	0
08/09	FA Cup	Aston Villa	4	1	1	2	0	353
08/09	Premier League	Aston Villa	16	3	0	2	0	338
08/09	UEFA Cup	Aston Villa	3	0	1	1	0	0
08/09	UI Cup	Aston Villa	2	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Champions League	Chelsea FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	Community Shield	Chelsea FC	1	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	FA Cup	Chelsea FC	3	0	0	0	0	0
07/08	League Cup	Chelsea FC	5	1	0	1	0	300
07/08	Premier League	Chelsea FC	15	0	1	1	0	0
06/07	FA Cup	Reading FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
06/07	Premier League	Reading FC	35	4	6	3	0	773
05/06	Championship	Reading FC	33	10	0	5	0	258
05/06	FA Cup	Reading FC	4	0	0	0	0	0
05/06	League Cup	Reading FC	3	0	0	0	0	0
04/05	Championship	Reading FC	44	5	3	11	0	782
04/05	FA Cup	Reading FC	2	0	1	1	0	0
04/05	League Cup	Reading FC	1	0	0	1	0	0
03/04	FA Cup	Reading FC	2	0	0	0	0	0
03/04	First Division	Reading FC	43	8	3	8	0	474
03/04	League Cup	Reading FC	3	1	0	0	0	270
02/03	First Division	Reading FC	13	2	0	1	0	519
02/03	First Division	Brighton & Hove Albion	12	5	0	2	0	198
02/03	League Cup	Arsenal FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
01/02	Second Division	Brentford FC	30	4	0	8	0	641

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
01/02	2001-07-01	Arsenal U18	Arsenal Res.	Transfer	0	-
01/02	2001-10-01	Arsenal Res.	Brentford	Loan	0	-
01/02	2002-05-01	Brentford	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	0	-
02/03	2002-07-01	Arsenal Res.	KSK Beveren	Loan	0	-
02/03	2002-11-01	KSK Beveren	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	0	-
02/03	2002-11-09	Arsenal Res.	Brighton	Loan	0	-
02/03	2002-12-31	Brighton	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	0	-
02/03	2003-02-01	Arsenal Res.	Reading	Transfer	0	-
07/08	2007-07-01	Reading	Chelsea	Transfer	2000000	-
08/09	2008-07-01	Chelsea	Aston Villa	Transfer	4000000	€6.30m
10/11	2011-01-01	Aston Villa	Fulham	Transfer	3500000	€600k
14/15	2014-07-01	Fulham	Stoke City	Transfer	2500000	-
15/16	2016-01-25	Stoke City	Brighton	Loan	1500000	-
15/16	2016-06-30	Brighton	Stoke City	Return from loan	1000000	-
16/17	2016-07-01	Stoke City	Brighton	Transfer	1000000	-
18/19	2018-07-01	Brighton	Retired	Transfer	0	-

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
08/09	Calf stiffness	2008-08-05	2008-10-05	62	14
10/11	Knee problems	2011-02-24	2011-03-24	29	4
11/12	Groin surgery	2011-11-08	2011-12-17	40	9
11/12	Groin problems	2012-02-01	2012-05-30	120	17
14/15	Knee injury	2014-11-29	2015-01-11	44	10
17/18	Back problems	2017-09-03	2018-06-30	301	40

Current-

Peak€5.50m

Low-

Δ since start−€50k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	-
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.80m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.75m
Jan 1, 1970	€750k
Jan 1, 1970	€50k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #9565	-	5	0	-	-	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Ashley Young	2	0	0
Leroy Lita	2	3	0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Goals	Matches
05/06	Championship	Reading FC	10	33
03/04	First Division	Reading FC	8	43
02/03	First Division	Reading FC	7	25

Top assist seasons

Season	Competition	Club	Assists	Matches
06/07	Premier League	Reading FC	6	35
04/05	Championship	Reading FC	3	44
03/04	First Division	Reading FC	3	43

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
15/16	2016-06-30	Brighton	Stoke City	Return from loan	-	€1.00m
15/16	2016-01-25	Stoke City	Brighton	Loan	-	€1.50m
02/03	2002-12-31	Brighton	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	-	-
02/03	2002-11-09	Arsenal Res.	Brighton	Loan	-	-
02/03	2002-11-01	KSK Beveren	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	-	-
02/03	2002-07-01	Arsenal Res.	KSK Beveren	Loan	-	-
01/02	2002-05-01	Brentford	Arsenal Res.	Return from loan	-	-
01/02	2001-10-01	Arsenal Res.	Brentford	Loan	-	-

Teams faced most often by Steve Sidwell's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Newcastle United	92	36	23	33	126	112	+14	39%
Blackburn Rovers	88	42	21	25	132	105	+27	48%
Liverpool FC	84	19	18	47	76	136	-60	23%
Tottenham Hotspur	84	25	24	35	101	126	-25	30%
Everton FC	84	30	22	32	107	117	-10	36%
Arsenal FC	84	17	19	48	91	154	-63	20%
Manchester United	84	12	20	52	81	159	-78	14%
Manchester City	78	30	13	35	95	119	-24	38%
Bolton Wanderers	78	42	24	12	148	78	+70	54%
West Ham United	74	32	16	26	113	95	+18	43%
Middlesbrough FC	74	34	15	25	103	80	+23	46%
Sunderland AFC	68	38	14	16	109	70	+39	56%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
01/02	Senior debut season
01/02	First senior goal
12/13	Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	2nd YC	RC	Cards / 90′
16/17	37	2,380	5	0	0	0.19
15/16	23	431	2	0	0	0.42
14/15	16	0	5	0	0	0
13/14	41	597	6	0	0	0.9
12/13	31	526	8	0	2	1.71
11/12	28	1,608	6	0	0	0.34
10/11	22	471	4	0	0	0.76
09/10	33	0	4	0	0	0
08/09	25	691	5	1	0	0.78
07/08	25	300	2	0	0	0.6
06/07	37	773	3	0	0	0.35
05/06	40	258	5	0	0	1.74
04/05	47	782	13	0	0	1.5
03/04	48	744	8	1	0	1.09
02/03	25	717	3	0	0	0.38
01/02	30	641	8	0	0	1.12