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Steve Simonsen

Steve Simonsen

Goalkeeper  at Retired
Age47
CitizenshipEngland Denmark
Height1.87 m
Footright
BornApril 3, 1979
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0
goals / match
Stoke City
top club · 187 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#89
goals rank
#98
assists rank
0
season goals
1
season assists

Among 455 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2008
€4.95m
top transfer fee · 98/99
best season
15 / 0
int'l caps / goals
445Appearances
0Goals
1Assists
16Yellow cards
0Red cards
439Full matches (90′)
Full nameSteve Simonsen
Name in home countrySteven Preben Arthur Simonsen
Date of birth1979-04-03 (47 yrs)
Place of birthSouth Shields, England
CitizenshipEngland Denmark
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height187.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2016-01-01
Contract expires
Jan 2016
Transfer: Pune City → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Rangers → Pune City
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Rangers FC, FC Pune City
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Sep 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Rangers
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Rangers FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Dundee FC → Without Club
13/14 · Transfer
Mar 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Dundee FC
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2013
Transfer: Preston → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2012
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Preston
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Preston North End, Dundee FC
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sheffield United
54 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sheffield United
47 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Sheff Utd
10/11 · Transfer
May 2010
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Stoke City
09/10 · Return from loan
Mar 2010
Transfer: Stoke City → Sheff Utd
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sheffield United, Stoke City, Stoke City U21
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2008
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Stoke City
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Stoke City
38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Stoke City
49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Stoke City
50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Stoke City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Everton → Stoke City
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Everton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Everton FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Everton FC
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Everton FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Everton FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Everton FC, Tranmere Rovers
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Tranmere → Everton
98/99 · Transfer · €4.95m
Jul 1997
97/98 — Tranmere Rovers
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: Tranmere U18 → Tranmere
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
Transfer: Nottingham U18 → Tranmere U18
96/97 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 385 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
54
Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90
0
39,539 min
Minutes played by club
Everton FC 8.2%
Tranmere Rovers 9.3%
Rangers FC 7.0%
FC Pune City 2.3%
Preston North End 3.9%
Dundee FC 1.8%
Sheffield United 24.6%
Stoke City 41.5%
Stoke City U21 1.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Everton FC 6 00/01 99/00 37 0 0 3,235
Tranmere Rovers 2 97/98 98/99 41 0 0 3,690
Rangers FC 2 13/14 14/15 31 0 0 2,754
FC Pune City 1 14/15 14/15 10 0 0 900
Preston North End 1 12/13 12/13 17 0 0 1,560
Dundee FC 1 12/13 12/13 8 0 0 720
Sheffield United 3 09/10 11/12 108 0 1 9,713
Stoke City 6 04/05 09/10 187 0 0 16,427
Stoke City U21 1 09/10 09/10 6 0 0 540

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€625K1€1.3M1€1.9M1€2.5M04/0508/0909/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1112/1314/1504/05 — €2M08/09 — €2.5M09/10 — €1M10/11 — €750K12/13 — €350K14/15 — €125KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1597/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1597/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 FA Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
99/00 League Cup Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 180
99/00 Premier League Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 84
98/99 FA Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 First Division Tranmere Rovers 5 0 0 1 0 450
98/99 League Cup Tranmere Rovers 4 0 0 0 0 360
98/99 Premier League Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 FA Cup Tranmere Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 180
97/98 First Division Tranmere Rovers 30 0 0 2 0 2,700
14/15 Championship Rangers FC 18 0 0 0 0 1,620
14/15 Indian Super League FC Pune City 10 0 0 0 0 900
14/15 League Cup Rangers FC 5 0 0 0 0 414
14/15 Petrofac Tr. Cup Rangers FC 3 0 0 0 0 270
14/15 Premiership Play-offs Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SFA Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 180
13/14 League One Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 180
13/14 Ramsdens Cup Rangers FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Rangers FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
12/13 EFL Trophy Preston North End 3 0 0 0 0 300
12/13 FA Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 180
12/13 League Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 180
12/13 League One Preston North End 10 0 0 0 0 900
12/13 Premiership Dundee FC 8 0 0 0 0 720
11/12 EFL Trophy Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 120
11/12 FA Cup Sheffield United 4 0 0 0 0 360
11/12 League Cup Sheffield United 2 0 0 0 0 210
11/12 League One Sheffield United 44 0 0 2 0 3,960
11/12 League One Play-Offs Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 300
10/11 Championship Sheffield United 45 0 1 2 0 3,953
10/11 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 90
10/11 League Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 90
09/10 Championship Sheffield United 7 0 0 0 0 630
09/10 FA Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 45
09/10 League Cup Stoke City 3 0 0 0 0 300
09/10 Premier League Stoke City 3 0 0 0 0 229
09/10 Reserve League South Stoke City U21 6 0 0 0 0 540
08/09 FA Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 90
08/09 League Cup Stoke City 4 0 0 0 0 390
08/09 Premier League Stoke City 5 0 0 1 0 270
07/08 Championship Stoke City 36 0 0 0 0 3,158
07/08 FA Cup Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 180
06/07 Championship Stoke City 46 0 0 3 0 4,140
06/07 FA Cup Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 180
06/07 League Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 90
05/06 Championship Stoke City 45 0 0 1 0 4,030
05/06 FA Cup Stoke City 4 0 0 1 0 360
05/06 League Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 120
04/05 Championship Stoke City 31 0 0 2 0 2,665
04/05 FA Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 90
04/05 League Cup Stoke City 1 0 0 0 0 90
03/04 FA Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Premier League Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
02/03 League Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League Everton FC 2 0 0 0 0 180
01/02 FA Cup Everton FC 5 0 0 0 0 450
01/02 League Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Premier League Everton FC 25 0 0 1 0 2,250
00/01 FA Cup Everton FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Premier League Everton FC 1 0 0 0 0 1
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
96/97 1996-07-01 Nottingham U18 Tranmere U18 Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Tranmere U18 Tranmere Transfer 0
98/99 1998-07-01 Tranmere Everton Transfer 0 €4.95m
04/05 2004-07-01 Everton Stoke City Transfer 0
09/10 2010-03-01 Stoke City Sheff Utd Loan 750000
09/10 2010-05-01 Sheff Utd Stoke City Return from loan 750000
10/11 2010-07-01 Stoke City Sheff Utd Transfer 750000
12/13 2012-08-17 Sheff Utd Preston Transfer 750000
12/13 2013-01-22 Preston Without Club Transfer 350000
12/13 2013-03-14 Without Club Dundee FC Transfer 350000
13/14 2013-07-01 Dundee FC Without Club Transfer 350000
13/14 2013-09-13 Without Club Rangers Transfer 350000
15/16 2015-07-20 Rangers Pune City Transfer 125000
15/16 2016-01-01 Pune City Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Thumb injury 2008-12-20 2008-12-26 7 2
12/13 Knee injury 2013-01-10 2013-02-28 50 3
Current
Peak€2.50m
Low
Δ since start−€2.00m
€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 11 0 former national player
Team #9565 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Matthew Lowton 2 0 0
Ched Evans 1 0 0
Harry Maguire 2 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
09/10 2010-05-01 Sheff Utd Stoke City Return from loan €750k
09/10 2010-03-01 Stoke City Sheff Utd Loan €750k

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Coventry City 52 26 15 11 79 55 +24 50%
Sunderland AFC 48 22 11 15 62 48 +14 46%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 14 19 13 57 55 +2 30%
Southampton FC 46 18 13 15 62 58 +4 39%
Aston Villa 46 14 19 13 69 65 +4 30%
Tottenham Hotspur 46 13 12 21 52 65 -13 28%
Chelsea FC 46 6 11 29 33 82 -49 13%
Queens Park Rangers 46 17 14 15 60 60 0 37%
Newcastle United 46 18 10 18 68 70 -2 39%
Liverpool FC 46 7 17 22 42 70 -28 15%
Arsenal FC 46 10 10 26 45 86 -41 22%
Manchester United 46 7 7 32 44 90 -46 15%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
98/99 9 810 1 0 0 0.11
97/98 32 2,880 2 0 0 0.06
11/12 54 4,950 2 0 0 0.04
10/11 47 4,133 2 0 0 0.04
08/09 10 750 1 0 0 0.12
06/07 49 4,410 3 0 0 0.06
05/06 50 4,510 2 0 0 0.04
04/05 33 2,845 2 0 0 0.06
01/02 30 2,700 1 0 0 0.03

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
99/00 3 264 0 0% 4 1.36
98/99 9 810 3 33% 14 1.56
97/98 32 2,880 14 44% 34 1.06
14/15 38 3,384 14 37% 41 1.09
13/14 3 270 2 67% 3 1
12/13 25 2,280 5 20% 33 1.3
11/12 54 4,950 19 35% 64 1.16
10/11 47 4,133 9 19% 77 1.68
09/10 20 1,744 8 40% 26 1.34
08/09 10 750 2 20% 16 1.92
07/08 38 3,338 9 24% 50 1.35
06/07 49 4,410 17 35% 46 0.94
05/06 50 4,510 12 24% 66 1.32
04/05 33 2,845 15 45% 27 0.85
03/04 1 90 0 0% 3 3
02/03 2 180 0 0% 4 2
01/02 30 2,700 9 30% 43 1.43
00/01 1 1 1 100% 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
210 apps
0 G
1 A
Indian Super League
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
18 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Premiership
8 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
25 apps
0 G
0 A
League One
54 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
21 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League
38 apps
0 G
0 A
Reserve League South
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Steve Simonsen

Who is Steve Simonsen?

Steve Simonsen is an England professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Retired.

How old is Steve Simonsen?

Steve Simonsen is 47 years old. He was born on April 3, 1979 in South Shields.

What position does Steve Simonsen play?

Steve Simonsen plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Steve Simonsen play for?

Steve Simonsen currently plays for Retired.