Steven Naismith
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| Steven Naismith | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Naismith | |
| Date of birth | September 14, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | |
| Height | 5' 10" | |
| Nickname | Kid Goals | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Kilmarnock | |
| Number | 7 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003- | Kilmarnock | 87 (25) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steven Naismith (born 14 September 1986, in Irvine), is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.
He made his senior debut in the 2003-04 season. In the 2005-06 season he won the Scottish Football Writers' "Young Player Of The Year" Award, after some impressive performances and scoring 13 goals. He plays as no 7 for Kilmarnock in the Striker position, but can also play on the left of midfield.
Resident of Stewarton, Steven attended Lainshaw Primary School and Stewarton Academy, whilst his footballing education took place with local junior team Stewarton Annick. He then played several years in the Kilmarnock youth team before signing for the Kilmarnock senior team at the age of 18.English clubs.
Steven scored on his debut for Scotland U21s v Iceland in a 4-0 victory in March 2006 and in the same month scored on his debut for the Scotland B team v Turkey in a 3-2 defeat. He has also played for Scotland at U18 level.
Newspapers have claimed that Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal's Arsène Wenger have been keeping tabs on the player, although United's interest has yet to be confirmed. Naismith joined Arsenal on a 2 day trial.[1]
In January 2007 Naismith scored his first professional hat-trick, in a 3-0 CIS Cup victory over Falkirk.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Naismith to have trial at Arsenal". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ "Kilmarnock 3-0 Falkirk". BBC.co.uk.
- ^ Details of Naismith's hat-trick. www.worldfootballregister.com.
[edit] External links
- Steven Naismith career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at Kilmarnock Football Club's offical site
- Profile at killiefc.com
| Kilmarnock F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Combe | 2 Fowler | 3 Hay | 4 Lilley | 5 Greer | 6 Ford | 7 Naismith | 8 Locke | 9 Nish | 10 Wales | 11 Invincibile | 12 Johnston | 13 Smith | 14 Wright | 15 G. Murray | 16 Dodds | 17 Barrowman | 18 Di Giacomo | 19 S. Murray | 20 Fernández | 21 O'Leary | 22 Leven | 23 Hamill | 25 Adams | 26 Bell | 27 Sylla | 28 Campbell | 29 Quinn | 30 Noble | 44 Harpur | 46 Koudou | Manager: Jefferies |
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