Steven Reid

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Steven Reid
Personal information
Full name	Steven Reid
Date of birth	March 10, 1981 (age 26)
Place of birth	London, United Kingdom
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2003 2003–present	Millwall Blackburn Rovers	158 (19) 081 0(6)
National team2
2001–present	Republic of Ireland	020 0(2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:13, 18 December 2006 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 12:00, 8 February 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Steven Reid (born 10 March 1981 in Kingston, Greater London) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Republic of Ireland, primarily as a midfielder.

He made his professional debut for Millwall in the 1997-98 season at the age of 17 and was part of the successful 2000-01 team that gained promotion to the English First Division. He continued to impress for both club and country, which triggered a £1.85 million move to Blackburn Rovers in July 2003.

Reid debuted for Blackburn on 23 August, 2003 as a 76th minute substitute for team-mate Vratislav Greško, but had the misfortune of being dismissed in the 88th minute. He recovered to make 19 appearances through the 2003/04 season, though a hamstring injury would rule him out of action for three months during this time. A change of management in September 2004 saw Mark Hughes replace Graeme Souness as Blackburn boss, a move which would also signify a change for Reid. Despite playing the majority of his career as a wide midfielder, Hughes moved Reid to centre midfield for the match against Everton on March 6 2005. Reid went on to star in a 1-0 victory for Blackburn, creating the winning goal, and has since claimed the central midfield position as his own.

Reid scored one of the goals of the seasons in the FA Premier League 2005-06 campaign against Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium. The ball fell to Reid from 30 yards and he launched a powerful long shot which flew into the top corner of the net. The goal won BBC Match of the Day's Goal of the Month for December. On 2 May 2006, Reid scored the goal that secured Blackburn's place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup, a header that gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea, who had already secured the Premiership title.

Reid has missed the majority of the 2006-07 season through injury. A back injury limited him to three appearances before he sustained cruciate ligament injury in January, which will keep him out for the rest of the season.^[1]

Contents 1 International career 2 Blackburn career 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] International career

Despite being born in England and representing England at junior levels, Reid decided to play full international football for the Republic of Ireland, whom he qualifies to play for through his grandparents. He was part of the Irish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup after being called up as a late replacement.

Reid was recently made the captain of the Republic of Ireland soccer team for their August 16, 2006 friendly match against Holland.

[edit] Blackburn career

(correct as of 29 September, 2006)

Club	Season	League			Cup[2]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Blackburn Rovers	2003-04	16	0	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
	2004-05	28	2	4	6	0	0	0	34	2
	2005-06	34	4	1	5	1	0	0	39	5
	2006-07	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career totals									95	7

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ Blackburn's Reid out for season
2. ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield

[edit] External links

• Steven Reid career stats at Soccerbase
• Steven Reid Official Website at Icons.com

	Republic of Ireland squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Given | 2 Finnan | 3 Harte | 4 Cunningham | 5 Staunton | 6 Roy Keane | 7 McAteer | 8 Holland | 9 Duff | 10 Robbie Keane | 11 Kilbane | 12 Kinsella | 13 Connolly | 14 Breen | 15 Dunne | 16 Kiely | 17 Quinn | 18 G. Kelly | 19 Morrison | 20 O'Brien | 21 Reid | 22 Carsley | 23 A. Kelly | Coach: McCarthy

Blackburn Rovers F.C. - Current Squad
1 Friedel | 3 Khizanishvili | 4 Todd | 5 Tugay | 6 Nelsen | 7 Emerton | 8 Savage | 9 Nonda | 10 McCarthy | 11 Bentley | 12 Gamst Pedersen | 13 Enckelman | 14 Reid | 15 Mokoena | 16 Henchoz | 17 Jeffers | 18 Gallagher | 19 Dunn | 20 Ooijer | 21 Samba | 22 Warnock | 23 Brown | 25 Berner | 27 Derbyshire | 28 Fielding | 29 Treacy | 30 Roberts | 31 Peter | 32 Nolan | 33 Gray | Manager: Hughes