Steve Simonsen

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Steve Simonsen
Personal information
Full name	Steven Simonsen
Date of birth	April 3, 1979
Place of birth	South Shields, England
Height	6ft 2in
Position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Stoke City F.C.
Number	1
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-1998 1998-2004 2004-	Tranmere Rovers F.C. Everton F.C. Stoke City F.C.	42 (0) 35 (0) 98 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07/11/2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 01/06/2006.

Steve Simonsen (born 3 April 1979 in South Shields) is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Stoke City.

He is currently Stoke City's first choice goalkeeper. He signed from Everton in July 2004 on a free transfer. In 2004-2005 he started 31 times for the Potters. He also appeared for England Under 21s.

He started his career at Tranmere Rovers with 42 starting appearance for their fist team in two years. He moved to Everton for £3.3 million in the summer of 1999. In his five seasons at Everton he was in the starting line-up 40 times.

Simonsen was named the Stoke City player's player of the season in 2004-2005.

[edit] External links

• Steve Simonsen career stats at Soccerbase

Stoke City F.C. - Current Squad
1 Simonsen | 2 Hoefkens | 3 Broomes | 4 Eustace | 5 Duberry | 6 Hill | 7 Bangoura | 8 Brammer | 9 Sidibe | 10 Fuller | 12 Sweeney | 14 Higginbotham | 15 Péricard | 16 Hendrie | 17 Russell | 18 Diao | 20 Griffin | 22 Buxton | 23 Lawrence | 24 Delap | 27 Berger | 29 Whitley | 33 Duggan | 34 Rooney | 35 Garrett | 36 Hazley | 37 Thomas | Manager: Pulis