Steve Sidwell

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Personal information
Steve Sidwell
Date of birth	December 14, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Wandsworth, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Reading
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2003 2001–2002 2002–2002 2002–2003 2003–	Arsenal → Brentford (loan) → KSK Beveren (loan) → Brighton (loan) Reading	000 0(0) 030 0(4) 000 0(0) 012 0(5) 165 (29)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:12, 27 March 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Steve Sidwell (born 14 December 1982 in Wandsworth, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Reading in the Premier League.

A central midfielder, he was part of the Arsenal youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 2000 and 2001. He had successful loan spells with Brentford and Brighton, but could never break into the Arsenal first team. He moved to Reading in January 2003,^[1] where he has been a great success. In 2004, Four Four Two Magazine voted him the best player outside of the Premier League.

A vital part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005-06 squad, in April 2006 Sidwell was named in the Championship Team of the Year^[2] by the Professional Footballers' Association, keeping the place he had been given the previous year.

In the summer of 2006, Sidwell rejected a contract extension,^[3] and it was rumoured that he might be sold to Everton, Charlton Athletic^[4] or Manchester City,^[5] as his current contract runs out at the end of the 2006-07 season. However, due to Reading's success in their first Premier League season, Sidwell has indicated that he may yet remain at Reading.^[6] He has been linked with Aston Villa, Manchester City, West Ham United, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Glasgow Rangers, and more impressively Manchester United, Chelsea, Glasgow Celtic, Newcastle United and even Spanish side Valencia.

However, lately most rumours have been linking him with a move to Newcastle and some papers claim a deal is agreed.

[edit] Trivia

Sidwell married Krystell on 19 June 2005. Within days of returning from their honeymoon, Steve had a tattoo of the wedding vows he had written for Krystell placed on his back.^[7] Their son Harry was born in April 2006.

[edit] References

^ "Sidwell joins Reading", BBC Sport, 2003-02-11. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
^ "The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship", Professional Footballers' Association, 2006-04-23. Retrieved on May 24, 2006.
^ "Sidwell rejects new Reading deal", BBC Sport, 2006-07-06. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
^ "£2M Sidwell to cash in at The Valley", The Daily Mirror, 2006-06-08. Retrieved on June 8, 2006.
^ "Rumour mill: City in for Sidwell", Manchester Evening News, 2006-06-26. Retrieved on June 28, 2006.
^ "Sunday's football gossip", BBC Sport, 2006-11-19. Retrieved on January 29, 2007.
^ "Reading ace Sidwell reveals the truth about his amazing tattoo", Daily Mail, 2006-10-22. Retrieved on February 17, 2007.

[edit] External links

Steve Sidwell profile at readingfc.co.uk
Steve Sidwell career stats at Soccerbase
Steve Sidwell's official web site at icons.com

Reading F.C. - Current Squad
1 Hahnemann \| 2 Murty \| 3 Shorey \| 4 Sidwell \| 5 Sonko \| 6 Gunnarsson \| 7 Little \| 8 Lita \| 9 Doyle \| 10 Hunt \| 11 Oster \| 12 Kitson \| 14 Halls \| 15 Harper \| 16 Ingimarsson \| 17 Convey \| 19 Seol \| 22 Bikey \| 23 de la Cruz \| 24 Long \| 25 Bennett \| 27 Brown \| 28 Halford \| 29 Duberry \| 32 Federici \| 36 Andersen \| 47 Máté \| –– Bozanic \| Manager: Coppell

Persondata
NAME	Sidwell, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	14 December 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wandsworth, London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH