Steve Slade

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Steve Slade
Personal information
Full name Steven Anthony Slade[1]
Date of birth October 6, 1975 (1975-10-06) (age 32)
Place of birth    Romford, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994-1996
1996-2000
1997
2000
2001-2005
2005
2005-2006
?-?
2008
Tottenham Hotspur
Queens Park Rangers
Brentford (loan)
Cambridge United
Hayes
Vikingur
Grimsby Town
Maidenhead United
Barking
5 (0)
69 (6)
4 (0)
9 (1)
? (?)
? (?)
0 (0)
? (?)
? (?)
   
National team
1996 England U-21 4 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Steven Anthony Slade (born October 6, 1975 in Romford) is an English football striker.

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[edit] Club career

Slade began has career in the youth teams of Tottenham Hotspur, turning professional at the club for the 1994-95 season. He made his debut the following season in a Coca-Cola Cup tie against Chester City in October 1995, before making his league bow two months later against Wimbledon. [2] However, unable to establish himself at White Hart Lane, Slade joined newly relegated Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 1996 after manager Ray Wilkins paid Spurs £350,000 for the player. Slade remained at Loftus Road for over four seasons, although made more substitute appearances than starts at the club and also spent time on loan at Brentford. Released in 2000, he had a short, undistinguished spell at Cambridge United[3], before dropping into non-league football with Hayes.

Following his release from Hayes, Slade briefly played football in Iceland.[4] A trial at Grimsby Town followed and, although ultimately he did not land a contract, Slade featured in one game, appearing against Morecambe in the Football League Trophy.[5] Slade returned to non-league football after this featuring for Maidenhead United, before spending two separate spells at Barking.[6]

[edit] International football

In the summer of 1996, immediately prior to his move from Spurs to QPR, Slade was selected for the England under-21 side that took part in the annual Toulon Tournament in France. Slade featured in four games in all, appearing against Belgium, Angola, Portugal and Brazil, although this was to be his sole taste of the international game.[7]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ B.J. Hugman, The 1996-97 Official PFA Footballers Fact File, Harpenden: Queen Anne Press, 1996, p. 225
  2. ^ Hugman, op cit
  3. ^ Football transfers
  4. ^ Played for the Town: Steve Slade
  5. ^ Grimsby Town v Morecambe
  6. ^ Slade Re=emerges at Barking
  7. ^ J & G Rollin, The Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-2008, p. 961