| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Saunders | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Motherwell | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2008 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–present | Motherwell | 54 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0[1]) |
| 2010- | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0[2]) |
| 2010– | Scotland | 1 | (0[2]) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Steven Saunders (born 23 February 1991 in Rutherglen, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Motherwell as a centre back or right back.
Saunders made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen on 29 November 2008.[3] After the match, manager Mark McGhee said that he was "delighted" with Saunders' performance.[3] Saunders then started the following two games against Kilmarnock and Hamilton Academical, playing at right back, and he was again praised by McGhee for his performance in the first of those games.[4]
In the 2009–10 season, under new manager Jim Gannon, Saunders has established himself as a regular starter in his preferred position of centre back. He scored his first goal for the club on Saturday 24 April 2010 against Hearts.[5] Under Gannon's successor, Craig Brown, Saunders became a regular starter at right back.
On 10 August 2011, whilst playing for the Scotland under-21s, Saunders suffered an achilles tendon injury that is likely to rule him out for the rest of the 2011-12 season.[6]
On 15 November 2010, Saunders was called up to the Scotland Squad for the first time, and made his debut the evening after in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands, replacing Phil Bardsley at right back in the 70th minute.[7]
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