Rene Alexander Steer (born 31 January 1990) is a retired English footballer who played as a left back. He previously played for Arsenal, Gillingham, Oldham Athletic, Staines Town, St Neots Town, Woking, Maidenhead United, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Hemel Hempstead Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rene Alexander Steer[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Staines Town | 35 | (0) |
2011–2012 | St Neots Town | 30 | (1) |
2013 | Woking | 0 | (0) |
2013 | St Neots Town | 11 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Boston United | 66 | (2) |
2015–2020 | Maidenhead United | 159 | (0) |
2020 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 3 | (0) |
2021 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 14 March 2021 (UTC) |
Career
editArsenal
editSteer began his career in the Arsenal Academy, joining the club at age 13. In the 2006–07 season, he made 11 appearances for the Arsenal Reserves.[2] During the 2007–08 season, he made 12 appearances for the reserves, and another 11 appearances for the Under-18 team. He signed a professional contract with the club on 10 September 2007.[2] He received his first first-team call-up on 2 December 2008 as an unused substitute in Arsenal's 2–0 League Cup defeat to Burnley,[3] as well as two appearances in the Premier Reserve League in the first half of the 2008–09 season.[4] During his time for the club's reserves, he also made several appearances in the FA Youth Cup, including a good performance in a 2–2 draw versus Bristol City, before making a decisive shot in the penalty shootout.[2] He was included in the first team in October 2008 in the Premier League for nine matches.
Gillingham
editOn 22 January 2009, Steer was loaned out to Gillingham for four months.[5][6] On 7 February, he made his debut for the club as he came on as a substitute in the 78th minute, in a 2–0 loss to Bradford City.[7] He made his first start for the club in a 4–4 draw versus Aldershot Town on 18 February.[8] He returned to Arsenal in April 2009 following the end of his loan, but was released by the club in June.[9]
Oldham Athletic
editSteer signed a 12-month contract with League One club Oldham Athletic on 24 June 2009, following a successful trial.[10] On 17 August, he was sent to hospital following a training session, during which time he received an elbow to the face.[11] Later that day he underwent a successful operation on his jaw at North Manchester General Hospital to repair and correct "serious damage" to his teeth.[12] Steer was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Non-league
editAfter his release by Oldham, Steer dropped into non-League and signed for Conference South club Staines Town and then in September 2011, he joined St Neots Town in the Southern League Division One Central.[13] In February 2013 he signed forms for Woking,[14] but a serious injury kept him out of football for most of that season.[15] His only appearance for the Cards came in the Surrey Senior Cup exit against Godalming Town on 4 March 2013.[16] In August 2013 he re-signed for St Neots Town.[17] In September 2013, he scored from 40 yards in an FA Cup tie against Canvey Island.[citation needed] Steer then joined Boston United before signing for Maidenhead United in the summer of 2015. After five seasons, Steer left the Magpies at the end of the 2019–20 season.[18] He joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on 20 August 2020,[19] before departing in November after being unable to hold down a starting spot.[20] Steer joined Hemel Hempstead Town in February 2021.[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 16 February 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2008–09[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gillingham (loan) | 2008–09[22] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Oldham Athletic | 2009–10[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staines Town | 2010–11[24] | Conference South | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
St Neots Town | 2011–12[25] | SFL – Division 1 Central | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 36 | 2 | |
Woking | 2012–13[25] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
St Neots Town | 2013–14[25] | SFL – Premier Division | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Boston United | 2013–14[24] | Conference North | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2014–15[24] | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
Total | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
Maidenhead United | 2015–16[24] | National League South | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2016–17[25] | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
2017–18[24] | National League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
2018–19[24] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
2019–20[24] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 159 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 178 | 0 | ||
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2020–21[24] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2020–21[24] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 312 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 349 | 5 |
- ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one in the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup; three appearances and a goal in the Hinchinbrooke Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Surrey Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in the FA Trophy and one in the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 391. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ a b c "Rene Steer". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Hassan, Nabil (2 December 2008). "Burnley 2–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Rene Steer joins Gillingham on loan". Arsenal.com. 23 January 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Gills make move for loan duo". Kent Online. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Steer staying with Gills". Sky Sports. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Gillingham 0–2 Bradford". BBC Sport. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Gillingham 4–4 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ Ley, John (30 June 2009). "Arsene Wenger releases eight Arsenal players". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Steer makes Latics switch". Sky Sports. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Breaking injury news". Oldham Athletic. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 20 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Rene Steer update (2)". Oldham Athletic. 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
- ^ "Saints move for ex-Arsenal star". Non-League Daily. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cards bring in Dons keeper". Pitchero Non League. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Saints return for Steer". Pitchero Non League. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Woking exit Cup on penalties". Woking Football Club. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ "Steer makes his comeback at St Neots". Non-League Daily. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ @MUFCYorkRoad (6 August 2020). "🙌 After 5 years at York Road, we bid farewell to @ReneSteer.We wish him all the best for the future!…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ STEER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
- ^ MCCANN MAKES SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO HIS SQUAD
- ^ @hemelfc (6 February 2021). "Warm ups are underway. New signings Rene Steer & Nick Hayes are on squad from the off. Midfielder Ryan Blackman…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Games played by Rene Steer in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Rene Steer in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rene Steer at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "RENE STEER". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
External links
edit- Rene Steer at Soccerbase
- Rene Steer at Soccerway
- Rene Steer at Aylesbury United