Steve Simonsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Preben Arthur Simonsen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1996 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | (0) |
| 1998–2004 | Everton | 30 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Stoke City | 166 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Sheffield United | 89 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Preston North End | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Dundee | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Rangers | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Pune City | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2015. |
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Steven Preben Arthur "Steve" Simonsen (born 3 April 1979) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, he started his senior career at Tranmere Rovers before spells with Everton, Stoke City and Sheffield United, Preston North End and Scottish sides Dundee and Rangers. Whilst at Tranmere, he received four caps for the England U21s.
Simonsen grew up a supporter of Sunderland but was spotted by Nottingham Forest at the age of 15 whilst playing in his native South Shields. After a spell in Nottinghamshire, however, he was released in the summer of 1996.
After being released by Nottingham Forest, Simonsen started his career at Tranmere Rovers in August 1996 as a trainee. By November 1996, he had already made his league début for the club against one of the clubs he would later sign for, Stoke City. After just 42 league and cup appearances for the first team, he was bought by Everton. Both clubs were under the control of Peter Johnson at the time. It was reported by various media bodies that the transfer fee was worth £3.3m a England and a record fee for a goalkeeper. However Tramere Rovers' officially sanctioned Complete Record book states that this a myth and that the deal "was based on staged payments depending upon appearances, Everton's future success and international caps, none of which came" and that "Rovers never saw anymore than the initial £1m down payment"
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