Stephen Clemence

Football player infobox
playername = Stephen Clemence


fullname = Stephen Neal Clemence
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|3|31
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Leicester City
clubnumber = 6
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1994–1997
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur
years = 1997–2003
2003–2007
2007–
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City
Leicester City
caps(goals) = 089 (2)
121 (8)
031 (2)
nationalyears = 1998
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 15:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Neal Clemence (born March 31, 1978 in Liverpool, Merseyside), is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.

Stephen is the son of Ray Clemence, onetime Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England goalkeeper. He is married to Angela Saunders, who played "Tash Parker" on Sky One soap opera, "Dream Team."

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

The first team Clemence played for was Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made his debut against Manchester United on August 10, 1997, a match Tottenham lost 0–2. His season was cut much shorter by a four-day spell in February, during which time Clemence picked up a red card against Barnsley and an injury in the following match against Blackburn Rovers.

He involved himself to a greater degree the following season, displaying more of the form which won him a place in the England U21 side, but made only one appearance.

Birmingham City

Injury during the 2001–02 season meant he didn't play until April, and, when the transfer window opened in January 2003, he found himself on his way to Birmingham City for a fee of £250,000. Injury struck again in the 2003–04 season, meaning that once again he had to sit several games out, however, he finished the season by making his 50th appearance for the club.

During 2004–05 and into 2005–06 Clemence remained an important member of the first team squad at Birmingham, helping the club win promotion back to the Premier League in 2006–07.

Leicester City

On July 13 2007, Clemence signed a three-year contact with Leicester City for an initial £750,000, in a deal which could be worth £1,000,000. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6897106.stm|title=Leicester complete Clemence deal|date=2007-07-13|accessdate=2007-07-13|publisher=BBC Sport] Stephen was named the new club captain on July 28, [ [http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1080240,00.html Manager Announces Club Captain] , Leicester City 2007-07-28.] and was picked by the BBC as Leicester's key player for the 2007–08 season.cite news | title = The Championship form guide | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6229538.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2007-08-06 | accessdate = 2008-08-30]

Clemence scored his first competitive goal for Leicester in a 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest in the League Cup on September 18, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6996432.stm Nottingham Forest 2-3 Leicester City] , BBC Sport 2007-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.] and was named in the Championship Team of the Week three times. [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/42/a4/0,,10794~107586,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League 2007-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.] [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/2/bc/0,,10794~113666,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League 2007-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.] [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/81/d6/0,,10794~120449,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League 2008-02-11. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.] He suffered a knee injury about a week prior to the end of the season as Leicester were relegated to League One.

Honours

;Birmingham City
*Runner Up
**Championship: 2006/07

References

External links

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