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Stewart Downing
Personal information
Full name	Stewart Jason Downing
Date of birth	22 July 1984 (age 36)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough
Number	19
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; † Appearances (Goals).;

Stewart Jason Downing (born 22 July 1984) is an English footballer. He started playing for the Middlesbrough first team in 2001. He went on loan to Sunderland in 2003, and spent the next six years at Boro. When Boro were relegated, in 2009 he left to join Aston Villa, and spent the next two years there. He had a two-year spell with Liverpool from 2011, and joined West Ham United in 2013. He re-joined Boro in 2015, and has played there since.

He began playing for England in 2005, and played 35 matches with them, but has not played since 2014. It is suggested that he has retired from international football.

Football career

Start with Boro

He joined the Middlesbrough first team in 2001, having played for the Academy. In his first two seasons, he played in five Premier League matches, and failed to score any goals during that time.

Sunderland loan

In 2003, he joined Sunderland on loan, and stayed there till 30 November 2003. He made three goals in seven matches.

Next six years with Boro

He became a regular at Boro, and spent the next six seasons there. They had some highs and some lows, but were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2008/09 season. This made Stew leave Boro.