Premier League - Factbox: Stewart Downing

Eurosport - Mon, 05 Jan 12:23:00 2009

All you ever needed to know about Stewart Downing.

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1984: Born July 22 in Middlesbrough.

2002: April 24 - Makes senior Boro debut in a Premiership match against Ipswich, having graduated from the club's youth academy.

October 1: Scores first senior goal as Boro thrash Brentford 4-1 in the League Cup.

2003: October 29 - Joins Sunderland on loan.

November 4: Scores in second appearance for Black Cats as they win 3-1 at Gillingham.

December 8: Signs off with Sunderland by scoring in a 1-1 draw at Coventry. In total, he scores three goals in seven appearances while on loan.

2004: February 17 - Makes England Under-21 debut in a 3-2 victory over Holland in Hull.

February 29 - Unused substitute as Middlesbrough claim their first trophy, beating Bolton in the Carling Cup final.

August 14 - Scores his first league goal for Boro in 2-2 draw with Newcastle on first day of the season.

October 3 - Puts Boro in front against Manchester United at Old Trafford but Teessiders are held to a 1-1 draw.

November 4 - Lazio star Fernando Couto describes Downing as "a sensational find" after the winger tears the Italian side apart at the Riverside Stadium.

November 15 - Included in the England Under-21 squad to face Spain when he had been expected to receive a first senior call-up.

2005: February - Called into the senior England squad for the friendly against Holland on February 9. Makes debut as a second-half substitute for Shaun Wright-Phillips.

2006: May - Plays in Middlesbrough's UEFA Cup final 4-0 defeat by Sevilla. Included in Sven-Goran Eriksson's squad for the World Cup in Germany.

August - Makes first England start in a friendly win over Greece.

2008: February - Signs new five-year deal at Boro.

November - Answers critics of his England form with superb performance in the friendly win over Germany in Berlin.

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  1. im scottish, i dont tend to heavily support england, but when you say that these players a s***, that is completely wrong... All these top club players play in the champions league and alwasy (in recent times) get into the knock out stages. As for the players below, they arent poor players, nor have they not reached their potential, because they are young. Look at rooney, he hasnt yet... downing will excel further

    From dodger, on Thu 16 Jul 6:53PM

  2. glad to se the back of him, so overrated

    From mc_faye1985, on Thu 16 Jul 5:37PM

  3. downing is @#$%

    From adrianbaylis, on Mon 5 Jan 6:28PM

  4. same goes for lamps, terry, owen and most of the english team, all a bunch of over hyped idiots who after years of evolution of this great game still havent come to terms with the basics.......if spurs want to pay 15mil I say let them go for it...just for the same reason why chelsea pays lamps or terry over 100k a week!

    From akeem, on Mon 5 Jan 5:41PM

  5. He is not a bad player, but certainly not a great player!
    There doesn't appear to be any of the "Giants" rushing to sign him. That in it'self tells you a story.
    A household name he's not.
    Boro' will overcome this so-called loss,his abillity and skill are questionable.
    Let him go. He goes into oblivion. His ptential has already been achieved.

    From UK's/OK, on Mon 5 Jan 5:20PM
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