David Stephens

David Rhys Remington Stephens (born 8 October 1991) is a British footballer who plays as a defender. Stephens has previously played for Norwich City, Lincoln City and Hibernian. He has represented Wales at youth international levels up to and including the Wales under-21 team.

David Stephens

Stephens playing for Barnet in 2013
Personal information
Full name	David Rhys Remington Stephens[1]
Date of birth	8 October 1991[1]
Place of birth	Welwyn Garden City, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Boreham Wood
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2009	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Norwich City	0	(0)
2010	→ Lincoln City (loan)	3	(0)
2010–2012	Hibernian	23	(0)
2012–2015	Barnet	130	(2)
2015–	Boreham Wood	146	(6)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Wales U17	11	(2)
2008–2010	Wales U19	7	(1)
2010–2012	Wales U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:39, 12 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:59, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Youth team at Norwich City

Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,[1] Stephens joined Norwich City's Academy as a 13-year-old. He was initially preferred in a central midfield role, but is now primarily thought of as a central defender.

Professional career

Stephens signed a professional contract with Norwich in June 2009. His first team debut came on 6 October 2009, as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Gillingham in the Football League Trophy.[2] On 19 March 2010, Stephens joined Football League Two side Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season.[3]

Stephens signed for Scottish Premier League team Hibernian on a three-year deal in July 2010.[4] Stephens made his debut for Hibs as a substitute in the opening day 3–2 win at Motherwell on 15 August.[2] He made 29 appearances in just over two years with Hibs.[5]

Stephens left Hibs on 31 August 2012 and signed for Football League Two club Barnet.[5][6] Stephens played regularly for Barnet, forming several different centre back partnerships throughout the course of the 2012–13 season. Stephens was voted Barnet's Player of the Season by supporters in 2012–13 and again in 2013–14. After promotion in 2014–15, Stephens rejected a new deal at Barnet and left the club on 1 July 2015.[7] In October of that year, Stephens joined Boreham Wood.

International career

Stephens made his debut for the Wales under-17 side on 27 August 2007 in a 2–1 friendly win over Belgium,[8] before scoring his first goal for the side two days later as a substitute during a second 2–1 victory over Belgium.[9] Having established himself in the team, he featured in all three matches of the first qualifying round as well as in two matches of the elite round of qualifying for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, scoring his second under-17 goal in a 1–1 draw with Slovenia.[10] He made his final appearance at under-17 level on 19 July 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Sweden.[11]

Three months later, Stephen moved up to the Wales under-19 squad, being handed his debut in a 0–0 draw with Montenegro on 30 September 2008.[12] He was also part of the unsuccessful under-19 squads for the qualifying rounds of both the 2009 and 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, scoring his first goal at under-19 level on 8 November 2009 in a 3–1 win over Macedonia.[13] He made his debut at under-21 level on 10 August 2010 in a 1–1 draw with Malta.[2][14]

Honours

Barnet

• Conference Premier
  • Champions: 2014–15

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2019[15][16]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City	2009–10[17]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Lincoln City (loan)	2009–10[17]	League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Hibernian	2010–11[18]	Scottish Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2011–12[19]		16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	0
	2012–13[20]		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Hibernian total		27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
Barnet	2012–13[20]	League Two	42	1	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	1
	2013–14[21]	Conference Premier	46	1	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	50	1
	2014–15[22]		42	0	3	1	—		0	0	45	1
	Barnet total		130	2	6	1	0	0	3	0	139	3
Boreham Wood	2015–16[23]	National League	18	1	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	1
	2016–17[24]		21	1	1	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	27	1
	2017–18[24]		41	1	3	0	—		5[lower-alpha 3]	0	45	1
	2018–19[24]		36	2	1	0	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	40	2
	Boreham Wood total		116	5	8	0	—		14	0	138	5
Career total			276	7	14	1	1	0	18	0	309	8

1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, three appearances in National League play-offs
4. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 392. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Gillingham 0–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
3. "Lincoln City sign Norwich City's David Stephens on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
4. "Promising Defender Agrees To Join". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
5. "Stephens Leaves Hibernian". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
6. "Barnet sign Hibernian defender David Stephens on free transfer". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
7. David Stephens departs
8. "Wales 2–1 Belgium". Football Association of Wales. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
9. "Wales 2–1 Belgium". Football Association of Wales. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
10. "Slovenia 1–1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
11. "Sweden 1–0 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
12. "Wales 0–0 Montenegro". Football Association of Wales. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
13. "Macedonia 1–3 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 8 November 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
14. "Malta 1–1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
15. David Stephens at Soccerbase
16. "David Stephens". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
17. "Games played by David Stephens in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
18. "Games played by David Stephens in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
19. "Games played by David Stephens in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
20. "Games played by David Stephens in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
21. "Games played by David Stephens in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
22. "Games played by David Stephens in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
23. "Games played by David Stephens in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
24. "Games played by David Stephens in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

External links

• David Stephens at Soccerbase
• David Stephens profile at the Football Association of Wales