Steven Saunders

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Steven Saunders
Personal information
Full name Steven Saunders
Date of birth (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
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Position(s) Centre back / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Dumbarton
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2008 Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Motherwell 56 (2)
2013–2015 Ross County 19 (1)
2015– Dumbarton 25 (4)
International career‡
2009–2010 Scotland U19 3 (0[1])
2010–2012 Scotland U21 2 (0[2])
2010 Scotland 1 (0[2])
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010

Steven Saunders (born 30 March 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Scottish side Dumbarton as a centre back or right back

Saunders has previously played for Motherwell and Ross County, and has also represented Scotland.

Club career

Motherwell

Saunders started his career with Motherwell. He made his debut as a substitute in a Scottish Premier League match against Aberdeen on 29 November 2008.[3] After the match, manager Mark McGhee said that he was "delighted" with Saunders' performance.[3] Saunders then started the following two games against Kilmarnock and Hamilton Academical, playing at right back, and he was again praised by McGhee for his performance in the first of those games.[4]

In the 2009–10 season, under new manager Jim Gannon, Saunders has established himself as a regular starter in his preferred position of centre back. He scored his first goal for the club on Saturday 24 April 2010 against Hearts.[5] Under Gannon's successor, Craig Brown, Saunders became a regular starter at right back.

On 10 August 2011, whilst playing for the Scotland under-21s, Saunders suffered an achilles tendon injury that ruled him out for most of the 2011–12 season.[6] On 8 April 2012, Saunders made his first-team comeback as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw against Hibernian.[7] Saunders was released by Motherwell at the end of the 2012–13 season, after another lengthy injury lay-off restricted him to just one further appearance.[8]

Ross County

On 8 July 2013, Saunders signed a 1-year deal with Ross County.[9] He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2013, in a 2–1 defeat against Celtic in the opening game of the 2013–14 season.[10] On 17 November 2013, he scored his first Ross County goal against St Mirren, but he was then sent off later in the match.[11]

Saunders signed a new one-year contract with Ross County on 19 May 2014.[12] He was one of 14 players released by the club at the end of the season.[13]

Dumbarton

After being released by Ross County, Saunders signed a short-term contract with Scottish Championship side Dumbarton in September 2015.[14][15] He scored his first two goals for the club within two minutes of each other in a 3-3 draw with Raith on November 21, 2015.[16] He extended his deal until the end of the season in January 2016[17]

International career

On 15 November 2010, Saunders was called up to the Scotland Squad for the first time, and made his debut the following evening in a 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands, replacing Phil Bardsley at right back in the 70th minute.[18]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2016
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Motherwell 2008–09 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 25 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 32 1
2010–11 25 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 36 1
2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 56 2 3 0 5 0 10 0 74 2
Ross County 2013–14 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
2014–15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Dumbarton 2015–16 25 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
Career total 99 7 6 0 5 0 10 0 141 7

References

  1. ↑ Steven Saunders – A Squad, Scottish Football Association.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steven Saunders – A Squad, Scottish Football Association.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 McGhee points to positives, www.eatsleepsport.com, 1 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Saunders’ debut is ray of light on dull night at Fir Park, Wishaw Press, 17 December 2008.
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  15. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2104
  16. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34818580
  17. ↑ http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2253
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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