Aaron Steele
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| Full name | Aaron Steele |
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| Date of birth | February 4, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | |
| Height | 6'2" | |
| Playing position | Defender |
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| Current club | Toronto Lynx |
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| Number | 6 | |
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| -2001 | Norwich City F.C. |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2004 2005 2006 - |
Hamilton Thunder Toronto Lynx Oakville Blue Devils Toronto Lynx |
8 (0) 16 (0) 21 (0) 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Aaron Steele (born February 4, 1983 in Norwich, England) is an English-Canadian soccer defender who currently plays for Toronto Lynx in the USL Premier Development League.
He started out playing as a youth player for Norwich City Academy. In 2001 he and his family moved to Canada, where his father Billy Steele would eventually become the assistant coach of Hamilton Thunder under head coach Duncan Wilde. In 2003 he was signed by Hamilton where he would help the team to 8 game undefeated streak, but when Wilde resigned after falling out of favor with owner Italo Ferrari, he also left Hamilton.
The following year Wilde was appointed the new head coach of the Toronto Lynx of the USL First Division where again he was signed by him. With the Lynx he appeared 16 games but his team failed to reach the playoffs resulting Wilde to leave his position again as head coach. In 2005 he followed Wilde again this time with the Oakville Blue Devils of the Canadian Soccer League, he played a major role in helping Oakville win the Rogers Cup. During the playoffs in the quarter finals he scored and the second goal in 3-1 victory over the Windsor Border Stars.
In 2006 Wilde was appointed again the new head coach of the Toronto Lynx, signing him midway through the season where he was faced with injuries, and only appearing in five games. But helped the Lynx to 10 game undefeated streak at home a franchise record, and helped the team reach the finals of the Open Canada Cup but lost 2-0 to Ottawa St. Anthony Italia. When the season ended the club owners decided to dropped the club two division down into the USL Premier Development League. He remained with the club, where he was appointed the new team captain after the retirement of Joe Mattacchione. But he missed the entire season when he blew out his knee in a scrimmage game the night before the Toronto Lynx press conference.
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| NAME | Steele, Aaron |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norwich, England |
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