Stephen Clemence

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Stephen Clemence
Personal information
Full name Stephen Neal Clemence
Date of birth March 31, 1978 (1978-03-31) (age 30)
Place of birth    Liverpool, England
Height 5ft 11in
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Leicester City
Number 6
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–2003
2003–2007
2007–		 Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City
Leicester City		 089 (2)
121 (8)
031 (2)   
National team2
England U21 001 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 00:51, 29 September 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Stephen Neal Clemence (born March 31, 1978 in Liverpool, England), is an English footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.

Stephen is the son of Ray Clemence, onetime Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper. He is married to Angela Saunders, who played Tash Parker on Sky One soap opera, "Dream Team."

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[edit] Career

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

The first team Stephen played for was Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made his debut against Manchester United on August 10, 1997, a match Tottenham lost 0–2. His season was cut much shorter by a four-day spell in February, during which time Clemence picked up a red card against Barnsley and an injury in the following match against Blackburn Rovers.

He involved himself to a greater degree the following season, displaying more of the form which won him a place in the England U21 side, but made only one appearance.

[edit] Birmingham City

Injury during the 2001–02 season meant he didn't play until April, and, when the transfer window opened in January 2003, he found himself on his way to Birmingham City for a fee of £250,000. Injury struck again in the 2003–04 season, meaning that once again he had to sit several games out, however, he finished the season by making his 50th appearance for the club.

During 2004–05 and into 2005–06 Clemence remained an important member of the first team squad at Birmingham, helping the club win promotion back to the Premier League in 2006–07.

[edit] Leicester City

On July 13, 2007, Clemence signed a three-year contact with Leicester City for an initial £750,000, in a deal which could be worth £1,000,000.[1] Stephen was named the new club captain by then manager Martin Allen on July 28, [2] and was picked by the BBC as Leicester City's key player for the 2007/08 season.

Clemence scored his first competitive goal for Leicester in a 3–2 win against Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup on September 18.[3] He has thrice been named in the Championship Team of the Week this season.[4][5][6]

On December 11, Clemence expressed his furiosity with referee Phil Joslin after he wrongfully sent off teammate Patrick Kisnorbo in a 3–1 defeat to Ipswich.[7] Video replays showed that Kisnorbo had actually won the ball from a tackle, which a linesman ruled out for a foul. Although Joslin did not apologize, he admitted his mistake by lifting the ban.[8] Leicester were however fined £3,000 on 21st February 2008 for failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.[9]

Clemence scored his first league goal in a 1–1 draw against Charlton Athletic on 29th December,[10] and his second against Norwich City on 16th February 2008 as Leicester won 4–0.[11] Clemence suffered an injury about a week prior to the end of the season as Leicester were relegated to League One.

[edit] Honours

Birmingham City

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Leicester complete Clemence deal", BBC Sport, 2007-07-13. Retrieved on 2007-07-13. 
  2. ^ Manager Announces Club Captain, Leicester City 2007-07-28.
  3. ^ Nottingham Forest 2-3 Leicester City, BBC Sport 2007-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  4. ^ Team of the Week, Football League 2007-10-22. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  5. ^ Team of the Week, Football League 2007-11-26. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  6. ^ Team of the Week, Football League 2008-02-11. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  7. ^ Ipswich 3-1 Leicester, BBC Sport 2007-12-11. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  8. ^ Kisnorbo has red card rescinded, BBC Sport 2007-12-12. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  9. ^ "Leicester fined for Ipswich melee", BBC Sport, 2008-02-21. Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 
  10. ^ Leicester 1-1 Charlton, BBC Sport 2007-12-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  11. ^ "Leicester 4-0 Norwich", BBC Sport, 2008-02-16. Retrieved on 2008-02-17. 

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Paddy McCarthy		 Leicester City F.C. Captain
2007-		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
v • d • e
Leicester City F.C. – current squad

2 J. Chambers • 3 Kisnorbo • 4 N'Gotty • 5 McAuley • 6 Clemence • 7 Hume • 8 Kishishev • 10 Campbell • 12 Fryatt • 14 Wesolowski • 15 Hayes • 16 Sheehan • 17 Stearman • 18 Hellings • 20 Worley • 21 Logan • 22 Porter • 23 Mattock • 24 Dodds • 24 Hayles • 25 Gradel • 26 Oakley • 29 Sappleton • 30 Odhiambo • 31 Henderson • 33 Rowe-Turner • 37 King • 38 Howard • 39 A. Chambers • 40 Cisak • 45 Cox • Manager: Vacant