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Steve Sidwell

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Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Sidwell was a product of the Arsenal academy, and after winning two FA Youth Cups, he had constructive loan spells at Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, but never broke into the Arsenal first team. He came to prominence in the Championship with Reading after a January 2003 move to the Royals and spent 4+1⁄2 years with the club, helping them to earn promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever in 2005–06. He joined Chelsea on a free transfer for the 2007–08 season, however opportunities were limited at Stamford Bridge, as he competed with players such as Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Claude Makélélé, and Michael Essien for playing time in central midfield. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Sidwell is the 16,570th most popular soccer player (down from 14,626th in 2024), the 7,978th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,573rd in 2019) and the 859th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Steve Sidwell ranks 16,570 out of 21,273. Before him are Kunie Kitamoto, Naohito Hirai, Luis Sinisterra, Mohamed Amine Ben Amor, Cristian Roldan, and Kenji Nakada. After him are Piet Velthuizen, Hamdi Nagguez, Lea Schüller, Celso Ortiz, Mansoor Al-Harbi, and Takeshi Yamaguchi.

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Among people born in 1982, Steve Sidwell ranks 1,309. Before him are Mark Lewis-Francis, Klete Keller, Maxim Chudov, Alex da Kid, Jamie Green, and Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. After him are Gediminas Paulauskas, Ryoichi Kurisawa, Yunaika Crawford, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Eddy Curry, and Chris Sabin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Sidwell ranks 7,980 out of 8,785. Before him are Maria Miller (1964), Vicky McClure (1983), Ryan Owens (1995), Jamie Green (1982), Shirley Robertson (1968), and Chris Kirkland (1981). After him are Reiss Nelson (1999), Daniel Pemberton (1977), Charlotte Church (1986), Raymond Stevens (1963), Simon Grayson (1969), and Zsófia Kovács (null).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Steve Sidwell ranks 859. Before him are Andros Townsend (1991), Justin Hoyte (1984), Danny Higginbotham (1978), Danny Mills (1977), Neil Ruddock (1968), and Chris Kirkland (1981). After him are Reiss Nelson (1999), Simon Grayson (1969), Matt Holland (1974), Tony Cottee (1965), Chris Gunter (1989), and Jordan Spence (1990).

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