Steven Hewitt

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Steven Hewitt
Personal information
Full name Steven Daniel Hewitt [1]
Date of birth (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nantwich Town
Youth career
2008–2012 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Burnley 2 (0)
2013 → Alfreton Town (loan) 15 (1)
2015 → Southport (loan) 7 (1)
2015–2016 Chester 2 (0)
2016 Southport 12 (0)
2016–2017 Accrington Stanley 9 (0)
2017–2018 Bangor City 29 (8)
2018–2020 Hume City
2020–2021 Aberystwyth Town 19 (3)
2021–2023 Wythenshawe Town 57 (6)
2023– Nantwich Town 29 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:38, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Steven Daniel Hewitt (born 5 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wythenshawe Town.

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Hewitt started his career in the youth teams of Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County before signing two-year scholarship terms with Burnley in 2010. He signed his first professional contract in October 2011, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club in April 2012.

Career

Youth

Born in Wythenshawe, Hewitt started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a 9-year-old but was released in 2003 due to his lack of height and speed. [3] He then went on to play for Stockport County for three years, but left because he didn't enjoy the football and went back to playing for his local team. [4] Aged fourteen he was sent on a six-week trial period to Burnley and was signed by the club. [5] He went on to play for the club's youth team aged fifteen and also participated in the prestigious Milk Cup in the Republic of Ireland. [5] In 2010, Hewitt signed a two-year scholarship with the Clarets. [6] [7] He was part of the squad that got to the FA Youth Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1978, scoring against Boston United, Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion in the process. [8] He scored a penalty in the 3–1 aggregate defeat against Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final. [9]

Professional

After impressing during his first year as an apprentice he was taken on the five-day first team pre-season tour to South West England in July 2011. [10] He was an unused substitute for the 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers but featured as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Torquay United. [11] [12] In August 2011, Hewitt was given squad number 33, and appeared on the bench for the first time in a 3–2 League Cup win over Barnet. [13] In October, he signed his first professional contract with the club, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [14] In March 2012, he was included in the first team squad for the Football League Championship match with West Ham United at Turf Moor, again remaining an unused substitute in a 2–2 draw. [15] He made his professional debut on 6 March 2012, in a 1–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, coming on as a late substitute for Charlie Austin. [16]

On 31 January 2013, he joined Football Conference side Alfreton Town on loan until 20 April. [17]

In March 2015, he joined Conference Premier side Southport on loan until the end of the season. [18]

On 31 December 2015 it was confirmed that Hewitt would join National League side Chester until the end of the season. [19]

On 11 July 2016 it was confirmed that Hewitt would join League 2 side Accrington Stanley on a 1-year deal. [20]

On 28 August 2020, Hewitt returned to Wales signing for Aberystwyth Town.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2011–12 [21] Championship 100000—10
2012–13 [22] Championship000010—10
2013–14 [23] Championship100000—10
2014–15 [24] Premier League 000000—00
Total200010—30
Alfreton Town (loan) 2012–13 [25] Conference Premier 151———151
Southport (loan) 2014–15 [26] Conference Premier71———71
Chester 2015–16 [27] National League 20——1 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Southport 2015–16 [27] National League120———120
Accrington Stanley 2016–17 [27] League Two 9010202 [lower-alpha 2] 0140
Bangor City 2017–18 [27] Welsh Premier League 298211000329
2020–21 [27] Cymru Premier 193000000193
Total48112110005112
Wythenshawe Town 2021–22 [28] [29] NWCFL Premier Division 40510109 [lower-alpha 3] 1516
2021–22 [30] [31] NWCFL Premier Division17110213 [lower-alpha 4] 1233
Total5762031122749
Nantwich Town 2022–23 [32] NPL Premier Division 174000000144
2023–24 [33] NPL Division One West 15031008 [lower-alpha 5] 0261
Total294310080405
Career totals18123827123321929
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ Eight appearances and one goal in FA Vase, one appearance in Manchester Premier Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance and one goal in FA Vase, two appearances in Manchester Premier Cup
  5. ↑ Six appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup

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