Aaron Steele (footballer, born 1987)

Aaron Steele
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987
Place of birth Twickenham, England
Playing position Defender
Youth career
0000–2005 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Brentford 0 (0)
2005–2006 → Slough Town (loan) 4 (0)
2006 Slough Town 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Aaron Steele (born 1 February 1987) is an English retired football defender. He began his career at Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance, before joining Slough Town in 2005 and retiring in the summer of 2006.

Playing career

Brentford

Steele began his career as a youth at Brentford.[1] His maiden call into the first team squad came for the final League One match of the 2004–05 regular season against already-promoted Hull City.[1] Having already secured a playoff place, manager Martin Allen selected a side mostly composed of players from the youth team, including Ryan Peters, Karleigh Osborne, Darius Charles, George Moleski, Ryan Watts, Clark Masters and Charlie Ide.[1] Steele was an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory.[2] Steele failed to appear in Brentford's unsuccessful 2005 playoff campaign,[3] but a decision to release him was reversed and he was retained as a third-year scholar.[4] Steele received his first call into the first team squad of the 2005–06 season for a League Cup first round match against League Two side Cheltenham Town on 23 August 2005, when he received a place on the substitutes' bench in a makeshift lineup.[5][6] Steele made his professional debut when he came on for Ryan Peters in the 86th minute of the humiliating 5–0 defeat.[5] Steele was called into the first team again for a Football League Trophy first round match with Oxford United on 18 October, but remained on the bench during the shootout defeat.[7] Steele was informed in January 2006 that he would not be offered a professional contract and departed Griffin Park.[8]

Slough Town (loan and permanent signing)

Along with John Mousinho, George Moleski, Charlie Ide and Clark Masters, Steele joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Slough Town on loan in December 2005.[9] He made his debut with a start in a 5–2 victory over Harrow Borough on 10 December.[9] Steele's move was turned into a permanent transfer in January 2006.[10] He made 23 appearances through the second half of the 2005–06 season and scored no goals.[9] Steele called time on his football career in the summer of 2006 to work as a petroleum operator for the army.[9]

Career statistics

Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 2004–05[3] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005–06[11] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 00001 00010
Slough Town 2005–06[9] Isthmian League Premier Division 19 0 — — 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 0
Career total 190001040240
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, 2 appearances in Isthmian League Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MARTIN NAMES THE TEAM". www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brentford v Hull City, 07 May 2005 – 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 7 May 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Games played by Aaron Steele in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MARTINS FRIDAY UPDATE". www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Aaron Steele | Football Stats | No Club | 2004–2006". Soccer Base. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MARTIN`S WEDNESDAY UPDATE". www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Brentford v Oxford United, 18 October 2005 – 11v11 match report". 11v11.com. 18 October 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MARTIN`S THURSDAY UPDATE". www.brentfordfc.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Official Website of Slough Town FC | Aaron Steele". SloughTownFC.net. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "sloughtownsoapbox: Busy Bees". Sloughtownsoapbox.blogspot.co.uk. 3 August 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Steele in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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