Steve Simonsen
| Date of birth | 03 April 1979 |
| Place of birth | South Shields |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Height | 1.88 m |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
Simonsen had a frustrating time at Everton in 2000-01 when he failed to make a single first-team start for the Toffees.
His only glimpse of the Premiership came as a 90th minute substitute for the injured Paul Gerrard against West Ham United in December.
Winning an FA Premier Reserve League championship medal was scant consolation, as he sought to build on his limited Premiership experience.
An England Under-21 international, Simonsen was regarded as one of the brightest goalkeeping talents in the country.
Simonsen joined Stoke City in July 2004 with a two-year contract that was extended to June 2008 in July 2005 and to June 2010 in July 2007.
He joined Preston North End in August 2012 with a one-year contract that was cancelled in January 2013.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Tranmere Rovers | 09 Oct 1996 | 23 Sep 1998 | |
| Everton | 23 Sep 1998 | 30 Jun 2004 | |
| Stoke City | 07 Jul 2004 | 30 Jun 2010 | |
| Sheffield United | 19 Mar 2010 | 19 Apr 2010 | L |
| Sheffield United | 01 Jul 2010 | 30 Jun 2012 | |
| Preston North End | 17 Aug 2012 | 22 Jan 2013 | |
| Dundee | 14 Mar 2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | |
| Rangers | 13 Sep 2013 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
| FC Pune City | 21 Jul 2015 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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| 1997-98 | Tranmere Rovers | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Everton | League Cup | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Everton | Premier League | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Everton | Premier League | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Everton | FA Cup | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2001-02 | Everton | Premier League | 25 | 3 | 38 |
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| 2002-03 | Everton | Premier League | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Everton | Premier League | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Stoke City | League Championship | 29 | 2 |
11 | 20 |
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| 2004-05 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 4 | 3 |
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| 2005-06 | Stoke City | League Championship | 45 | 6 | 60 |
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| 2005-06 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2006-07 | Stoke City | League Championship | 46 | 13 | 40 |
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| 2006-07 | Stoke City | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Stoke City | League Championship | 35 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Stoke City | League Cup | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 2008-09 | Stoke City | Premier League | 3 | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Sheffield United | League Championship | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 2009-10 | Stoke City | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Stoke City | League Cup | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 2009-10 | Stoke City | Premier League | 2 | 1 |
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| 2010-11 | Sheffield United | FA Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Sheffield United | League Championship | 43 | 2 |
7 | 69 |
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| 2010-11 | Sheffield United | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Sheffield United | FA Cup | 4 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 2011-12 | Sheffield United | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Sheffield United | League Cup | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Sheffield United | League One | 44 | 15 | 45 |
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| 2011-12 | Sheffield United | League One Play-Offs | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2012-13 | Preston North End | Johnstones Paint Trophy | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Preston North End | League Cup | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2012-13 | Preston North End | League One | 10 | 2 | 11 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2010 | Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | Cardiff City v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 28 Mar 2010 | Sheffield United v Scunthorpe United | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Sheffield United v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 05 Apr 2010 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | L | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | Sheffield United v Coventry City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Apr 2010 | Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 08 Aug 2010 | Cardiff City v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 11 Aug 2010 | Hartlepool United v Sheffield United | L | 2-0 | League Cup | 1st round |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers | L | 0-3 | League Championship | |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Middlesbrough v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Sheffield United v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Derby County v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | Sheffield United v Scunthorpe United | L | 0-4 | League Championship | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Sheffield United v Portsmouth | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 25 Sep 2010 | Leeds United v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 28 Sep 2010 | Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 02 Oct 2010 | Sheffield United v Watford | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 16 Oct 2010 | Sheffield United v Burnley | D | 3-3 | League Championship | |
| 19 Oct 2010 | Hull City v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Doncaster Rovers v Sheffield United | L | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 30 Oct 2010 | Sheffield United v Coventry City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Sheffield United v Ipswich Town | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | Leicester City v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 13 Nov 2010 | Millwall v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 20 Nov 2010 | Sheffield United v Crystal Palace | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Bristol City v Sheffield United | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Barnsley v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Sheffield United v Swansea City | W | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 26 Dec 2010 | Sheffield United v Hull City | L | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Norwich City v Sheffield United | L | 4-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Burnley v Sheffield United | L | 4-2 | League Championship | |
| 03 Jan 2011 | Sheffield United v Doncaster Rovers | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Sheffield United v Aston Villa | L | 1-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Coventry City v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Sheffield United v Norwich City | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Sheffield United v Leicester City | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Ipswich Town v Sheffield United | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Sheffield United v Millwall | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 15 Feb 2011 | Sheffield United v Reading | D | 1-1 | League Championship | |
| 19 Feb 2011 | Crystal Palace v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United | L | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Sheffield United v Derby County | L | 0-1 | League Championship | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Portsmouth v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League Championship | |
| 08 Mar 2011 | Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Championship | |
| 12 Mar 2011 | Watford v Sheffield United | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Sheffield United v Leeds United | W | 2-0 | League Championship | |
| 04 Apr 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United | L | 3-0 | League Championship | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Sheffield United v Middlesbrough | L | 1-2 | League Championship | |
| 12 Apr 2011 | Sheffield United v Cardiff City | L | 0-2 | League Championship | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Preston North End v Sheffield United | L | 3-1 | League Championship | |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Sheffield United v Bristol City | W | 3-2 | League Championship | |
| 25 Apr 2011 | Reading v Sheffield United | W | 2-3 | League Championship | |
| 30 Apr 2011 | Sheffield United v Barnsley | D | 2-2 | League Championship | |
| 06 Aug 2011 | Oldham Athletic v Sheffield United | W | 0-2 | League One | |
| 09 Aug 2011 | Hartlepool United v Sheffield United | W | 1-1 (5-4) | League Cup | 1st round |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Sheffield United v Brentford | W | 2-0 | League One | |
| 16 Aug 2011 | Sheffield United v Walsall | W | 3-2 | League One | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Tranmere Rovers v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
| 24 Aug 2011 | Everton v Sheffield United | L | 3-1 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Yeovil Town v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League One | |
| 03 Sep 2011 | Sheffield United v Bury | W | 4-0 | League One | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Scunthorpe United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
| 13 Sep 2011 | Sheffield United v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-3 | League One | |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Sheffield United v Colchester United | W | 3-0 | League One | |
| 24 Sep 2011 | Wycombe Wanderers v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League One | |
| 01 Oct 2011 | Sheffield United v Charlton Athletic | L | 0-2 | League One | |
| 16 Oct 2011 | Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday | D | 2-2 | League One | |
| 19 Oct 2011 | Preston North End v Sheffield United | W | 2-4 | League One | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Leyton Orient v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Stevenage v Sheffield United | L | 2-1 | League One | |
| 08 Nov 2011 | Sheffield United v Bradford City | L | 1-1 (5-6) | Johnstones Paint Trophy | Quarter-final - northern section |
| 12 Nov 2011 | Sheffield United v Oxford United | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Sheffield United v Carlisle United | W | 1-0 | League One | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Chesterfield v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League One | |
| 03 Dec 2011 | Sheffield United v Torquay United | W | 3-2 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 10 Dec 2011 | Sheffield United v Rochdale | W | 3-0 | League One | |
| 17 Dec 2011 | AFC Bournemouth v Sheffield United | W | 0-2 | League One | |
| 27 Dec 2011 | Sheffield United v Notts County | W | 2-1 | League One | |
| 31 Dec 2011 | Sheffield United v Hartlepool United | W | 3-1 | League One | |
| 02 Jan 2012 | Carlisle United v Sheffield United | L | 3-2 | League One | |
| 07 Jan 2012 | Sheffield United v Salisbury City | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 2012 | Sheffield United v Yeovil Town | W | 4-0 | League One | |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Bury v Sheffield United | W | 0-3 | League One | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Charlton Athletic v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League One | |
| 28 Jan 2012 | Sheffield United v Birmingham City | L | 0-4 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Sheffield United v Wycombe Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League One | |
| 14 Feb 2012 | Huddersfield Town v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League One | |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Sheffield United v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League One | |
| 26 Feb 2012 | Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League One | |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Sheffield United v Scunthorpe United | W | 2-1 | League One | |
| 03 Mar 2012 | Sheffield United v Oldham Athletic | L | 2-3 | League One | |
| 06 Mar 2012 | Walsall v Sheffield United | L | 3-2 | League One | |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Brentford v Sheffield United | W | 0-2 | League One | |
| 13 Mar 2012 | Colchester United v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League One | |
| 17 Mar 2012 | Sheffield United v Tranmere Rovers | D | 1-1 | League One | |
| 20 Mar 2012 | Notts County v Sheffield United | W | 2-5 | League One | |
| 28 Mar 2012 | Sheffield United v Chesterfield | W | 4-1 | League One | |
| 31 Mar 2012 | Hartlepool United v Sheffield United | W | 0-1 | League One | |
| 07 Apr 2012 | Sheffield United v AFC Bournemouth | W | 2-1 | League One | |
| 10 Apr 2012 | Rochdale v Sheffield United | W | 2-5 | League One | |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Sheffield United v Leyton Orient | W | 3-1 | League One | |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Milton Keynes Dons v Sheffield United | L | 1-0 | League One | |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Sheffield United v Stevenage | D | 2-2 | League One | |
| 05 May 2012 | Exeter City v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League One | |
| 11 May 2012 | Stevenage v Sheffield United | D | 0-0 | League One Play-Offs | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 14 May 2012 | Sheffield United v Stevenage | W |
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| 26 May 2012 | Huddersfield Town v Sheffield United | L | 0-0 (7-8) | League One Play-Offs | Final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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| 1996-97 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1996-97 | England | Under-18 | 1 |
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| 1997-98 | England | Toulon Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1997-98 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1998-99 | England | UEFA Under-18 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1998-99 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1998-99 | England | Under-21 | 2 | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 18 Feb 1997 | England v Scotland | W | 4-1 | U18 | |
| 29 Apr 1997 | England v Portugal | W | 2-1 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 3 |
| 13 May 1997 | Portugal v England | L | 3-0 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 3 |
| 09 Sep 1997 | England v Yugoslavia | D | 0-0 | UEFA U18 | Preliminary |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Yugoslavia v England | W | 0-4 | UEFA U18 | Group 5 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Russia v England | L | 2-1 | UEFA U18 | Group 5 |
| 14 Nov 1997 | England v Russia | W | 3-2 | UEFA U18 | Group 5 |
| 26 Mar 1998 | England v France | W | 3-0 | UEFA Under 18 | 2nd round group 3 |
| 23 Apr 1998 | France v England | L | 1-0 | UEFA U18 | 2nd round group 3 |
| 14 May 1998 | France v England | D | 1-1 | Toulon Under-21 | Group A |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Cyprus v England | W | 1-2 | UEFA Under 18 | Final group B |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Republic of Ireland v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA U18 | Final group B |
| 23 Jul 1998 | England v Croatia | L | 0-3 | UEFA U18 | Final group B |
| 17 Nov 1998 | England v Czech Republic | L | 0-1 | Under-21 | |
| 09 Feb 1999 | England v France | W | 2-1 | Under-21 | |
| 08 Jun 1999 | Bulgaria v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 5 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.