Billy Stedman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy-Jay Stedman | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Southampton | |||
| 2018 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Víkingur | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Dorchester Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Portadown | 31 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:42, 30 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Billy-Jay Stedman (born 3 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Career
[edit]Coventry City
[edit]Stedman started his career in the youth system at Coventry City before making his debut in an EFL Trophy 3–0 defeat against Arsenal U21 coming on in the 87th minute for Reise Allassani.[2]
Víkingur
[edit]In February 2020, Stedman moved to Víkingur of the 1. Deild Karla, Iceland's second tier.[3] His first goal in senior football came on 26 August 2020, scoring his side's third goal in a 3–0 win over Leiknir Reykjavík.[4] During his season with the club, he made a total of 20 appearances in all competitions, scoring 1 goal.[5]
Dorchester Town
[edit]Stedman signed for Southern Football League Premier Division South side Dorchester Town on 15 November 2021.[6][7] He scored his first goals for the club on 4 December 2021, scoring a brace in a 3–1 win over Harrow Borough.[8] He made a total of 11 appearances for the club, scoring 2 goals.[9]
Portadown
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Stedman signed for NIFL Premiership club Portadown until the end of the season.[10][11] He scored his first goal for the club on 16 April 2022, opening the scoring in an eventual 2–1 loss away to Ballymena United.[12] On 3 May 2022, Stedman scored a vital winning goal in a 3–2 win away to Annagh United in the NIFL Premiership promotion/relegation play-off first leg.[13][14]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2018–19[15] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Víkingur | 2020[5] | 1. Deild Karla | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Dorchester Town | 2021–22[9] | Southern Football League Premier Division South | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Portadown | 2021–22[5] | NIFL Premiership | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup & Irish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in the NIFL Premiership promotion/relegation play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile". Coventry City F.C. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Sky Blues 0-3 Arsenal U21". Coventry City F.C. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ @EnglishAbroad1 (10 February 2020). "🇮🇸 Former Coventry City winger Billy Stedman has joined Icelandic second-tier side Víkingur on a one-year deal. T…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Víkingur Ólafsvík vs. Leiknir Fáskrúds - 26 July 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ a b c "England - B. Stedman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Welcome Billy Stedman". www.dorchestertownfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Magpies sign former Coventry City midfielder". Dorset Echo.
- ^ Team, The Non-League Football Paper (5 December 2021). "STEDMAN'S DOUBLE HAS MAGPIES LOOKING UP".
- ^ a b "Dorchester Town | Appearances | Billy Stedman | 2021-2022 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Ports swoop for Stedman". 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Billy Stedman exits Magpies for Northern Irish move". uk.sports.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Ballymena United 2-1 Portadown". Ballymena United Football Club Official Website.
- ^ "Billy Stedman gives resilient Portadown the edge in their Irish Premiership play-off battle with Annagh". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Ports recover to edge Annagh in play-off first leg". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Stedman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Billy Stedman at Soccerway
- Profile at Football Web Pages
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players
- Dorchester Town F.C. players
- Portadown F.C. players
- 1. deild karla players
- Southern Football League players
- NIFL Premiership players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Footballers from Swindon
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs