Steven Hetherington
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Hetherington | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alloa Athletic | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Hartlepool United | ||
2009–2011 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Motherwell | 3 | (0) |
2013 | → Airdrie United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2013 | Celtic Nation | ||
2013–2014 | Crook Town | ||
2014– | Alloa Athletic | 128 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:19, 20 January 2020 (UTC) |
Steven Hetherington (born 9 March 1993[1]) is an English professional footballer playing as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder for Alloa Athletic. He has played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell and has also played for Airdrie United.
Career
Hetherington started his football career at local club Hartlepool United, and was at Victoria Park up until July 2009, when SPL club Rangers signed him.[2] He was immediately drafted into the under-19 team.
His chances at Ibrox were limited, and he was released by the club in July 2011, after not making a single first team appearance. He was then given a trial at fellow SPL club Motherwell, and did enough to earn a short-term contract at the Fir Park club. Despite not making a first team appearance in the 2011–12 season, Hetherington's good performances for the Under 19 team earned him a contract extension with the club.[3]
After several former youth players were released by Motherwell, his chances of a first team appearance increased. Indeed, on 11 August 2012, he made his competitive first-team debut as a substitute for Keith Lasley in a 1–1 draw with St. Johnstone.[4]
On 7 February 2013, after making just 4 appearances for Motherwell in the 2012–13 season, Hetherington went on a months loan to Lanarkshire derby rivals Airdrie United.[5] That loan was then extended till the end of the season.[6]
On 20 May 2013, Hetherington left Motherwell after failing to earn a contract extension with the Fir Park club.[7]
After spells at English non-league clubs Celtic Nation and Crook Town, Hetherington signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic on 30 July 2014.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 January 2020[9]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Motherwell | 2012–13[10][9] | Scottish Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Airdrie United (loan) | 2012–13[10] | Scottish First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Alloa Athletic | 2014–15[11] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
2015–16[12] | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
2016–17[13] | Scottish League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2017–18[14] | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
2018–19[15] | Scottish Championship | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
2019–20[16] | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 128 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 161 | 5 | ||
Career total | 145 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 179 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance in the Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in the Championship play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- ^ "Steven Hetherington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Steven's living the dream with Rangers". Hartlepool Mail. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "End of season contract news". Motherwell F.C. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Motherwell 1 – 1 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Hetherington joins Airdrie on loan". Motherwell F.C. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ "Airdrie v Dunfermline Athletic". Airdrie United F.C. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Forthcoming squad changes". Motherwell F.C. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Hetherington joins Alloa". Scottish Professional Football League. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b Steven Hetherington at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Hetherington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hartlepool
- Footballers from County Durham
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. players
- Celtic Nation F.C. players
- Crook Town A.F.C. players
- Alloa Athletic F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players