Steven Whittaker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Gordon Whittaker | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rangers | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 2001–2007 | Hibernian | 141 (4) | |
| 2007– | Rangers | 53 (6) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 2004–2006 | Scotland U21 | 18 (1) | |
| 2006–2007 | Scotland B | 2 (0) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 20 May 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
He generally plays as a right back at the club, but has played in a number of positions including as a right midfielder and left-back.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Hibernian
In 2001, Whittaker joined the likes of Kenny Miller and Derek Riordan in signing for Hibernian from Hutchison Vale Boys Club. He made his debut against St Johnstone in a 1–0 win on 12 May 2002. The following season he went on to make further six first team appearances before finally become a regular starter the season after. Due to Whittaker lacking a defined position his form suffered as he was deployed at right-back and across the midfield under Bobby Williamson. He scored his first career goal against Partick Thistle in a 3–2 win on 3 January 2004.[1] He was an unused subsitutite when Hibernian lost the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final.
The arrival of Tony Mowbray later that year saw Whittaker confirmed in the team's right-back role, and with this new certainty, he flourished, becoming a regular in the Scotland Under–21 team and helping Hibs to a third place league finish. He made 174 appearances in all for Hibernian and scored five times.
[edit] Rangers
Whittaker completed a £2m move to Rangers on 1 August 2007, signing a five-year contract.[2] He started his first game for Rangers on 18 August 2007 against Falkirk in the Scottish Premier League and marked his debut with the second goal in a 7–2 win for Rangers.[3]
Whittaker scored the second goal of Rangers 2–0 win over Sporting Lisbon in the Uefa Cup quarter final second leg.[4] He picked the ball up on the half way line and weaved through several players before capping it off with a cool finish. He stated after the match that it was the best goal he had scored in his career.[5]
[edit] International career
In October 2006 Whittaker was brought into the Scotland squad for the European Football Championship qualifying match against Ukraine, although he did not feature in the match.[6]
Whittaker was called into the Scotland B side to face Republic of Ireland's B team on 20 November 2007.[7] He played the first sixty-eight minutes but was replaced by Ross McCormack.[8] He also played in the goalless draw in November 2006.[9]
[edit] Career statistics
- As of 31 May 2009.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2001–02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2004–05 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[10] | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Total | 141 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 174 | 5 | |
| Rangers | 2007–08 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[11] | 1 | 48 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[12] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 54 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 79 | 8 | |
| Career total | 195 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 253 | 13 | |
[edit] Honours
Scottish Cup: 2
[edit] References
- ^ "Hibernian 3–2 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport website. 3 January 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3363431.stm.
- ^ "Whittaker in £2m Rangers switch". BBC Sport website. 1 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6921914.stm.
- ^ "Rangers 7–2 Falkirk". BBC Sport website. 18 August 2007. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6949202.stm.
- ^ "Sporting 0–2 Rangers". BBC Sport website. 10 April 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7336365.stm.
- ^ "That's My Best Ever". Rangers Official website. 10 April 2008. http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,5~1286840,00.html.
- ^ "Whittaker called into Scots squad". BBC Sport website. 9 October 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6033359.stm.
- ^ "Forgotten man Iwelumo called into 'B' squad". The Scotsman. 10 November 2007. http://sport.scotsman.com/football_international.cfm?id=1784702007.
- ^ "Scotland B 1–1 Rep of Ireland B". BBC Sport website. 20 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7100835.stm.
- ^ "Rep of Ireland B 0–0 Scotland B". BBC Sport website. 14 November 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6149066.stm.
- ^ Total includes match Vetra 1–0 Hibs. Whittaker started the match per the BBC match report, but his appearance is not recorded by soccerbase
- ^ Total includes match Werder 1–0 Rangers. Whittaker was used as a substitute per the BBC match report, but it is not recorded by soccerbase.
- ^ Total includes both matches versus FBK Kaunas. Whittaker started both legs per the BBC match reports (1st leg)(2nd leg), but it is not recorded by soccerbase (1st leg); (2nd leg).
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