Stewart Downing

About

Winger and left defender who joined West Ham United in 2013 after previously playing for Middlesborough, Aston Villa and Liverpool.

Before Fame

After rising through the Middlesbrough Academy, he made his professional debut with the team in 2002.

Trivia

He won the Football League once with Middlesbrough in 2003-04 and again with Liverpool eight years later.

Family Life

He hosted a fundraiser for the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, which took care of his sister, Vicky, when she was dying from leukemia.

Associated With

He joined Wayne Rooney on the English national team in 2005.