var playerInfo={"165A9E64AAEECF036C1B6B6A72794204F7BF560594F29F16":"1","D91AFD3F8E13D94664CE2C04A1143112":"Middlesbrough,West Ham United,Liverpool,Aston Villa,Sunderland[on loan],Middlesbrough U18","584B722087373EED7A432DDE0763CE35":"1","519F480A5D95AABEE231AFCBBAB20A94":"","F849A024F3C8AF1B2C4A709B4C92BB0F":"2020-11-2","56D1193A280251FE":"Stewart Downing","165A9E64AAEECF0376C325C4F36A5C95":"0","1CD1A53514962B6A":"1","05B90AE4F21571952008D48326AE77E3":"6","9B962DAE9CDB1287":"64kg","F14A25307A7B90F34DF7D46459F247E0":"1984-7-22","A3B3C821F4815DD2":"15817","CDD05FD46E6F78B9FEABD05EFFA7F762":"<STRONG>Middlesbrough<BR>Football League Cup<\/STRONG> (1): 2003&#8211;04<BR><BR><STRONG>Liverpool<BR>Football League Cup<\/STRONG> (1): 2011&#8211;12<BR><BR><STRONG>Individual<BR><BR>Alan Hardaker Trophy<\/STRONG> (1): 2012<BR><STRONG>Aston Villa Player of the Season Award<\/STRONG> (1): 2011<BR><STRONG>Middlesbrough Player of the Season Award<\/STRONG> (2): 2005, 2008 <BR><STRONG>Middlesbrough Young Player of the Season Award<\/STRONG> (1): 2004 ","43E2EE6075CF14CE3F1421B506383C07":"England","D91FA56861637784":"Blackburn Rovers","80071F80C4550E7F":"180cm","229187823D238BA5":"451","37FE64B882E92ECB":"Stewart Downing","5232E2CC9B16F53977588D5F27A411B8":"England winger Stewart Downing arrived from Aston Villa in July 2011.<BR><BR>Downing is a traditional wide man who is capable of playing on both the left and right flank.<BR>He was spotted by Middlesbrough as a schoolboy and made his first-team debut for the club on April 24, 2002 in a Premier League match at Ipswich Town.<BR><BR>Downing went on to make 206 appearances for his hometown club and played a major part in helping them reach the UEFA Cup final in May 2006, which Steve McClaren&#39;s side eventually lost 4-0 to Sevilla.<BR>The left footer made his England debut on March 9, 2005 during a friendly against Holland at Villa Park when he appeared as a second-half replacement for Shaun Wright-Phillips.<BR><BR>He was strongly linked with a move to Anfield during the summer of 2008 but Rafael Benitez opted to sign Albert Riera. Instead Downing left the Riverside Stadium for a new challenge at Villa during the summer of 2009 and enjoyed a two-year spell which saw him make 75 appearances and score eight goals.<BR><BR>Having been talked about as a potential Liverpool player for years, his move to Merseyside was finally completed by Kenny Dalglish in July 2011.<BR><BR>After a debut versus Sunderland on August 13, Downing played another 45 times in his first season at Anfield, scoring two goals against Oldham and Stoke - both of which came during our run to the FA Cup final.<BR><BR>He was also our man of the match in the Carling Cup final victory over Cardiff City at Wembley.","AA81248D0821D00F0BA9BCB533E2881F":"Middlesbrough","e_index":3};