var playerInfo={"5E5612EA3A8A833D":"180cm","C377723034B3384C":"451","C497EA9EA23AEEDC1C601C00E72453D9":"","F20C8B6CD3FC207E":"Stewart Downing","776ABA890334BE6BC3D6459A8A1E8CF0":"Middlesbrough","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","2299C98649C2E7A99C68EC55FFDF3E20":"Middlesbrough,West Ham United,Liverpool,Aston Villa,Sunderland[Thu\u00ea],Middlesbrough U18","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","1E4D09C47FB6C523":"Blackburn Rovers","E17A5F6F92350E09A6DAD5133D6C7777":"<P><STRONG>GIFTED left-sided player who has made a huge impression since breaking into the first team.<\/STRONG><\/P><P>Stewart&nbsp;possesses a sweet left foot capable of unlocking defences at any level.<BR><BR>Made his long-awaited Boro debut in the 1-0 Premiership defeat at Ipswich Town in April 2002&nbsp;and almost crowned a Man of the Match display with a late equaliser. Three days later he was handed&nbsp;his Riverside debut, replacing Benito Carbone at half-time in a 2-0 home defeat to Chelsea.<BR><BR>He has now established himself as a vital part of the Boro first team squad, weighing in with several vital goals. After one memorable performance, against Lazio in the 2004\/05 UEFA Cup, legendary Portuguese defender Fernando Couto described Downing as a &quot;sensational find&quot;.&nbsp;<\/P><P>Born in Middlesbrough&#39;s Pallister Park, he has been with the club since school and is one of the brightest graduates of the Academy.<\/P><P>He made his England debut against Holland in 2005&nbsp;but suffered a serious knee injury while on a US tour&nbsp;with the international squad in summer 2005.<\/P><P>However, he returned to action later in the season and produced a stunning performance in Boro&#39;s&nbsp;amazing Mission Impossible II comeback against Steaua Bucharest at the Riverside as he was involved in all four goals in a masterclass of wing play.<\/P><P>That display helped him earn an England recall for the 2006 World Cup in Germany where he made two appearances as a substitute.<\/P>","031D6804B38B16BF":"15817","9085EF0B5B518612":"64kg","3D0CAED1D8820318E374E3BF92E41785":"Anh","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"1","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Stewart Downing","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1984-7-22","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"0","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"6","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2020-11-2","97B41D9FF6388BC0CAF1D5808EDD2838":"","e_index":6};