var playerInfo={"60DC9D976694DF52":"1","411CCFA197052F93":"Stewart Downing","BA50BEB0DB40F3AD15B18895B15059DD":"","BFA4903D06441BD5C06236B3F9D0CD24":"","99B9FE00554E753DC8CA9CDCC314B1A6":"Middlesbrough","797F91F0051E8E75C370A2EFDE9DF646":"Anh","6A0E980854EFD8AD1B424574AD15DF0D":"2020-11-2","46F0C72A3415188A868170E78E72CF24":"0","4039037DD85D6042329C102B8BCDC222":"Middlesbrough,West Ham United,Liverpool,Aston Villa,Sunderland[Thu\u00ea],Middlesbrough U18","A2477D474BA6A6FF":"Blackburn Rovers","FAF88D97B63B269A":"180cm","AFB6A48B5CEE5E42":"Stewart Downing","BDC97245F9A52F8B":"451","C94C0D651EC157BC":"64kg","D41F91B0720932DCFCEBDA572EB68D71":"1984-7-22","EABD711929A60B526AB9CD802EC5F0A7":"6","C403D9D9F071ACF5":"15817","94D0847B815EE9D1816B1658928BB87F":"<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>","46F0C72A3415188ABA1E996C06156FBC05C24372D6636D63":"1","BCB817AACBF8A2A6870B9B82788BC0CB":"1","e_index":9};