Steven Fletcher Footballer Professional Plays

Steven Fletcher Footballer Professional Plays

Steven Kenneth Fletcher (born 26 March 1987) is an English-born Scottish international footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers as a striker. Fletcher began his professional career with Hibernian, playing in 156 Scottish Premier League games and scoring 43 goals. English club Burnley paid a club record transfer fee of £3m to sign Fletcher in June 2009; Fletcher was their top goalscorer in the 2009–10 season with 8 league goals as they club were relegated from the Premier League. Fletcher was transferred soon afterwards to Wolves, who also paid a club record fee for his services. He has represented Scotland eight times at full international level, scoring one goal.

Personal information
Full name Steven Kenneth Fletcher
Date of birth 26 March 1987 (1987-03-26) (age 23)
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 10
Youth career
2000–2004 Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2009 Hibernian 156 (43)
2009–2010 Burnley 35 (8)
2010– Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 (4)
National team‡
2007 Scotland U20 6 (1)
2006–2008 Scotland U21 7 (5)
2007 Scotland B[2] 1 (0)
2008– Scotland[3] 8 (1)