Steven Daniel Hewitt (born 5 December 1993) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wythenshawe Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Daniel Hewitt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 28)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wythenshawe Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Burnley | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Alfreton Town (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Southport (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Chester | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Southport | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bangor City | 27 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Hume City | 10 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Aberystwyth Town | 14 | (3) |
| 2021– | Wythenshawe Town | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 15 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Hewitt started his career in the youth teams of Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County before signing two-year scholarship terms with Burnley in 2010. He signed his first professional contract in October 2011, on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club in April 2012.
Born in Wythenshawe , Hewitt started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a 9-year-old but was released in 2003 due to his lack of height and speed.[3] He then went on to play for Stockport County for three years, but left because he didn't enjoy the football and went back to playing for his local team.[4] Aged fourteen he was sent on a six-week trial period to Burnley and was signed by the club.[5] He went on to play for the club's youth team aged fifteen and also participated in the prestigious Milk Cup in the Republic of Ireland.[5] In 2010, Hewitt signed a two-year scholarship with the Clarets.[6][7] He was part of the squad that got to the FA Youth Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1978, scoring against Boston United, Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion in the process.[8] He scored a penalty in the 3–1 aggregate defeat against Blackburn Rovers in the semi-final.[9]
After impressing during his first year as an apprentice he was taken on the five-day first team pre-season tour to South West England in July 2011.[10] He was an unused substitute for the 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers but featured as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Torquay United.[11][12] In August 2011, Hewitt was given squad number 33, and appeared on the bench for the first time in a 3–2 League Cup win over Barnet.[13] In October, he signed his first professional contract with the club, on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[14] In March 2012, he was included in the first team squad for the Football League Championship match with West Ham United at Turf Moor, again remaining an unused substitute in a 2–2 draw.[15] He made his professional debut on 6 March 2012, in a 1–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, coming on as a late substitute for Charlie Austin.[16]
On 31 January 2013, he joined Football Conference side Alfreton Town on loan until 20 April.[17]
In March 2015, he joined Conference Premier side Southport on loan until the end of the season.[18]
On 31 December 2015 it was confirmed that Hewitt would join National League side Chester until the end of the season.[19]
On 11 July 2016 it was confirmed that Hewitt would join League 2 side Accrington Stanley on a 1-year deal.[20]
On 28 August 2020, Hewitt returned to Wales signing for Aberystwyth Town.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Burnley | 2011–12[21] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[23] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2012–13[25] | Conference Premier | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Southport (loan) | 2014–15[26] | Conference Premier | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Chester | 2015–16[27] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Southport | 2015–16[27] | National League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17[27] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Career totals | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||