Steven Preben Arthur Simonsen (born 3 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He started his senior career at Tranmere Rovers before spells with Everton, Stoke City and Sheffield United, Preston North End and Scottish sides Dundee and Rangers.
[6] Simonsen did not get a chance to prove himself again until the 2001–02 season, when he made 25 league starts for Everton and finally became a regular first team player.
Following the appointment of new manager David Moyes, however, Simonsen rarely got a chance to play for Everton again, making only three league starts during his last two seasons.
[8] Simonsen signed for Stoke City in July 2004 on a free transfer[9] and was the club's first choice goalkeeper until 2008, making more than 150 league appearances for the Potters.
[10] During the 2006–07 season, Simonsen became the record holder for most consecutive clean sheets at Stoke City – seven – a feat he also achieved at Tranmere.
[13] He went on to play an important part in Stoke's promotion to the Premier League, although he lost his place in the side towards the end of the campaign, when Carlo Nash was brought in on an emergency loan from Wigan Athletic.
With their first choice keeper Paddy Kenny suspended and previous loanee goalkeeper Mark Bunn being recalled to Blackburn Rovers, Simonsen signed a one-month loan deal with Sheffield United in March 2010.
[18] He was virtually ever present in his first full season at the club but the team suffered a torrid time as they went through four managers and were eventually relegated to League One.
[25] After making 17 appearances, Simonsen sustained an injury against Coventry City the following January ruling him out of action for several months,[26] after which he was released from his Preston contract.
[27] In March 2013, Simonsen signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premier League club Dundee until the end of the season.
[33] On 13 September 2013, Scottish League One side Rangers announced that Simonsen had signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season.
Following the end of the season, he was part of a young Rangers squad that featured in the HKFC International Soccer Sevens held in May.
[51] Eventually, Simonsen was released by Rangers at the end of the season, along with several other players, after the club failed to gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership.
[57] Upon being charged for betting, Simonsen's action were revealed when his wife was declared bankrupt after having a debt of £22,000 and cited the bankruptcy over "reduction in household income" and "relationship breakdown.