Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Ayr United.

Since retiring as a player, Whittaker has assisted his former teammate Scott Brown at Fleetwood Town and Ayr United.

Despite being a boyhood Hearts fan,[4] Whittaker joined Kenny Miller and Derek Riordan in signing for Hibernian from the Hutchison Vale Boys Club.

Due to Whittaker lacking a defined position, his form suffered as he was deployed at right-back and across the midfield under Bobby Williamson.

Whittaker was a regular in the Hibs teams of both Mowbray and John Collins, and was in the side that won the 2007 League Cup Final.

Whittaker scored the second goal of Rangers 2–0 win over Sporting CP in the UEFA Cup quarter-final second-leg on 10 April 2008.

[14] During a UEFA Champions League qualifier against Swedish club Malmö FF, he was sent off for throwing the ball at an opponent player after receiving a poor tackle.

[17] On 20 July, Whittaker received provisional international clearance from FIFA that allowed him to play while arbitration over his move from Rangers continued.

[18] Whittaker suffered an ankle injury during a friendly match against Celtic,[19] which caused him to miss the start of the 2012–13 Premier League season.

A few days later, Whittaker made his league debut for the club, playing at right back and stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes, in a 1–0 win over Stoke City.

[21] The following month, on 8 December 2012, Whittaker scored his first goal in his Premier League career after an assist from Robert Snodgrass in a 4–3 win over Swansea City.

[29] After Paul Heckingbottom was sacked as head coach in November 2019, Whittaker assisted caretaker manager Eddie May.

[30] After four months out of the team, Whittaker was used as a defensive midfielder in both matches of a Scottish Cup tie with Dundee United in January 2020.

[32] Following his release from Hibernian, Whittaker signed a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athetlic, which would also see him take up a position as a coach with the side.

[44] On 13 May 2022 Whittaker joined Fleetwood Town as assistant manager, working with his former Hibs and Scotland teammate Scott Brown.