| Steven Naismith | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven John Naismith | |
| Date of birth | September 14, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Irvine,  Scotland
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hearts
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| Number | 14 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2000–2002 2002–2004 |
Rangers Kilmarnock
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 2007–2012 2012–2016 2016–2019 2018–19 2019– |
Kilmarnock Rangers Everton Norwich City → Hearts (loan) Hearts
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102 (29) 98 (28) 103 (18) 44 (6) 33 (14) 37 (10) |
| National team | ||
| 2006–2008 2006–2009 2007– |
Scotland U21 Scotland B Scotland
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15 (5) 3 (1) 51 (10) |
Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. He is club captain for Hearts.
Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with the Ayrshire side where he won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award in 2006 and the SPFA Young Player of the Year award the following season. Naismith joined Rangers in the summer of 2007 for £1.9 million. While with the club he won three consecutive league titles, the Scottish Cup in 2009 and the League Cup twice.
He signed for Premier League club Everton in 2012, and then joined Norwich City in 2016. Naismith had two separate loan spells with Heart of Midlothian, and he signed permanently with Hearts after he was released by Norwich in 2019.
Naismith has 51 caps for Scotland national team since making his senior international debut in 2007, and has scored ten international goals. He has mainly played as a forward during his career, but has also been used as a midfielder.
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| Heart of Midlothian F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
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1 Gordon • 2 M. Smith • 3 Kingsley • 4 Souttar • 5 Haring • 6 Baningime • 7 Walker • 8 McEneff • 9 Woodburn • 10 Boyce • 11 Mackay-Steven • 13 Stewart • 14 Devlin • 15 Moore • 16 Halliday • 17 Cochrane • 18 McKay • 19 Halkett • 21 Gnanduillet • 30 Ginnelly • 38 Pollock • — Atkinson • — Brandon • Manager: Robbie Neilson |
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