Stephen Wearne (English footballer)

Stephen Christopher Wearne (born 16 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for National League Gateshead.

Stephen Wearne
Personal information
Full name Stephen Christopher Wearne[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gateshead
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2017 Newcastle United
2017–2019 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2020–2022 Sunderland 0 (0)
2022 → Torquay United (loan) 14 (3)
2022–2023 Grimsby Town 8 (0)
2022–2023 → Torquay United (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Gateshead 19 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:10, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Wearne came through the youth academies of Newcastle United and Middlesbrough before signing professional terms with Sunderland. Having only made appearances in the EFL Trophy alongside a loan at Torquay United he departed in the summer of 2022. He signed a one-year deal with Grimsby Town but failed to maintain a first team place and re-joined Torquay on loan once again. In March 2023 he signed for Gateshead.

Playing career

Early career

A youth product of Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, he signed his first professional contact with Middlesbrough on 15 April 2019.[2]

Sunderland

He transferred to Sunderland on 9 September 2020.[3] He made his professional debut with Sunderland in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win over Lincoln City on 5 October 2021, scoring the game winning goal in the 72nd minute.[4]

On 7 January 2022, Wearne joined National League side Torquay United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[5] He returned to Sunderland, and was later released following the clubs promotion to the EFL Championship.[6]

Grimsby Town

On 27 June 2022, Wearne signed for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town on a one-year deal.[7] Upon signing, Wearne said he was convinced to sign for Grimsby when he was on holiday in Cancun, Mexico with his girlfriend. "Other managers were pressuring me to make a decision. I said to her - I need a sign. I went to bed that night, next morning, I came out of the lift and the first guy I see has a Grimsby top on. And I just said, 'That's the sign'. It's done".[8]

On 9 August, Wearne scored his first goal for The Mariners in a 4-0 win over Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Cup first round.[9]

On 1 November 2022, Wearne returned to National League side Torquay United on a one-month loan.[10] Wearne played his first game back later that day and assisted the fourth goal in a 6-1 win over Aldershot Town.[11] His loan was extended for a further month on 2 December 2022.[12]

Gateshead

On 24 March 2023, Wearne signed for Gateshead on a free transfer until the end of the 2022-23 season.[13] Wearne scored his first Gateshead goal against Scunthorpe United in a 2-0 win on 7 April 2023.[14] On 27 May 2023, signed a two-year contract with Gateshead.[15]

References
  1. "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "Pro Contracts For Academy Graduates | Middlesbrough FC". www.mfc.co.uk.
  3. Hunter, James (September 9, 2020). "Sunderland sign attacking midfielder to strengthen their U23 side". ChronicleLive.
  4. "Story of the night as SAFC win at Lincoln to begin Papa John's Trophy title defence". www.sunderlandecho.com.
  5. "Stephen Wearne joins United on loan". Torquay United FC. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. "Retained list confirmed". 25 May 2022.
  7. "Grimsby Town announce signing of Stephen Wearne following Sunderland release". Grimsbylive. 27 June 2022.
  8. "Holidaying Grimsby fan prompted Wearne's move". BBC Sport.
  9. "Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport.
  10. "Wearne Joins Torquay on-Loan - Grimsby Town Football Club". November 2022.
  11. "Six of the best as Torquay United hammer Aldershot". November 2022.
  12. "Wearne Extends Loan - Grimsby Town Football Club". 2 December 2022.
  13. McGraghan, Jack (2023-03-24). "Stephen Wearne signs". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  14. https://gateshead-fc.com/matches/gateshead-vs-scunthorpe-united/
  15. https://gateshead-fc.com/stephen-wearne-signs-contract-extension/
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