Steven Caldwell

Newcastle United

Born in Stirling, Scotland, Caldwell started out his football career at Hutchison Vale, along with his younger brother Gary. He then joined Premiership club Newcastle United at age fourteen, along with Gary, where they began their football careers. In 1998, Caldwell signed his first professional contract with the club. At some point in the 1999–00 season, he was promoted to the first team, appearing twice as an unused substitute. In the 2000–01 season, Caldwell was called up to the first team, with Manager Bobby Robson said: "Caldwell's got a good pedigree. I like to put people in when it's right and when it's necessary and I can afford to do it, and not when we are forced to do it. But we are going to have the confidence with the lad to do it. He's a steady character, has indomitable spirit and we like him very much." Caldwell made his Newcastle United debut on 30 September 2000 against Manchester City, coming on as a second half substitute for Andy Griffin, and played the rest of the game, keeping a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win. On 1 November 2000, he made his first start for the club against Bradford City in the League Cup and scored his first goal for Newcastle United, as they won 4–3. Since making his debut for the club, Caldwell rotated in and out of the first team, due to facing competitions in the defence. He went on to feature four more times for Newcastle United by the end of the year, making three starts. On 3 March 2001 Caldwell made his…

Youth Team

In March 2000, Caldwell was called up to the Scotland U21 squad for the first time. He made his U21 debut, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against France U21 on 28 March 2000. Caldwell then played alongside Gary for the first time for Scotland U21, as the U21 side lost 1–0 against Belgium U21. He later made three more appearances for Scotland U21 later in 2001. The next two years saw him make two appearances for the U21 side, making a total of ten appearances. In November 2002, Caldwell was called up for the Scotland B team for the first time. He then started the whole game, as the national side B team drew 3–3 against Germany B on 18 December 2002. A year later, Caldwell, once again, called up to Scotland B Team once again. He then scored his first goal for the national B Team, as they drew 3–3 against Turkey Future on 10 December 2003. After the match, Caldwell criticised Turkey, calling them a "cheat".

Senior career

In April 2001, Caldwell was called up to the senior squad for the first time after breaking into the Newcastle United's first team. He made his debut for Scotland in a 1–1 draw away in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 25 April 2001. His home debut came on 12 February 2003 in a 2–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland at Hampden Park. However, Caldwell did not play for the national side for rest of 2003, as Manager Berti Vogts placed him on the substitute bench and they did not qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004. On…

Oakville Blue Devils

In February 2019, Caldwell was named president of Oakville Blue Devils FC of League1 Ontario, the third division in the Canadian soccer league system.

Canada

Caldwell became an assistant coach of the Canada men's national soccer team under John Herdman in September 2019.

Growing up, Caldwell idolised Kenny Dalglish, who he played under while at Newcastle United, and Mick McCarthy, who played a role in his joining Sunderland in 2004. Caldwell also grew up supporting Celtic, which Gary ended up playing for. Caldwell is separated and has two children, Will and Robbie, from a previous marriage. Having lived in England, Caldwell and his family immigrated to Canada after joining Toronto. Throughout his professional career, Caldwell spoke about his relationship on his younger brother, Gary on playing together for Scotland, which happened. At one point, Steven (then at Burnley) and Gary (Wigan Athletic) almost faced each other prior to a match between Burnley and Wigan Athletic, but his injury prevented him doing so.