Stephen Ward

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Left-Back

Nationality

Ireland

Date of birth

1985-08-20

Birthplace

Dublin, Ireland

Height

184 cm

Weight

74 kg

Stephen Robert Ward (born 20 August 1985) is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He is currently Head of Football Development at UAE Third Division League club Dubai Irish.

Ward began his senior career with Bohemians in his native Ireland, before moving to English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2007. Featuring regularly, he was part of their promotion to the Premier League two years later and played over 230 times for the club. Following consecutive relegation's though he was transfer listed and after spending the 2013–14 season on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion he eventually left to return to the Premier League with Burnley in 2014. He spent five seasons at Turf Moor making 113 appearances for the Clarets before joining Stoke City in June 2019. Following the end of his contract at Stoke City, Ward signed for Ipswich Town in August 2020. He spent one season at Ipswich before being released and joining Walsall in July 2021.

From 2011 until his retirement from international football in March 2019, he had been a regular member of the Republic of Ireland's international squads, and played at UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016.