| Jamie Stephens | |
|---|---|
| |
| Personal information | |
| Date of Birth |
24 August 1993 |
| Place of Birth |
Wotton-under-Edge, England |
| Position |
Goalkeeper |
| Liverpool statistics | |
| Years |
2010-2013 |
| Appearances |
0 |
| Goals |
0 |
James Edward Stephens (born 24 August 1993) is an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Liverpool Academy and Reserves from 2010 until 2013.
Liverpool career[]
Stephens signed for Liverpool in April 2010, having built up a reputation as one of the country's most promising young goalkeepers at Swindon Town. He had to wait until the 2010-11 season to make his mark on the Under 18s, during which season he was the joint first-choice 'keeper for the side, along with Tyrell Belford, as both stoppers played 14 league games each. Stephens also made an appearance for the Reserves that season. Stephens was awarded the Barclays Premier Academy League Save of the Season award for the 2010-11 season for a stop in an away win at Manchester United. Stephens took the place of Belford as the Under 18s first-choice stopper in the early part of the 2011-12 season, who began to feature more frequently for the Reserves. However when Belford dropped back down to the Under 18s, Stephens saw out the season mostly as Belford's back up.
In the 2012-13 season, Stephens made only one appearance for the U21s and none for the U18s. On 3 January 2013, he was loaned out to Welsh side Airbus UK Broughton for the rest of the season. After his loan, in the summer of 2013, Stephens was released by Liverpool.