nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
? 14 1 29 20 august 1985 burnley 2013 -- 2014 2014 -- 93 222 44 9 26 9 4 0 230 2003 2004 -- 2007 2007 2011 -- stephen ward - ireland debut.jpg stephen ward ward playing for ireland in the 2011 nations cup stephen robert ward dublin , ireland republic of ireland b republic of ireland of ireland u20 republic of ireland u21 republic 5 11 23 ? 4 0 2 home farm portmarnock home loan -rrb- burnley farm portmarnock → brighton & hove albion -lrb- left back / winger / forward stephen ward -lrb- footballer -rrb-

stephen ward -lrb- footballer -rrb-

stephen robert ward -lrb- born 20 august 1985 -rrb- is an irish professional footballer who plays for english club burnley .
he is able to play in a variety of positions , primarily left back , but also in left midfield and as a striker .
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 relegations though he was transfer listed , eventually leaving to return to the premier league with burnley in 2014 .
since 2011 he has been a regular member of the republic of ireland 's international squads , and played in all three of their matches at uefa euro 2012 .
