| Aaron Steele | |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Twickenham, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brentford |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs1: | Brentford |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs2: | → Slough Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2006 |
| Clubs3: | Slough Town |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
Aaron Steele (born 1 February 1987) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at Brentford, for whom he made one professional appearance, before joining Slough Town in 2005 and retiring in 2006.
Steele began his career as a youth at Brentford.[1] His maiden call into the first team squad came for the final League One match of the 2004–05 regular season against already-promoted Hull City and he was an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory.[2] Steele failed to appear in Brentford's unsuccessful 2005 playoff campaign, but the decision to release him was reversed and he was retained as a third-year scholar for the 2005–06 season.[3]
Steele received his first call into the first team squad of the 2005–06 season for a League Cup first round match against League Two club Cheltenham Town on 23 August 2005 and made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute for Ryan Peters in the 86th minute of the humiliating 5–0 defeat. He was called into the first team again for a Football League Trophy first round match with Oxford United on 18 October, but remained on the bench during the shootout defeat.[4] Steele was informed in January 2006 that he would not be offered a professional contract and he departed Griffin Park.[5]
Steele joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Slough Town on loan in December 2005 and the move became permanent in January 2006.[6] [7] He made 23 appearances during the second half of the 2005–06 season and retired from football.
After his retirement from football in 2006, Steele began working as a petroleum operator for the army.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brentford | 2004–05 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slough Town | 2005–06 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 19 | 0 | — | — | 4[8] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||