Aaron Steele (born 4 February 1983) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender in the Canadian Professional Soccer League,

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, and

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Playing career

Steele began his professional career in 2003 with

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of the Canadian Professional Soccer League, where his father Billy Steele served as assistant coach. The following year he signed a contract with the

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of the

. In his debut season with Toronto he appeared in 16 matches. In 2005, he signed with the Oakville Blue Devils of the

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. He contributed in Oakville's successful debut season by clinching a postseason berth, and in the quarter finals he scored the second goal in 3–1 victory over the

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. He featured in the CPSL Championship finals against

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, and won the match by a score of 2–1. On 14 July 2006, he returned to play for the Toronto Lynx . He made his return match on 14 July 2006 in an

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game against the

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. Throughout the season he only appeared in five games due to injuries. He still managed to achieve a franchise record for the Lynx by going undefeated in ten matches at home, and reached the finals of the

but lost 2–0 to

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. When the 2006 season came to a conclusion the club owners decided to relegate Toronto two divisions down into the

. He remained with the club where he was appointed the new team captain after the retirement of

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. Unfortunately he missed the entire season when he blew out his knee in a scrimmage match the night before the Toronto Lynx press conference.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steele, Aaron 1983 births Living people Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players English expatriate sportspeople in Canada English footballers English people of Scottish descent Expatriate soccer players in Canada Association football defenders Hamilton Thunder players Brampton United players Footballers from Norwich USL League Two players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario Toronto Lynx players USL First Division players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States