Biography
Stephen hails from Middlesbrough and joined the Seasiders on a permanent deal in December 2023.
Progressing through the Boro academy, he made his under-18 debut in 2016/17 and has represented England up to an including under-19 level, scoring a hat-trick against Macedonia in October 2018.
Stephen came off the bench to make his Middlesbrough first team debut in the Carabao Cup in August 2018.
In January 2019, he signed a new deal with the club and was loaned out to MK Dons, Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers.