Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
He generally plays as a right-back at the club, but has played in a number of positions including as a right midfielder and left-back.
In 2001, Whittaker joined the likes of Kenny Miller and Derek Riordan in signing for Hibernian from Hutchison Vale Boys Club. He made his debut ag...
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Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
He generally plays as a right-back at the club, but has played in a number of positions including as a right midfielder and left-back.
In 2001, Whittaker joined the likes of Kenny Miller and Derek Riordan in signing for Hibernian from Hutchison Vale Boys Club. He made his debut against St Johnstone in a 1–0 win on 12 May 2002. The following season he went on to make further six first team appearances before finally become a regular starter the season after. Due to Whittaker lacking a defined position his form suffered as he was deployed at right-back and across the midfield under Bobby Williamson. He scored his first career goal against Partick Thistle in a 3–2 win on 3 January 2004. He was an unused subsitutite when Hibernian lost the 2004 Scottish League Cup Final.
The arrival of Tony Mowbray later that year saw...
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