Steven Hall (born 16 January 2005) is an Australian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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club

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Club career

Adelaide United

Hall begun his senior career at

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in the

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, and is the youngest goalkeeper in

history having made his debut at 16 years and 350 days. Hall signed a scholarship contract with the club 7 months later, as a 17 year old.

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 26 January 2024, Hall signed for the

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club

on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Hall made the match-winning save in the penalty shootout of the 2025 U20 Asian Cup final, bringing

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their first ever title in the competition.

Career statistics

Honours

Australia U-23 *

WAFF U-23 Championship The WAFF U-23 Championship () is an annual international football competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Results Teams reaching the top four * Results from host ...

: runner-up

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Australia U-20 *

AFC U-20 Asian Cup The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Steven 2005 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football goalkeepers Adelaide City FC players Adelaide United FC players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players National Premier Leagues players A-League Men players Australia men's youth international soccer players Australia men's under-20 international soccer players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Expatriate men's footballers in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian sportsmen