Career
He made his senior debut against West Coast in round 21 of the 2014 season. Steinberg was selected by Essendon with the thirty-first pick in the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft in November 2010. Ariel was drafted from the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup having joined the Pioneers squad half way through the 2010 season.
He started playing for the Bendigo Bombers in their 2011 season.
He kicked 3 goals against Frankston on 17 April 2011. He kicked 5 goals against the Box Hill Hawks on 19 June 2011.
He kicked four goals against the Werribee Tigers on 7 August 2011. He kicked three goals against the Northern Bullants on 4 September 2011.
He scored 25 goals in 2011.
He was delisted in October 2015. On 12 January 2016 Steinberg was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 American Federation of Labor-Congress season. As a result, Steinberg was suspended from playing at all levels for twelve months, effective from November 2015.
