Background
Stevens was born into a boxing family – grandfather Les Stevens was a professional boxer who fought John Conteh in 1974.
Stevens was born into a boxing family – grandfather Les Stevens was a professional boxer who fought John Conteh in 1974.
He plays as a forward for Barnet. Stevens was undefeated during his boxing career. Stevens quit boxing aged 15 and joined the youth team at Farnborough.
He then joined Reading where he scored 32 goals in the 2013-2014 season at U-16 level
Stevens joined Barnet in the summer of 2014 on a two-year scholarship. Impressive goal scoring form for the youth team early in the season saw him make his senior debut against Alfreton Town on 6 September 2014, coming on as a substitute for Sam Togwell after 82 minutes, becoming Barnet"s youngest ever player aged 16 years and 204 days, a record previously held by Mauro Vilhete.
His first senior goal for the Bees came in the FA Trophy against Concord Rangers on 16 December 2014 – scoring a Panenka penalty – and also becoming Barnet"s youngest ever goalscorer. Stevens scored 57 goals in all competitions in the 2014-2015 season – attracting interest from larger clubs, including Swansea City, who had a £250k offer for Stevens rejected in May 2015.
A bid was also received from Crystal Palace with both Manchester United and Manchester City sending scouts to watch him play.
Stevens scored six times for the Bees in 2015-2016 pre-season, and made his Football League debut when he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Michael Gash against Leyton Orient on 8 August 2015. Barnet transfer listed Stevens in January 2016 after he turned down two contract offers from the club Stevens scored his first league goal for the Bees against AFC Wimbledon on 20 January 2016.