Born in Norwich, Steer joined the Norwich City Academy at the age of 9. He was spotted playing in goal and City invited the youngster for a trial. It was not long before he was offered a youth contract by them.
Club career
Norwich City
Steer signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday. He was first named as a substitute for the FA Cup Second Round tie against Carlisle United in the 2009–10 season. Steer played a vital role in the 2010–11 FA Youth Cup; in the Third Round, he saved a penalty in the last minute against Charlton Athletic to ensure Norwich won the game 1–0. His coach Ricky Martin said after the game;
"He's probably the best under-18 goalkeeper in the country, If ever you wanted somebody in goal Jed's the one and he stepped up and made a fantastic save."
In July 2011, Yeovil Town confirmed that Steer had joined them on a three-month loan deal. Steer made his first senior appearance and Football League debut in the opening game of the 2011–12 Football League One season in which Yeovil lost 2–0 away to Brentford. He returned to Norwich on 13 October after suffering a thigh injury.
Cambridge United (loan)
Steer joined Cambridge United on a one-month loan deal on 9 November 2012, until 8 December 2012.
Aston Villa
On 26 June 2013, Aston Villa announced that they would sign Steer on 1 July when he became a free agent. The deal went forward according to plan. Villa gave him the number 13 shirt, replacing Shay Given and therefore securing the No.2 spot. He played in the League Cup 2nd round win against Rotherham United 3 – 0, keeping a clean sheet. He also kept a clean sheet in Villa's 1–0 pre-season victory over MLS side Houston Dynamo on 26 July 2014. On 24 May 2015, Steer made his Premier League debut for Villa in a 0–1 loss against Burnley.
Doncaster Rovers (loan)
After the departure of Ross Turnbull to league counterparts Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers signed Steer on a three-month loan deal on 1 August 2014. On 31 October 2014, Steer's loan ended after 17 appearances in all competitions, recording six clean sheets.
Yeovil Town (loan)
On 31 October 2014, Yeovil Town re-signed Steer on loan from Aston Villa until 31 January 2015.
On 11 September 2015, Steer joined Championship side Huddersfield Town on a one-month loan. He made his début the next day in Town's 2–0 loss against Cardiff City. He played on loan for 2 months, before returning to Villa, but then he returned for another month from 26 November 2015. After that was completed on 26 December, he returned to Villa, but when the Winter transfer window opened, he returned to Huddersfield for the remainder of the season.
Charlton Athletic (loan)
On 10 August 2018, Steer joined League One side Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan. Jed Steer was recalled by Aston Villa on Monday 31 December 2018 due to an injury to Orjan Nyland.
Return to Villa
Jed Steer was recalled to cover for Villa's new signing Lovre Kalinić after Orjan Nyland was injured, but following an injury to Kalinic during a match against West Brom, Steer was subbed on at halftime. He then started the following match against Stoke City, and his impressive performance meant that he continued to play the next match against Derby, despite Kalinic returning from injury, before retaining his place in Villa's following match, the Second City Derby against Birmingham City. Steer's good performances continued, and he quickly became first-choice keeper for Dean Smith, which saw Steer become part of a record-breaking ten-league-game winning streak for Aston Villa. Steer starred in Aston Villa's Championship play-offs semi-final win against West Bromwich Albion, saving two penalties from Mason Holgate and Ahmed Hegazi in a 4–3 shoot-out win to help send Aston Villa to the play-off finals for a second consecutive year.
International career
Steer made his youth international début in October 2007 and he enjoyed a good start for the England U16s as his side lifted the Sky Sports Victory Shield, and were champions of the Montaigu Tournament in which Steer produced the matchwinning penalty save. In August 2008, he was called up for the England U17, aged 15, for friendly matches against Italy, Portugal and Israel. He made his England U17 debut against Armenia in October 2008. They went on to qualify for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship but very much under achieved and failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Steer made his England U19 debut against Cyprus in October 2010, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty in the process.
