The 35 year-old is in England's pre-World Cup squad for the friendlies against Japan and Uruguay.
Steele has been capped at U16, U17 and U21 level by England, though this is the first involvement with the seniors.
“It was always my dream to represent my country,” he said. “I’m very fortunate to have done it, probably from every age, from when I was 15 until 21. So, yeah, very privileged to have done that and very proud of it.
"Obviously this is a proud moment for me as well.
“It’s come a little bit later than what I would have wanted! But I had a lot of good times, especially with Welbz (Danny Welbeck). It's something we laugh and joke about now. We spent a lot of time together as kids. We were very close.
“It's a nice journey, I think. It's a run of perseverance, effort, sacrifice. All these things, you know, at 35, I still enjoy throwing myself on the ground every single day and giving my all for this football club. Ultimately, it pays off.