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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steve Danny Marc De Ridder[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Deinze | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
VSV Gent | |||
Lokeren | |||
Gent | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Gent | 1 | (0) |
2006–2008 | → Hamme (loan) | 50 | (22) |
2008–2011 | De Graafschap | 93 | (12) |
2011–2013 | Southampton | 36 | (3) |
2013 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | FC Utrecht | 33 | (10) |
2014–2016 | F.C. Copenhagen | 21 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 37 | (5) |
2016–2019 | Lokeren | 94 | (10) |
2019–2023 | Sint-Truiden | 49 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → Deinze (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2023– | Deinze | 14 | (0) |
International career | |||
2005 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Belgium U19 | 11 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 |
Steve Danny Marc De Ridder (born 25 February 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Deinze.
He has played in the Netherlands for De Graafschap and FC Utrecht and in England for Southampton and Bolton Wanderers. He was born in Ghent.
Club career
[edit]De Graafschap
[edit]He was awarded the player of the season award for the 2010–11 season.
Southampton
[edit]On 22 July 2011, he joined Southampton from De Graafschap for a significant undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[3] He made his league debut coming on as a second-half substitute, replacing David Connolly against Leeds United on 6 August 2011.[4] On 9 August 2011, he made his full debut in the League Cup first round, scoring the first goal in a 4–1 victory over Torquay United.[5] On 28 September 2011, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 loss to Cardiff City.[6] On 22 October 2011, he scored a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Reading after coming on as a substitute.[7]
He left the club on 1 August 2013, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[8]
Bolton Wanderers loan
[edit]On 31 January 2013, De Ridder joined Bolton Wanderers on an initial one-month loan deal.[9][10] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chris Eagles, in Bolton's 2–1 defeat at Watford. On 4 March 2013, his loan spell ended and he returned to his parent club.[11]
FC Utrecht
[edit]On 1 August 2013, De Ridder signed a three-year contract with FC Utrecht.[12][13]
FC Copenhagen
[edit]In May 2014 De Ridder made a move to F.C. Copenhagen.[14] He made his Danish Superliga debut on 20 July in a match against Silkeborg IF.
His contract was terminated at 19 August 2016.[15]
Sint-Truiden
[edit]On 27 August 2019 he signed with Sint-Truiden.[16]
Deinze
[edit]On 7 September 2022, De Ridder was loaned by Deinze.[17] On 6 April 2023, De Ridder agreed to join Deinze on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.[18]
Honours
[edit]De Graafschap
Southampton
- Football League Championship runners-up: 2011–12
Copenhagen
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Steve De Ridder". Player profile. Southampton FC. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ^ "Saints Sign Belgian Winger". saintsfc.co.uk. 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Southampton 3-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Southampton 4-1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Cardiff 2-1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ^ "Reading 1-1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "De Ridder departs". Southampton FC. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Bolton: Medo Kamara, Cian Bolger & Steve De Ridder sign". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "De Ridder joins on loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "De Ridder loan ends, winger returns to Southampton". 4 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "FC Utrecht versterkt zich met Steve de Ridder" (in Dutch). F.C. Utrecht. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "FC Utrecht haalt Belg De Ridder" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "De Ridder swells the ranks at København". UEFA.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ FCK ophæver med De Ridder, bold.dk, 19 August 2016
- ^ "WELCOMESTEVE" (Press release) (in French). Sint-Truiden. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Welkom, Steve De Ridder!" (in Dutch). Deinze. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Steve De Ridder tekent een contract van 2 jaar bij KMSK" (in Dutch). Deinze. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Steenbergen, Mark van (4 April 2020). "Het kampioenschap van 2010 met De Graafschap bezorgt Powel nog steeds kippenvel". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
External links
[edit]- Steve De Ridder at Soccerbase
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Steve De Ridder at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Steve De Ridder at Soccerway