Steven Defour

Who is this?

Steven Arnold Defour (born 15 April 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager. He played 247 games and scored 23 goals in the Belgian Pro League for Genk, Standard Liège, Anderlecht, Antwerp and Mechelen, winning two league titles and a national cup with the second team. Abroad, he won the Primeira Liga twice at Porto and played in the Premier League for three years at Burnley. Defour earned 52 caps for Belgium in an 11-year international career that began in 2006, and represented the nation in the 2014 World Cup.

Career

1. 1988
   Born
2. 2003
   Joined Belgium national youth football team
3. 2003
   Joined Belgium national youth football team
4. 2004
   Joined Belgium national under-17 association football team
5. 2005
   Joined K.R.C. Genk
6. 2005
   Joined Belgium national under-18 football team
7. 2006
   Joined Standard Liège
8. 2006
   Joined Belgium men's national football team
9. 2007
   Won Belgian Golden Shoe
10. 2011
    Joined FC Porto
11. 2014
    Joined R.S.C. Anderlecht
12. 2016
    Joined Burnley F.C.
13. 2019
    Joined Royal Antwerp F.C.
14. 2020
    Joined KV Mechelen

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Mechelen
• •Citizenship: Belgium
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football