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Steven Defour
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Steven Arnold Defour (born 15 April 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
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![]() Defour playing for Anderlecht in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Arnold Defour[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1997 | Zennester Hombeek | ||
1997–2004 | Mechelen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Genk | 30 | (1) |
2006–2011 | Standard Liège | 127 | (13) |
2011–2014 | Porto | 65 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Anderlecht | 63 | (9) |
2016–2019 | Burnley | 51 | (2) |
2019–2020 | Antwerp | 11 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Mechelen | 16 | (0) |
Total | 363 | (28) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Belgium U17 | 11 | (1) |
2005 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2006–2017 | Belgium | 52 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2021–2022 | Mechelen (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Mechelen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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.