Steve De Ridder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Utrecht | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| 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– | FC Utrecht | 20 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Steve Danny Marc De Ridder (born 25 February 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch side, FC Utrecht. He has played in England for Southampton and Bolton Wanderers. He was born in Ghent.
Club career
De Graafschap
He was awarded the player of the season award for the 2010–11 season.
Southampton
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 fantastic 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 with a club statement stating 'We regret that we have had to let Steve go, he had all the attributes, but in the end was just a speed boat without a driver.'.[8]
Bolton Wanderers loan
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
On 1 August 2013, De Ridder signed a 3-year contract with FC Utrecht.[12][13]
Honours
- Football League Championship runners-up: 2011–12
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2011 and 31/07/2011". The F.A. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "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 2011-08-09.
- ↑ "Southampton 4–1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ↑ "Cardiff 2–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ↑ "Reading 1–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "FC Utrecht haalt Belg De Ridder" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
External links
- Steve De Ridder career stats at Soccerbase
- (German) Profile at transfermarkt.de
- Player stats - Voetbal international
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
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