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Steven Defour

1988 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Defour is the 9,065th most popular soccer player (down from 6,960th in 2024), the 946th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 887th in 2019) and the 166th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Steven Defour ranks 9,065 out of 21,273. Before him are Marek Suchý, Jefferson, Shota Saito, Doug Livingstone, Migjen Basha, and Kazuhisa Irii. After him are Yutaka Azuma, Nikos Dabizas, Mathias Jørgensen, György Garics, Jimmy McIlroy, and Stan Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Steven Defour ranks 375. Before him are Ed Speleers, Keirrison, Masahiro Tanaka, Shuji Fujimoto, Finn Jones, and Marek Suchý. After him are Diego Capel, Lizzie Deignan, Kim Matula, Max Carver, Ibrahima Traoré, and Ivan Obradović.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Steven Defour ranks 946 out of 1,190. Before him are Thomas De Gendt (1986), Lukas Dhont (1991), Mario Aerts (1974), Marianne Basler (1964), Jelle Van Damme (1983), and François Sterchele (1982). After him are Sven Vermant (1973), Jason Denayer (1995), Jacky Peeters (1969), Red Sebastian (1999), Lotte Kopecky (1995), and Laurent Ciman (1985).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Steven Defour ranks 166. Before him are Loïs Openda (2000), Steed Malbranque (1980), Bruno Versavel (1967), Filip Daems (1978), Jelle Van Damme (1983), and François Sterchele (1982). After him are Sven Vermant (1973), Jason Denayer (1995), Jacky Peeters (1969), Laurent Ciman (1985), Junior Malanda (1994), and Karel Geraerts (1982).

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