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Steve De Ridder
Belgian footballer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steve Danny Marc De Ridder (born 25 February 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger, most recently for Deinze.
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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.
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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 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
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 three-year contract with FC Utrecht.[12][13]
FC Copenhagen
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
On 27 August 2019 he signed with Sint-Truiden.[16]
Deinze
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] He left the club in December 2024 after Deinze was declared bankrupt and ceased operations.[19]
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Honours
De Graafschap
Southampton
- Football League Championship runners-up: 2011–12
Copenhagen
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