Steve Furtado

Steve José Furtado Pereira (born 22 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Liga I club Farul Constanța. Born in France, he plays the Cape Verde national football team.^[3]

Steve Furtado

Furtado with Rennes B in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Steve José Furtado Pereira[1]
Date of birth	(1994-11-22) November 22, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Creil, France[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Farul Constanța
Number	93
Youth career
2000–2008	AS Bondy
2007–2010	INF Clairefontaine
2010–2012	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Rennes B	24	(3)
2014–2016	Caen B	9	(0)
2016–2017	Creteil	23	(0)
2016–2017	Creteil B	4	(0)
2017–2019	Orléans	31	(0)
2017–2019	Orléans B	6	(0)
2019	Albacete	0	(0)
2020–2022	Beroe	60	(1)
2022–2025	CSKA 1948	71	(1)
2022–2023	CSKA 1948 II	3	(0)
2025–	Farul Constanța	0	(0)
International career‡
2020–2023	Cape Verde	17	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Furtado joined US Orléans on 25 June 2017 after a successful spell with US Créteil-Lusitanos.^[4] He made his professional debut for Orléans in a 3–1 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 28 July 2017.^[5] In July 2022 Furtado signed a contract with CSKA 1948.^[6]

International career

Born in France, Furtado is Cape Verdean by descent.^[7] On 1 October 2020, Furtado was called by Cape Verde.^[8] He debuted for Cape Verde in a friendly 2–1 win over Andorra on 7 October 2020.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Cape Verde	2020	3	0
	2021	5	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	4	0
Total		17	0

Honours

CSKA 1948

• Bulgarian Cup runner-up: 2022–23
• Bulgarian Supercup runner-up: 2023

CSKA 1948 II

• Bulgarian Second League: 2022–23