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'''Steven Defour''' (born 15 April 1988 in [[Mechelen]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Standard de Liège]].
'''Steven Defour''' (born 15 April 1988 in [[Mechelen]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Standard de Liège]].


steven defour was in a contrevosy with his family that,s why he joined man utd and scored 100 times in only 1 appearences for them.
==Career==
After playing youth football at Hombeek and [[KV Mechelen]], Defour had been with [[KV Mechelen]] since 2002. His first-team debut was as a substitute in the 2004–05 season but his big breakthrough came the next season, when the 17 year old showed himself a player able to deploy his skills in the interest of the whole team, creating opening with his astute passing. Now Defour is on a five-year contract at Standard, learning from Portuguese star [[Sérgio Conceição]] and [[Milan Rapaić]] in the [[2006-07 in Belgian football|2006–07 season]]. For the 2007–08 season, despite being only 21 years old, the right-sided Belgian international is now Standard's captain.

During the [[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007–08]] season Defour received the [[Belgian Golden Shoe|Golden Shoe]], the official award for most valuable player in the Belgian League, of the year 2007. The form that won him this award would continue as Defour led Standard to the Jupiler League title, for the first time in 25 years.


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 20:31, 16 October 2009

Steven Defour
Personal information
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
Standard Liège
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2009

Steven Defour (born 15 April 1988 in Mechelen) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Standard de Liège.

steven defour was in a contrevosy with his family that,s why he joined man utd and scored 100 times in only 1 appearences for them.

International career

Since making his international debut for Belgium against Saudi Arabia on 11 May 2006 he also has become a regular choice for national coach René Vandereycken.

Awards and Honours

Club

Individual

  • Man of the Season - Most regular Standardman of the season (votes after every match on the official website)
  • Trophy Scharlaken UGH - Standardman of the season presented by fan club Les Rouches des Flandres in cooperation with the official website
Sporting positions
Preceded by Standard Liège Captain
2007–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent