Kenny Steppe (born 14 November 1988) is a Belgian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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.
Club career
As a child, Steppe played in the
Germinal Beerschot
Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...
youth ranks. However, after a few years, he came around to play for rivals
Royal Antwerp FC
Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...
, returning to Germinal in the 2006–07 season as a free agent.
He debuted on 3 February 2007 against
Mons
Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...
due to the injury of
Luciano Da Silva.
The 2007–08 season proved to be his great breakthrough, becoming the first goalie after 6 matchdays. He also won the
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year award.
On the last weekend of the 2008 summer transfer window, he was sold to
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
.
After years of injuries and competition, Steppe left Heerenveen on a free transfer and he signed with
Waasland-Beveren
Sportkring Beveren is a professional Belgian association football club located in the municipality of Beveren, East Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division B.
History
The club was founded in 1936 as Red Star and registered to an amate ...
to make a new start in his career.
Honours
SC Heerenveen
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KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...
:
2008–09
Zulte Waregem
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Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...
: 2016–17 Belgian Cup, 2016–17
References
External links
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Career stats- Voetbal International
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from Antwerp
Belgian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Beerschot A.C. players
Royal Antwerp F.C. players
SC Heerenveen players
S.K. Beveren players
Sint-Truidense V.V. players
Belgian Pro League players
Eredivisie players
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
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