Steve Danny Marc De Ridder (born 25 February 1987) is a Belgian

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who plays as a winger for Sint-Truiden. He has played in the Netherlands for

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and

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and in England for

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and

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. He was born in

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Club career

De Graafschap

He was awarded the player of the season award for the 2010–11 season.

Southampton

On 22 July 2011, he joined

from

for a significant undisclosed fee on a three-year deal. He made his league debut coming on as a second-half substitute, replacing

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against Leeds United on 6 August 2011. On 9 August 2011, he made his full debut in the League Cup

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, scoring the first goal in a 4–1 victory over

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. On 28 September 2011, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 loss to

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. On 22 October 2011, he scored a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw at

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after coming on as a substitute. He left the club on 1 August 2013, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.

Bolton Wanderers loan

On 31 January 2013, De Ridder joined

on an initial one-month loan deal. He made his debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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, in Bolton's 2–1 defeat at

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. On 4 March 2013, his loan spell ended and he returned to his parent club.

FC Utrecht

On 1 August 2013, De Ridder signed a three-year contract with

FC Copenhagen

In May 2014 De Ridder made a move to

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. He made his

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debut on 20 July in a match against

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. His contract was terminated at 19 August 2016.

Sint-Truiden

On 27 August 2019 he signed with Sint-Truiden.

Honours

De Graafschap *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

: 2009–10 Southampton *

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runners-up: 2011–12 Copenhagen * Danish Cup: 2014–15

References

External links

*
Voetbal International profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Ridder, Steve 1987 births Living people Footballers from Ghent Association football wingers Belgian footballers Belgium youth international footballers K.A.A. Gent players FC Utrecht players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Belgian First Division A players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Southampton F.C. players Expatriate footballers in England De Graafschap players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players F.C. Copenhagen players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Danish Superliga players Expatriate footballers in Denmark Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England