Steven Moreira (born 13 August 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

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youth exponent, Moreira joined

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is a French association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French ...

on 30 August 2016 signing a four year deal. He scored his first professional goal against

RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...

in the second round of the

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in France, French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was est ...

. Moreira was transferred to Toulouse on 10 August 2018 and agreed to terms on a three year deal. In August 2021, Moreira signed with

on a free transfer, with team options to extend his contract until the end of the 2023 season. He would go on to appear in eight total matches in his first season, including making his team debut in the

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. On 27 August 2022, Moreira scored his first goal for the Crew, a right-footed volley in the 96th minute to tie Hell is Real rivals

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2–2.

International career

He is a former France youth international. He played at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 European Championship, finishing as the runner-up.

Honours

Columbus Crew *

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Eurosport profile
* 1994 births Living people French men's footballers French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent France men's under-21 international footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Columbus Crew players FC Lorient players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Major League Soccer players People from Noisy-le-Grand Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis Stade Rennais F.C. players Toulouse FC players US Torcy players {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub