Steven Fortès (born 17 April 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in France, he represents

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at international level.

Club career

Born in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, Fortès played club football in France for SCO La Cayolle, Arles-Avignon B, Arles-Avignon and

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During the 2016–17 season he made 27 appearances for

, 25 in

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

and 2 in the

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. In June 2017, Fortès joined

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

on a free transfer signing a four-year contract. He was loaned to

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in January 2019 until the end of the season. On 21 June 2019, the deal was made permanent with Fortes agreeing to a three-year contract. In August 2021 he moved on loan to Oostende. In summer 2022, after his return from loan, Fortès was linked with a move away from Lens. On 11 August 2023, Fortès signed a one-season contact with Quevilly-Rouen in

International career

Fortès made his senior international debut for

in 2015. He was named in the squad for the

2021 Africa Cup of Nations The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's ass ...

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* 1992 births Living people French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Cape Verdean men's footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players AC Arlésien players Le Havre AC players Toulouse FC players RC Lens players K.V. Oostende players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen {{CapeVerde-footy-bio-stub