Steve De Ridder

Steve De Ridder

Personal information
Full name	Steve Danny Marc De Ridder[1]
Date of birth	(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Ghent, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, Forward
Youth career
	VSV Gent
	Lokeren
	Gent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Gent	1	(0)
2006–2008	→ Hamme (loan)	50	(22)
2008–2011	De Graafschap	93	(12)
2011–2013	Southampton	36	(3)
2013	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	3	(0)
2013–2014	FC Utrecht	33	(10)
2014–2016	F.C. Copenhagen	21	(2)
2015–2016	→ Zulte Waregem (loan)	37	(5)
2016–2019	Lokeren	94	(10)
2019–2023	Sint-Truiden	49	(2)
2022–2023	→ Deinze (loan)	23	(0)
2023–2024	Deinze	20	(0)
International career
2005	Belgium U18	2	(0)
2005–2006	Belgium U19	11	(2)
2007–2008	Belgium U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Steve Danny Marc De Ridder (born 25 February 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a winger, most recently for Deinze.

He has played in the Netherlands for De Graafschap and FC Utrecht and in England for Southampton and Bolton Wanderers. He was born in Ghent.

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 Southampton from De Graafschap for a significant undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.^[3] He made his league debut coming on as a second-half substitute, replacing David Connolly against Leeds United on 6 August 2011.^[4] On 9 August 2011, he made his full debut in the League Cup first round, scoring the first goal in a 4–1 victory over Torquay United.^[5] On 28 September 2011, he scored his first league goal in a 2–1 loss to Cardiff City.^[6] On 22 October 2011, he scored a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Reading after coming on as a substitute.^[7]

He left the club on 1 August 2013, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.^[8]

Bolton Wanderers loan

On 31 January 2013, De Ridder joined Bolton Wanderers on an initial one-month loan deal.^[9][10] He made his debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chris Eagles, in Bolton's 2–1 defeat at Watford. On 4 March 2013, his loan spell ended and he returned to his parent club.^[11]

FC Utrecht

On 1 August 2013, De Ridder signed a three-year contract with FC Utrecht.^[12][13]

FC Copenhagen

In May 2014 De Ridder made a move to F.C. Copenhagen.^[14] He made his Danish Superliga debut on 20 July in a match against Silkeborg IF.

His contract was terminated at 19 August 2016.^[15]

Sint-Truiden

On 27 August 2019 he signed with Sint-Truiden.^[16]

Deinze

On 7 September 2022, De Ridder was loaned by Deinze.^[17] On 6 April 2023, De Ridder agreed to join Deinze on a permanent basis and signed a two-year contract.^[18] He left the club in December 2024 after Deinze was declared bankrupt and ceased operations.^[19]

Honours

De Graafschap

• Eerste Divisie: 2009–10^[20]

Southampton

• Football League Championship runners-up: 2011–12

Copenhagen

• Danish Cup: 2014–15

References

1. "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 1 February 2013. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
2. "Steve De Ridder". Player profile. Southampton FC. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
3. "Saints Sign Belgian Winger". saintsfc.co.uk. 22 July 2011.
4. "Southampton 3-1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
5. "Southampton 4-1 Torquay". BBC Sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
6. "Cardiff 2-1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
7. "Reading 1-1 Southampton". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
8. "De Ridder departs". Southampton FC. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
9. "Bolton: Medo Kamara, Cian Bolger & Steve De Ridder sign". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
10. "De Ridder joins on loan". Bolton Wanderers FC. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
11. "De Ridder loan ends, winger returns to Southampton". 4 March 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
12. "FC Utrecht versterkt zich met Steve de Ridder" (in Dutch). F.C. Utrecht. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
13. "FC Utrecht haalt Belg De Ridder" (in Dutch). nos.nl. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
14. "De Ridder swells the ranks at København". UEFA.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
15. FCK ophæver med De Ridder, bold.dk, 19 August 2016
16. "WELCOMESTEVE" (Press release) (in French). Sint-Truiden. 27 August 2019.
17. "Welkom, Steve De Ridder!" (in Dutch). Deinze. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
18. "Steve De Ridder tekent een contract van 2 jaar bij KMSK" (in Dutch). Deinze. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
19. "Deinze is failliet: Gevolgen voor clubs, spelers én hele competitie". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Flemish). 11 December 2024. Archived from the original on 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
20. Steenbergen, Mark van (4 April 2020). "Het kampioenschap van 2010 met De Graafschap bezorgt Powel nog steeds kippenvel". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).

External links

• Steve De Ridder at Soccerbase
• Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
• Steve De Ridder at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Steve De Ridder at Soccerway