Steven Moreira

Steven Moreira (born 13 August 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.

Steven Moreira
Moreira with the Columbus Crew in 2022
Personal information
Full name Steven Moreira
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994
Place of birth Noisy-le-Grand, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Columbus Crew
Number 31
Youth career
2000–2005 AS Champs-sur-Marne
2005–2009 US Torcy
2009–2013 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Rennes B 20 (0)
2013–2016 Rennes 58 (0)
2016–2018 Lorient 63 (1)
2018–2021 Toulouse 58 (1)
2018 Toulouse B 3 (0)
2021– Columbus Crew 44 (1)
International career‡
2009 France U16 1 (0)
2013 France U19 7 (0)
2014 France U20 2 (0)
2015 France U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:45, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2022

Club career

A Rennes youth exponent, Moreira joined FC Lorient on 30 August 2016 signing a four year deal.[2] He scored his first professional goal against RC Lens in the second round of the Coupe de la Ligue.[3]

Moreira was transferred to Toulouse on 10 August 2018 and agreed to terms on a three year deal.[4][5]

In August 2021, Moreira signed with Columbus Crew on a free transfer, with team options to extend his contract until the end of the 2023 season.[6]

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 FC Cincinnati 2–2.[7]

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.[6]

Honours

Columbus Crew

References
  1. "'He's a versatile player': How Columbus Crew's Steven Moreira adapted to a position change". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "Transfert : Steven Moreira à Lorient/722690". L'Equipe (in French). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. "Lorient vs. Lens Match Report – Tuesday August 22, 2017". FB Ref. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "Journal du Mercato : ça s'agite dans tous les sens au Real Madrid !". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. "Mercato : Steven Moreira signe au Toulouse Football Club, un contrat proposé à Stéphane Mbia | Actu Toulouse (in French)". 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. "Columbus Crew signs French defender Steven Moreira | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
  7. "Columbus Crew tie at FC Cincinnati on late Moreira goal". 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.


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