Steed Malbranque
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Malbranque with Lyon in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Steed Malbranque | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Mouscron, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Caen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | US Oyonnax | ||
| 1991–1994 | Montpellier | ||
| 1994–1997 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Lyon | 77 | (10) |
| 2001–2006 | Fulham | 172 | (32) |
| 2006–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 62 | (6) |
| 2008–2011 | Sunderland | 102 | (1) |
| 2011 | Saint-Étienne | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Lyon | 93 | (6) |
| 2016– | Caen | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1996 | France U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | France U18 | 12 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | France U21 | 14 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2016. |
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Steed Malbranque (born 6 January 1980) is a Belgian-born French footballer who plays for Stade Malherbe Caen. Malbranque started his professional career with Olympique Lyonnais, before moving to England in 2001, where he had spells with Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur and Sunderland. He returned to France in 2011 for a short spell with Saint-Étienne before retiring. However, in 2012, he returned to football, joining Lyon for the second time. He principally plays as a winger or attacking midfielder. During his second spell at Lyon he also played as a central midfelder.
He was a trainee at Lyon youth academy between 1995 and 1997, during which time he won the Under-15 championship twice, the Under-17 Cup and the reserve team championship. He also captained the French Under-18 side.
He made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Montpellier on 21 February 1998 aged 18. He went on to play a total of 96 games for the club, which included 12 appearances and two goals in the Champions League and seven appearances in the UEFA Cup.
Malbranque was an unused substitute in the final as Lyon won the 2001 French Coupe de la Ligue.
During his time at the club, there was a chance to join English club Arsenal after impressing in a Champions League tie at Highbury and the following tie, a 3–0 victory over Bayern Munich at Stade de Gerland. He rejected the move as he felt he was not ready to play in the Premier League.
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