Steven Fortès (born 17 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in France, he represents Cape Verde at international level.

Steven Fortès
Fortes warming up with Lens in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 SCO La Cayolle
2012–2013 Arles-Avignon B
2013–2014 Arles-Avignon 26 (0)
2014–2017 Le Havre 86 (2)
2017–2019 Toulouse 5 (0)
2019Lens (loan) 18 (0)
2019–2023 Lens 35 (0)
2022 Lens B 2 (0)
2021–2022Oostende (loan) 17 (0)
2023–2024 Quevilly-Rouen B 3 (0)
2023–2024 Quevilly-Rouen 11 (0)
International career
2015– Cape Verde 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:16, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Marseille, Fortès played club football in France for SCO La Cayolle, Arles-Avignon B, Arles-Avignon and Le Havre.[1][2]

 
Fortes in 2015.

During the 2016–17 season he made 27 appearances for Le Havre, 25 in Ligue 2 and 2 in the Coupe de la Ligue.[3]

In June 2017, Fortès joined Toulouse on a free transfer signing a four-year contract.[3]

He was loaned to Lens in January 2019 until the end of the season.[4] On 21 June 2019, the deal was made permanent with Fortes agreeing to a three-year contract.[5] In August 2021 he moved on loan to Oostende.[6] In summer 2022, after his return from loan, Fortès was linked with a move away from Lens.[7]

On 11 August 2023, Fortès signed a one-season contact with Quevilly-Rouen in Ligue 2.[8]

International career

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Fortès made his senior international debut for Cape Verde in 2015.[1] He was named in the squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ Steven Fortès at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Steven Fortes (Le Havre) arrive à Toulouse pour quatre ans". L'Équipe (in French). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "OFFICIALISATION POUR STEVEN FORTES". RC Lens. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "STEVEN FORTES 100% LENSOIS !". RC Lens. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. ^ "STEVEN FORTES IS DE VERVANGER VAN HENDRY". KV Oostende. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  7. ^ Arrestier, Sandrine (18 July 2022). "RC Lens : des pistes pour réduire l'effectif". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "STEVEN FORTES, UN NOUVEAU RENFORT D'EXPÉRIENCE À QRM !" [STEVEN FORTES, A NEW REINFORCEMENT OF EXPERIENCE AT QRM!] (in French). Quevilly-Rouen. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON". ESPN. 23 December 2021.
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