Steven Fortès

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)
2019	→ Lens (loan)	18	(0)
2019–2023	Lens	35	(0)
2022	Lens B	2	(0)
2021–2022	→ Oostende (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)

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.

Club career

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

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

1. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
2. Steven Fortès at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
3. "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.

External links

• Steven Fortès at L'Équipe Football (in French)