Steeven Ribéry (born 7 November 1995) is a French

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who plays as a winger for US La Charité.

Professional career

Ribéry began his footballing career with

RC Lens Racing Club de Lens (), commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply as Lens, is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais. The club's nickname, ''Les Sang et Or'' (), comes from i ...

, as a member of their youth academy for 11 years. Unable to make a break in the senior team, he joined Stade Portellois, an amateur French team. He joined the

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squad in 2013, representing them in the

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for three seasons. Ribéry returned to France with hometown club

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

in the

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

, but had an unsuccessful season with contract issues and suspensions. He moved to

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

on 6 July 2017. Ribéry made his professional debut in a 0–0

draw with

FC Lorient Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (;), commonly referred to as FC Lorient (), is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 2, having been relegated f ...

on 4 August. He made four more substitute appearances before severing his contract on 11 January. In August 2018, an agency unsuccessfully tried to sign Ribéry to the Australian

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in hopes of attracting his brother Franck there too. The following month, he spent two weeks at Greek

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club

Apollon Larissa F.C. Apollon Larissa Football Club () is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in Filippoupoli, Larissa, Greece. It plays its home matches at the Philippoupoli Ground. History Apollon Larissa is one of the oldest and most hi ...

, where Brazilian manager Marcello Troisi released him for being 12 kilograms overweight. He was on trial at Hapoel Hadera F.C. in the

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in November that year. In January 2019, Ribéry signed a seven-month contract with the option of a further six at

Syrianska FC Syrianska Football Club, also known as Syrianska FC or simply Syrianska, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Södertälje in Stockholm County. The club was founded by Aramean people, Syriac-Aramean immigrants ...

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, Sweden's second tier. He made his debut on 31 March, starting in a 4–1 home loss to

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. After five games for the club from

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, Ribéry left and it was reported by various sources that he was to sign for Mexico's

Club Toluca Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. is a Mexican professional football club based in Toluca, State of Mexico. The club plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, from which they have never been relegated. The club was f ...

, but this was denied by the team. On 1 September 2019, he signed for

FK Jelgava FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. The club plays its home-matches at the Zemgales Olimpiskais Sporta Centrs stadium with capacity of 1,560 people. In 2021, the club dissolved its professional team, which was abso ...

. On 10 January 2020, Ribéry was released.

Personal life

Ribéry's older brother,

Franck Ribéry Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry (; born 7 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, preferably on the left side, and was known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise passing. He is regarded as one ...

, is a former footballer who spent most of his career with

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

References

External links

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GFCA Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ribéry, Steeven Living people 1995 births Footballers from Boulogne-sur-Mer French men's footballers Gazélec Ajaccio players US Boulogne players FC Bayern Munich II players Syrianska FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Regionalliga players Superettan players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football midfielders 21st-century French sportsmen