Steed Malbranque is a Belgian-born French football player who currently features for the English Premier League club Sunderland. He plays as a attacking midfielder or as a winger.
Steed Malbranque developed at the youth academy of French giants Olympique Lyon and made his professional debut for the club against Montpellier on February 21,1998 when he was only 18 years of age. He went onto play 78 matches for Lyon and scored 5 goals.
Steed Malbranque then moved to Fulham in 2001 for 4.5 million pounds and it was there that he truly established himself. He scored 32 goals in 172 league matches and was one of the most consistent players for Fulham in the English Premier League.
Position | Midfielder |
Height / weight | 1.71 m / |
Born | 6 Jan 1980 |
Nationality | France |
Number | 10 |
Team History | |
FC Limonest Saint-Didier | 2020 - 2022 |
Monts d'Or Azergues Foot | 2017 - 2019 |
SM Caen | 2016 - 2017 |
SM Caen | 2016 - 2017 |
Lyon | 2012 - 2016 |
Sunderland | 2008 - 2011 |
Saint-Étienne | 2011 |
Tottenham | 2006 - 2008 |
Fulham | 2001 - 2006 |
Lyon | 1997 - 2001 |
Steed Malbranque then moved to north London side Tottenham Hotspur in 2006 and played for them for two seasons, scoring 6 goals in 62 Premier League matches. He was again a consistent performer at Spurs.
In the summer of 2008 Malbranque was signed by Sunderland on a four-year contract.