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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name           = Steven Fortès
|image          = Lens - Nice (23-01-2021) 10.jpg
|image_size     = 
|caption        = Fortes warming up with [[RC Lens|Lens]] in 2021
|full_name      = 
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1992|4|17|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Marseille]], France
|height         = 1.92 m<ref name="NFT"/>
|position       = [[Centre-back]]<ref name = "NFT"/>
|currentclub    = [[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen]]
|clubnumber     = 15
|youthyears1    = 
|youthclubs1    = 
|years1         = 2011–2012
|clubs1         = SCO La Cayolle
|caps1          = 
|goals1         = 
|years2         = 2012–2013
|clubs2         = [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon B]]
|caps2          = 
|goals2         = 
|years3         = 2013–2014
|clubs3         = [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]]
|caps3          = 26
|goals3         = 0
|years4         = 2014–2017
|clubs4         = [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]]
|caps4          = 86
|goals4         = 2
|years5         = 2017–2019
|clubs5         = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
|caps5          = 5
|goals5         = 0
|years6         = 2019
|clubs6         = → [[RC Lens|Lens]] (loan)
|caps6          = 18
|goals6         = 0
|years7         = 2019–2023
|clubs7         = [[RC Lens|Lens]]
|caps7          = 35
|goals7         = 0
|years8         = 2022
|clubs8         = Lens B
|caps8          = 2
|goals8         = 0
|years9         = 2021–2022
|clubs9         = → [[K.V. Oostende|Oostende]] (loan)
|caps9          = 17
|goals9         = 0
|years10        = 2023–
|clubs10        = [[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen B]]
|caps10         = 3
|goals10        = 0
|years11        = 2023–
|clubs11        = [[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen]]
|caps11         = 11
|goals11        = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2015–
|nationalteam1  = [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]]
|nationalcaps1  = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update    = 16 June 2024
|nationalteam-update = 17:16, 6 July 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Steven Fortès''' (born 17 April 1992) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[centre-back]] for {{French football updater|Quevilly-Rouen}} club [[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen]]. Born in France, he represents [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]] at international level.

==Club career==
Born in [[Marseille]], Fortès played club football in France for SCO La Cayolle, [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon B]], [[AC Arles-Avignon|Arles-Avignon]] and [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]].<ref name="NFT">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59006.html |title=Player profile |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=12 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|steven-fortes/305199|access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Stade rennais - Le Havre AC 20150708 01.JPG|thumb|left|Fortes in 2015.]]

During the 2016–17 season he made 27 appearances for [[Le Havre AC|Le Havre]], 25 in [[Ligue 2]] and 2 in the [[Coupe de la Ligue]].<ref name="toulouse">{{cite news|title=Steven Fortes (Le Havre) arrive à Toulouse pour quatre ans|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Steven-fortes-le-havre-arrive-a-toulouse-pour-quatre-ans/812430|access-date=21 June 2017|work=L'Équipe|date=21 June 2017|language=French}}</ref>

In June 2017, Fortès joined [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] on a free transfer signing a four-year contract.<ref name="toulouse"/>

He was loaned to [[RC Lens|Lens]] in January 2019 until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/mercato-steven-fortes-pret-rclens-20190122|title=OFFICIALISATION POUR STEVEN FORTES|publisher=RC Lens|date=22 January 2019|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref> On 21 June 2019, the deal was made permanent with Fortes agreeing to a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rclens.fr/fr/news/steven-fortes-mercato-transfert-rclens-interview-arnaud-pouille-20190621|title=STEVEN FORTES 100% LENSOIS !|publisher=RC Lens|date=21 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref> In August 2021 he moved on loan to [[K.V. Oostende|Oostende]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kvo.be/steven-fortes-is-de-vervanger-van-hendry/|title=STEVEN FORTES IS DE VERVANGER VAN HENDRY|publisher=KV Oostende|access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref> In summer 2022, after his return from loan, Fortès was linked with a move away from Lens.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arrestier |first1=Sandrine |title=RC Lens : des pistes pour réduire l'effectif |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1207093/article/2022-07-18/rc-lens-des-pistes-pour-reduire-l-effectif |access-date=21 July 2022 |work=La Voix du Nord |date=18 July 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>

On 11 August 2023, Fortès signed a one-season contact with [[US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole|Quevilly-Rouen]] in [[Ligue 2]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Quevilly-Rouen|url=https://qrm.fr/steven-fortes-un-nouveau-renfort-dexperience-a-qrm/|title=STEVEN FORTES, UN NOUVEAU RENFORT D’EXPÉRIENCE À QRM !|trans-title=STEVEN FORTES, A NEW REINFORCEMENT OF EXPERIENCE AT QRM!|date=11 August 2023|access-date=7 December 2023|language=fr}}</ref>

==International career==
Fortès made his senior international debut for [[Cape Verde national football team|Cape Verde]] in 2015.<ref name="NFT"/> He was named in the squad for the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/cape-verde-islands/story/4555552/cape-verde-include-veteran-quartet-for-afcon|title=Cape Verde include veteran quartet for AFCON|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=23 December 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Lequipe|50201}}

{{US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole squad}}
{{Cape Verde squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:French sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent]]
[[Category:French men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers]]
[[Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
[[Category:Ligue 2 players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:AC Arlésien players]]
[[Category:Le Havre AC players]]
[[Category:Toulouse FC players]]
[[Category:RC Lens players]]
[[Category:K.V. Oostende players]]
[[Category:US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players]]
[[Category:Cape Verdean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Cape Verdean expatriate sportspeople in Belgium]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium]]


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