Morgan Schneiderlin

Morgan Schneiderlin
Schneiderlin with France in 2014
Personal information
Full name Morgan Fernand Gérard Schneiderlin[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-08) 8 November 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Obernai, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[4]
Youth career
1995–2005 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Strasbourg B 37 (5)
2006–2008 Strasbourg 5 (0)
2008–2015 Southampton 231 (14)
2015–2017 Manchester United 32 (1)
2017–2020 Everton 73 (1)
2020–2023 Nice 48 (0)
2023Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) 12 (2)
2023 Konyaspor 0 (0)
2023–2024 A.E. Kifisia 9 (1)
Total 447 (24)
International career
2004–2005 France U16 6 (0)
2005–2006 France U17 5 (0)
2006–2007 France U18 2 (0)
2007–2008 France U19 6 (2)
2009–2010 France U20 9 (1)
2010 France U21 3 (1)
2014–2016 France 15 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Morgan Fernand Gérard Schneiderlin (French pronunciation: [mɔʁgan ʃnedɛʁlɛ̃];[5] born 8 November 1989) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Schneiderlin began his career with Strasbourg, before moving to England to join Southampton in June 2008. He made 261 appearances across all competitions in seven seasons at the club, and was in the teams which earned consecutive promotions to reach the Premier League. He joined Manchester United for a potential £27 million fee in July 2015,[6] but left for Everton in January 2017 for a fee of up to £24 million. He joined Nice in June 2020.

After representing France at all levels from under-16 onwards, Schneiderlin made his senior international debut in 2014. He was included in their squads for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.

  1. ^ "Morgan Schneiderlin: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile of Morgan Schneiderlin".
  4. ^ Innes, Richard (14 July 2015). "Manchester United new boy Morgan Schneiderlin is top of the Premier League's defensive stats". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "How to pronounce Morgan Schneiderlin". Forvo. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Manchester United get Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin for £24m". The Guardian. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.