Steed Malbranque

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Steed Malbranque
Personal information
Full name	Steed Malbranque
Date of birth	January 6 1980 (1980-01-06) (age 29)
Place of birth	Mouscron, Belgium
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder or Winger
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	8
Youth clubs
1995–1997	Lyon
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2001 2001–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Olympique Lyon Fulham Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland	078 0(5) 172 (32) 062 0(6) 0018 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:14, 30 July 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Steed Malbranque (born January 6 1980 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a Belgian-born French footballer, currently playing for Sunderland after arriving from Tottenham Hotspur in the 2008/2009 season a quick and quality midfielder, Steed Malbranque is good at unlocking defenses and providing assists.

He made his Sunderland debut on the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool. Currently (as of 25th December) he holds the most assists in the Premier League with 8.

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1 Gordon • 2 Bardsley • 3 McCartney • 4 Turner • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Nosworthy • 8 Malbranque • 9 Campbell • 10 Richardson • 11 Bent • 12 Mensah • 14 Murphy • 16 Henderson • 17 Jones • 19 Cana • 20 Reid • 21 Mensah • 22 Da Silva • 23 Healy • 24 Carson • 27 Anderson • 32 Fulop • 33 Liddle • 35 Kay • 36 Nathan Luscombe • 37 Weir • 39 Cattermole • 41 Meyler • 43 Hourihane • 45 Cook • Manager: Bruce