french association football player

Morgan Fernand Gérard Schneiderlin ( french pronunciation : ​ [ mɔʁgan ʃnedɛʁlɛ̃ ] ; [ 5 ] born 8 November 1989 ) is a french professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. 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 cabaret, and was in the teams which earned back-to-back promotions to reach the Premier League. He joined Manchester United for a potential £27 million tip 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 .

Club career [edit ]

strasbourg [edit ]

Born in Obernai, Alsace, [ 7 ] Schneiderlin started playing football with his friends at the SR Zellwiller football flat coat, [ 8 ] but began his career late with the major regional cabaret Strasbourg ‘s youth ranks in 1995, after members of his family brought him to one of the club ‘s scouting sessions when he was five years old. After 10 years moving through the young person ranks, he signed his first professional narrow with the club in 2005 and debuted for the B-team belated that year. In 2006, he made his master debut with the aged side and would go on to make four more appearances for the clubhouse, before being sold following the baseball club ‘s relegation during the 2007–08 Ligue 1 season. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

Southampton [edit ]

Schneiderlin moved from Strasbourg to Championship cabaret Southampton on 27 June 2008, having signed a four-year contract in a manage that could rise to €1.5 million ( £1.2 million ). [ 12 ] He joined Southampton despite receiving an propose from local rivals Portsmouth, then a Premier League team. [ 12 ] Schneiderlin made his introduction in a 2–1 defeat away to Cardiff City on 9 August 2008. [ 13 ]
Schneiderlin playing for Southampton in 2014 The Frenchman scored his first finish for Southampton off against Bristol Rovers on 13 April 2010, with the equal finish in a 5–1 victory. [ 14 ] Schneiderlin signed a new deal with Saints on 19 August 2011, to keep him at the baseball club until the summer of 2014. [ 15 ] After promotion to the Premier League in 2012, he kept his place in the side, playing the full 90 minutes of the opening plot against Manchester City, a 3–2 away loss. [ 16 ] On 2 September, he scored a finish against Manchester United, giving his side a 2–1 lead in a 3–2 passing. [ 17 ] Schneiderlin followed this up with another home finish in a 1–1 draw with Swansea City on 10 November, trapping a Rickie Lambert heading with his thorax and then placing the ball past onrushing goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel. [ 18 ] On 16 January 2013, he captained Southampton in a comeback which saw them draw 2–2 with european champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. [ 19 ] He went on to score his third gear Premier League goal in a 2–2 drawing card with Wigan Athletic on 2 February, helping Southampton fight back from a goal down. [ 20 ] On 25 February 2013, Schneiderlin signed a new contract extension to keep him at Southampton until the summer of 2017. [ 21 ] At the end of the season, Schneiderlin was credited for the most tackles, interceptions and highest work rate in the Premier League, establishing himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in England. [ 22 ] He picked up both the Players ‘ Player and Fans ‘ Player of the year awards at Southampton ‘s goal of temper awards. [ 23 ] Schneiderlin scored doubly in a 3–1 succeed at West Ham United on 30 August 2014, equalling his finish match from the previous season ‘s Premier League political campaign. [ 24 ] He scored his third gear goal of the season against Newcastle United on 13 September, curling in a late strike past goalkeeper Tim Krul, as the Saints won 4–0. [ 25 ] On 28 December, he was sent off two minutes from the end of a 1–1 home draw against Chelsea. [ 26 ] He suffered a knee injury against Tottenham on 25 April 2015, ruling him out for the remainder of the season. [ 27 ]

manchester United [edit ]

After much meditation during the summer, Schneiderlin signed for Manchester United on 13 July 2015 for a fee in the region of £25 million. [ 28 ] Upon signing for United, he said : “ I am delighted to be a Manchester United musician. once I learned that United were concerned in signing me, it was a identical easy decisiveness to make. I have enjoyed seven identical felicitous years with Southampton and it ’ s a golf club that will constantly be in my heart. But the luck to be share of this police squad to help this big club be successful was besides commodity to miss. ” [ 29 ] On 17 July 2015, he made his introduction four days after signing, scoring the only finish – a header – as United beat Club América at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on their pre-season tour. [ 30 ] He made his Premier League debut on 8 August as the season opened with a 1–0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, being chosen by BBC Sport as the best of United ‘s five debutants that day. [ 31 ] He scored what would be his alone competitive finish for the club on 17 October, opening the score in a 3–0 Premier League win away to Everton at Goodison Park. [ 32 ] On 21 May, Schneiderlin was an unused substitute in the 2016 FA Cup Final as United exhaust Crystal Palace 2–1 at Wembley Stadium. [ 33 ] He ended his first gear season with 38 appearances in all competitions, scoring once. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Schneiderlin was in the United squad that faced Leicester City in the 2016 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on 7 August, winning 2–1. [ 36 ] United won 2–1 with goals from Jesse Lingard and new United teammate Zlatan Ibrahimović. [ 36 ] Due to rival in midfield, he then played less frequently, with a total play clock of 147 minutes in three starts and five ersatz appearances during the 2016–17 temper. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] He was later sold to Everton in the January transfer window due to a lack of play prison term. [ 39 ]

Everton [edit ]

Schneiderlin ( moment from right ) with Everton in 2017 On 12 January 2017, Schneiderlin signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Everton, re-uniting with his erstwhile coach Ronald Koeman. [ 40 ] The transmit fee was reported as £20 million, rising to £24 million. [ 40 ] Schneiderlin made his debut for Everton three days subsequently as a 65th-minute stand-in for Kevin Mirallas against Manchester City in a 4–0 gain at Goodison Park. [ 41 ] He scored his first finish in a 3–0 home victory over West Bromwich Albion on 11 March. [ 42 ] Schneiderlin ‘s transmit to Everton represented a veridical reversion of fortunes for the player, becoming a crank in the defensive midfield function at the club. [ 43 ] Schneiderlin was sent off on 2 November 2017 as Everton lost 3–0 at Lyon, eliminating them from the UEFA Europa League group stage with two games to spare. [ 44 ] In January 2018, West Ham wanted to sign him on lend. [ 45 ] Schneiderlin struggled in the 2017–18 season under managers Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce, but was told by new emboss Marco Silva in June 2018 that he had a future at Goodison Park. [ 46 ] In 2018–19, Schneiderlin did not start a game between October and February, with Silva saying that it was due to issues in his personal life sentence. [ 47 ] Schneiderlin received a red card in the open match of the 2019–20 season, a scoreless draw against Crystal Palace. [ 48 ]

courteous [edit ]

Schneiderlin signed for Nice for an undisclosed fee on 23 June 2020. [ 49 ]

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International career [edit ]

young [edit ]

Schneiderlin represented France at under-16, under-17, under-18 whom he captained, and under-19 levels. [ citation needed ] In March 2006, he was selected by France to play in the 2007 UEFA european Under-17 Championship elite turn qualification campaign, his debut came against the Czech Republic. He played in two further games. [ 50 ] On 25 May 2009, he was selected in the under-20 squad to participate in the 2009 Mediterranean Games. Schneiderlin featured in three of the four matches contested as France finished in fifth station. [ citation needed ] The succeed year, he appeared with the under-20 team at the 2010 Toulon Tournament. In the opening game of the tournament against Colombia U20, Schneiderlin scored the first goal in the 34th infinitesimal, helping his side win the game 2–0. [ 51 ] In July 2010, he was function of France ‘s team that attempted to qualify for the 2011 UEFA european Under-21 Championship. He played against Malta U21s in a 2–0 victory under coach Erick Mombaerts. [ 52 ]

elder [edit ]

Schneiderlin lining up for France in 2014 In November 2013, diverse british media outlets reported that Schneiderlin was eligible to represent England. [ 53 ] Under Article 8.1, Regulations Governing The application of the Statutes, FIFA Statutes, Schneiderlin is only eligible to represent France at international flat as he has played at respective age-levels in UEFA competitions prior to gaining british citizenship. [ 50 ] On 13 May 2014, France coach Didier Deschamps named Schneiderlin on the team ‘s standby tilt for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [ 54 ] He was late called into the full police squad following the secession of the injure Clément Grenier. [ 55 ] On 8 June Schneiderlin made his international debut, replacing Karim Benzema for the final three minutes of an 8–0 friendly win against Jamaica in Lille. [ 56 ] His debut in the World Cup came 17 days later, when he played the full moon 90 minutes of a 0–0 draw with Ecuador at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro ; Deschamps made six changes for this final group match due to France ‘s previous dependable shape. [ 57 ] That was his alone appearance at the tournament, in which France lost in the quarter-finals to Germany. Schneiderlin was not initially selected to France ‘s squad for their host of UEFA Euro 2016, with Leicester City ‘s N’Golo Kanté chosen at his expense, [ 58 ] but he was added following an injury to Lassana Diarra. [ 59 ] Schneiderlin did not play in any of France ‘s seven matches at the tournament, in which they lost in the concluding to Portugal. [ 60 ]

personal life [edit ]

In March 2016, Schneiderlin became engaged to Camille Sold, [ 61 ] whom he married in June 2017. [ 62 ] Their son was born in October 2018. [ 63 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 22 September 2021

International [edit ]

As of matches played 17 November 2015[80]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

France

2014
7
0

2015
8
0

Total
15
0

Honours [edit ]

Southampton
Manchester United
France
Individual

References [edit ]