Morgan Schneiderlin

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Midfielder

Nationality

France

Date of birth

1989-11-08

Birthplace

Strasbourg, France

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

73 kg

Morgan Fernand Gérard Schneiderlin (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, 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.