Jordi Vanlerberghe
Jordi Vanlerberghe (born 27 June 1996) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for KV Mechelen mostly as a defensive midfielder or centre back in the Belgian Pro League.[2] Vanlerberghe started his professional career as an attacker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder, Centre back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
KV Mechelen | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | KV Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | KV Mechelen | 47 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Club Brugge | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Oostende (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → KV Mechelen (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2020- | KV Mechelen | ||
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:17, 8 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Vanlerberghe made his Belgian Pro League debut on 27 October 2012 in the derby against Lierse. He replaced Nicklas Pedersen as an 88th-minute substitute.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 25 January 2014 against Mons.[4]
On 10 August 2019 he returned to KV Mechelen on a one-year loan with an option to purchase.[5]
Although at the end of season 2019-2020 the loan from Club Brugge was terminated and Vanlerberghe returned to Bruges, June 29th 2020 the news came that he would rejoin his former team KV Mechelen again on permanent basis. [6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 August 2017 [7]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mechelen | 2012–13 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
| KV Mechelen | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ~ | ~ | 9 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Club Brugge | 2017–18 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 50 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in the First Division A 'Europa League' play-offs
References
- KV Mechelen fixtures, resultat.dk
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway
- "Mechelen vs. Lierse - 27 October 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "Mons vs. Mechelen - 25 January 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- "TRANSFER: JORDI VANLERBERGHE TEKENT BIJ MALINWA" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Mechelen. 10 August 2019.
- "Jordi Vanlerberghe overbodig bij club brugge keert terug naar kv mechelen" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 29 June 2020.
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at FootballDatabase.eu
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA