Jelle Van Damme
| Jelle Van Damme | ||
 Jelle Van Damme, 2014
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Jelle François Maria Van Damme | |
| birthday | October 10, 1983 | |
| place of birth | Lokeren , Belgium | |
| size | 194 cm | |
| position | Defender | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1989-1993 | KSC Lokeren | |
| 1993-1998 | KSK Beveren | |
| 1998-2001 | KSC Lokeren | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2001-2002 | Germinal beerschot | 7 (0) |
| 2002-2004 | Ajax Amsterdam | 18 (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Southampton FC | 6 (0) |
| 2005-2006 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 8 (1) |
| 2006-2010 | RSC Anderlecht | 112 (17) |
| 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 (1) |
| 2011-2016 | Standard Liege | 124 (13) |
| 2016-2017 | LA Galaxy | 46 (1) |
| 2017-2019 | Royal Antwerp | 57 (0) |
| 2019-2020 | Sporting Lokeren | 23 (1) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2001-2002 | Belgium U-19 | 17 (0) |
| 2002 | Belgium U-20 | 1 (0) |
| 2002-2003 | Belgium U-21 | 4 (0) |
| 2003-2013 | Belgium | 31 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. Status: February 28, 2020 |
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Jelle François Maria Van Damme (born October 10, 1983 in Lokeren , East Flanders ) is a Belgian football player .
After a short interlude with Wolverhampton Wanderers , Van Damme moved back to Standard Liège in his Belgian homeland during the 2010/11 winter break . Before that, he was in England for Southampton FC between 2004 and 2005 . From there he was loaned to Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in the 2005/06 season. Between 2006 and 2010 Van Damme spent four years at RSC Anderlecht .
In January 2016, it was announced that Van Damme was joining the LA Galaxy from Major League Soccer .
For a transfer fee of 235,000 US dollars, he moved to Royal Antwerp at the beginning of the 2017/18 season . He signed a contract there for two years. After this time, the contract was not extended. On July 3, 2019 Van Damme signed a contract for one year with the option of an extension for another year with the Belgian second division partner Sporting Lokeren . As a result of the association's insolvency, the contract expired in mid-April 2020.
On March 29, 2003 he made his debut in the European Championship qualifier against Croatia in the Belgian national team and was Dutch champions in 2004 with Ajax Amsterdam .
Since May 2008 he has been married to the Belgian former tennis player Elke Clijsters . In October 2009 they became parents to a son named Cruz Leo.
successes
- Dutch champion: 2003/04
- Belgian champion: 2006/07 , 2009/10
- Belgian Cup Winner : 2006, 2007
Web links
- Jelle Van Damme in the database of weltfussball.de
- Jelle Van Damme in the database of the Belgian Football Association (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Belgian Van Damme moves to Liège. sport1.de, November 30, 2010, accessed April 14, 2016 .
- ↑ LA Galaxy aqcuire defender Jelle van Damme , LA Galaxy website, accessed on January 27, 2016.
- ^ Franco Panizo: LA Galaxy transfer team captain Jelle Van Damme to Royal Antwerp FC. All Major League Soccer, August 17, 2017, accessed June 18, 2019 . .
- ↑ ervaren van Damme komt rafc amplify. Royal Antwerp, August 21, 2017, accessed June 18, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ veel succes Jelle. Royal Antwerp, June 17, 2019, accessed June 18, 2019 (Dutch).
- ^ Pieter Dobbelaere: Van Damme tekent bij Sporting Lokeren. Sporting Lokeren, July 3, 2019, accessed July 3, 2019 (Dutch).
- ↑ Lokeren déclaré en faillite par le tribunal de Dendermonde. In: proximus-sports.be. April 20, 2020, accessed on April 21, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Van Damme, Jelle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Damme, Jelle François Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lokeren , Belgium |