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Brandon Mechele
Belgian footballer
Brandon Mechele (born 28 January 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
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Mechele playing for Club Brugge in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Bredene, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Club Brugge | 314 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sint-Truidense (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 | |||
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Mechele earned his first full international call up when Roberto Martinez named him in the Belgium squad in October 2018.[1] He made his Belgium national football team debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan. He substituted Thomas Vermaelen in added time.[2]
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024[3]
More information Club, Season ...
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 48 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | — | 52 | 6 | |||
| Total | 314 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 425 | 20 | ||
| Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Career total | 331 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 443 | 22 | ||
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- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
International
- As of match played 11 November 2020.[4]
More information National team, Year ...
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Belgium | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
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Club Brugge
- "Martinez looks to freshen up Belgian squad". Euro Sport. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- "Kazakhstan v Belgium game report". ESPN. 13 October 2019.
- Brandon Mechele at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Brandon Mechele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brandon Mechele.
- Brandon Mechele at the Club Brugge KN website
- Brandon Mechele at Soccerway
- Brandon Mechele at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Brandon Mechele – UEFA competition record (archive)
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