Jordi_Vanlerberghe
Jordi Vanlerberghe
Belgian footballer (born 1996)
Jordi Vanlerberghe (born 27 June 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[2] Vanlerberghe started his professional career as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Duffel, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Centre-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | KFC Duffel | ||
| 2004–2012 | Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Mechelen | 47 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Club Brugge | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Oostende (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mechelen (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2020–2024 | Mechelen | 105 | (6) |
| 2024– | Brøndby | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
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]
In June 2017, Vanlerberghe was signed on a four-year deal by Club Brugge.[5] There, he failed to gain a starting spot under head coach Ivan Leko, as the club won the Belgian league title.[6][7] In July 2018, it was therefore decided to loan him out to Oostende, where he was reunited with Gert Verheyen, his former coach with the Belgian U23 team.[8] Vanlerberghe played a good season in Ostend where he was a regular starter. At the end of the season, he returned to Club Brugge.[citation needed]
On 10 August 2019, Vanlerberghe returned to Mechelen on a one-year loan with an option to purchase.[9] At the end of the 2019–20 season, he returned to Bruges once more, but on 29 June 2020, it was announced that he would rejoin his former team Mechelen again on permanent basis.[10]
On 29 January 2024, Vanlerberghe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[11]
Club
- As of match played 6 August 2017 [12]
| 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 | ||
Club Brugge
- 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.
- "Op dit uur mag het al wat meer zijn: transfer van Jordi Vanlerberghe naar Club Brugge is op alle vlakken een voltreffer, kijk maar eens naar de WAG die hij meeneemt". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). 21 June 2017.
- Geypen, Diederik (25 September 2020). "Jordi Vanlerberghe (24) over zijn nieuwe rol achterin bij KV Mechelen: "Polyvalentie? Da's iets voor spelers die pas komen piepen"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish).
- Taecke, Tomas (26 July 2018). "Vanlerberghe blij met keuze voor KVO: "Hier wil ik opnieuw voetballer worden"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
- "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". sporza.be (in Dutch). 29 June 2020.
- "Brøndby IF skriver kontrakt med Jordi Vanlerberghe". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at FootballDatabase.eu
- Jordi Vanlerberghe at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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