Jan Vertonghen
Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen (born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian football player. He plays as a centre-back for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.
 Vertonghen playing for the Belgium national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1987
(aged 38)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | VK Tielrode | ||
| 2000–2003 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2003–2006 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Ajax | 155 | (23) |
| 2006–2007 | → RKC (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2012–2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | 232 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Benfica | 57 | (0) |
| 2022– | Anderlecht | 32 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Belgium U21 | 23 | (0) |
| 2007– | Belgium | 150 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 6 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Jan Vertonghen Media
Vertonghen (right) playing for Ajax in 2010
Vertonghen with Ajax in 2011
Vertonghen (top right) captaining Ajax in 2011
Vertonghen playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2015
Vertonghen with Anderlecht in 2024
References
- ↑ "Vol beloften: Jan Vertonghen" [Full of promises: Jan Vertonghen] (in Nederlands). AFC Ajax. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Jan Vertonghen - Benfica". Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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