Jan Vertonghen
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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 39)[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 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.
Jan Vertonghen Media
Vertonghen (top right) captaining Ajax in 2011
Vertonghen playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2015
Vertonghen with Anderlecht in 2024
References
- ↑ Vol beloften: Jan Vertonghen (in nl) (25 October 2005)AFC Ajax.
- ↑ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Belgium (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Jan Vertonghen - Benfica. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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- 1987 births
- Belgian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Premier League players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- People from East Flanders
- Living people
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2024 players