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[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
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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