Jordi Vanlerberghe

Jordi Vanlerberghe
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 0 (0)
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 09:18, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

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.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearances in the First Division A 'Europa League' play-offs

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. ^ KV Mechelen fixtures, resultat.dk
  2. ^ Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Mechelen vs. Lierse - 27 October 2012 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Mons vs. Mechelen - 25 January 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Summary - First Division A - Belgium - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ Taecke, Tomas (26 July 2018). "Vanlerberghe blij met keuze voor KVO: "Hier wil ik opnieuw voetballer worden"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch).
  9. ^ "TRANSFER: JORDI VANLERBERGHE TEKENT BIJ MALINWA" (Press release) (in Dutch). KV Mechelen. 10 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Jordi Vanlerberghe - overbodig bij Club Brugge - keert terug naar KV Mechelen". sporza.be (in Dutch). 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Brøndby IF skriver kontrakt med Jordi Vanlerberghe". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  12. ^ Jordi Vanlerberghe at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

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