Jan Vertonghen

Jan Vertonghen
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 (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987[2]
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team 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)
International career‡
2002 Belgium U16 6 (1)
2006–2009 Belgium U21 23 (0)
2007– Belgium 150 (10)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Vol beloften: Jan Vertonghen" [Full of promises: Jan Vertonghen] (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 25 October 2005. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Jan Vertonghen - Benfica". Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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