Siebe Blondelle (born 20 April 1986) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ath, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Hoger op Oedelem | ||
| 1995–2000 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 2000–2002 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2002–2005 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Vitesse | 15 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Dender EH | 63 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Rot Weiss Ahlen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Mons | 53 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Waasland-Beveren | 81 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Eupen | 115 | (5) |
| 2020–2023 | Deinze | 32 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Belgium U18 | 17 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBlondelle is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse Arnhem squad in the 2005–06 season.[2] For the 2008–09 season, Blondelle signed a contract with Jupiler League side FCV Dender.[3] In January 2010, he left FCV Dender to sign a loan deal for Rot Weiss Ahlen.[4] After that, he signed a contract with Mons.[5] There he played mostly in the Belgian Second Division, but also gained experience in the Jupiler Pro League. In total, he made 64 appearances, scored one goal and made five assists.[6]
On 1 July 2012, he signed a contract with Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren.[7] There he quickly became a regular starter and played three years for the club in the highest tier. He finished his spell with 66 appearances and five goals.[6]
On 1 July 2015, he was signed by the Belgian club Eupen.[8] There, he was an integral part of the team which promoted back to the Belgian First Division A after one season. He was appointed captain of the team at the end of the 2018–19 season.[9]
After his contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season,[10] Blondelle moved to Deinze, who had been promoted to Belgian Second Division for the 2020–21 season, and signed a three-year contract there.[11]
International career
editBlondelle is former youth international and played for the U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 from Belgium.
References
edit- ^ Siebe Blondelle at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "OfficiĆ«le supporterssite van de Vitesse/AGOVV jeugd – Oud spelers" (in Dutch). vitesse-agovv.live.atention.nl.[dead link]
- ^ "HLN: Belgisch Voetbal – Fred en Siebe Blondelle voor twee jaar naar Dender". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 May 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Officiel : Siebe Blondelle en Allemagne" (in French). footgoal.net. 26 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Blondelle (Dender) signe au Rot Weiss Ahlen (D2 allemande)". sudinfo.be (in French). 27 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Belgium – S. Blondelle – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ Walckiers, Johan (19 June 2012). "Blondelle naar Waasland-Beveren: "Hopen op seizoen zoals bij Bergen"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
- ^ "Eupen neemt Siebe Blondelle over van Waasland-Beveren". De Morgen (in Dutch). 17 June 2015.
- ^ Notermans, Mike (26 April 2019). "AS Eupen: Siebe Blondelle ist der neue Kapitän". GrenzEcho (in German).
- ^ "AS Eupen: Es werden noch vier bis fünf Neuzugänge erwartet". BRF Nachrichten (in German). 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Siebe Blondelle: Der Routinier wechselt zum SK Deinze". BRF Nachrichten (in German). 9 July 2020.
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Voetbal International – Siebe Blondelle
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