Björn Vleminckx
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Boom, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Kallo | ||
| 2000–2002 | Beveren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Beveren | 40 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | → Oostende (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | Mechelen | 93 | (37) |
| 2009–2011 | N.E.C. | 64 | (31) |
| 2011–2013 | Club Brugge | 39 | (9) |
| 2013 | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 16 | (9) |
| 2013–2015 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 43 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Göztepe | 25 | (4) |
| 2016– | Antwerp | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Björn Vleminckx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbjɵrn ˈvleːmɪŋks]; born 1 December 1985 in Boom, Antwerp) is a Belgian footballer playing for the Belgian Second Division team Royal Antwerp F.C. .[1][2]
Career
Vleminckx began his career with Beveren and joined in July 2005 to Oostende, after just one year left the club to sign with KV Mechelen. On 6 June 2009 N.E.C. bought the 23-year-old striker of KV Mechelen for €1,8 million, he signed a four-year contract until July 2013.[3]
Vleminckx was the top goalscorer in the Eredivisie during the 2010–11 season, with 23 goals.
On 25 March 2011, Vleminckx signed a contract starting from June 2011 at Club Brugge. Brugge paid €3,3 million to NEC as transfer sum.[4] On 5 January 2013, Vleminckx signed a loan contract until end of season 2012–2013 at Gençlerbirliği. Loan fee is undisclosed yet. In his first match with the club, he had a fantastic debut in which he scored 4 goals in a 5–3 win over Antalyaspor.[5] In June 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Kayseri Erciyesspor. In August 2016, he moved to the Belgian Second Division team Antwerp where he signed a two-year contract.
Career statistics
As of 15 December 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Europe[7] | Friendly | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KSK Beveren | 2002–03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| KV Oostende | 2005–06 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |
| Total | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | |
| KV Mechelen | 2006–07 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | ||
| Total | 93 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 43 | |
| N.E.C. | 2009–10 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | – | 9 | 5 | 45 | 16 | |
| 2010–11 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 7 | 35 | 29 | ||
| Total | 63 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 80 | 42 | |
| Club Brugge | 2011–12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| Career Total | 220 | 74 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 244 | 100 | |
Honours
Individual honours
- Dutch Championship Top Scorer: 2010–11
- Best sportsman of Nijmegen 2011
References
- ↑ Göztepe, Bjorn Vleminckx ile yollarını ayırdı!‚ haberturk.com, 24 August 2016
- ↑ Bjorn Vleminckx is a Red! - RAFC website
- ↑ Björn Vleminckx voor 4 jaar naar N.E.C.
- ↑ "Björn Vleminckx signs for five years with Club Brugge" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2011-03-25.
- ↑
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup
- ↑ Counts for appearances and goals at the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Supercup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. Including qualifying games.
External links
- Björn Vleminckx at Soccerway