Brandon Mechele
 Mechele with Club Brugge in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Mechele | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bredene, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Club Brugge | 192 | (7) |
| 2016–2017 | → Sint-Truidense (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020 | |||
Brandon Mechele (born 28 January 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
International career[]
Mechele earned his first full international call up when Roberto Martinez named him in the Belgium squad in October 2018.[1] He made his Belgium national football team debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan. He substituted Thomas Vermaelen in added time.[2]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 3 February 2021.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2012–13 | Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13[a] | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 48 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 192 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 261 | 11 | ||
| Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2016–17 | First Division A | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| Career total | 209 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 279 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Belgian First Division Europa League play-offs
Honours[]
Club Brugge
- Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
- Belgian Cup: 2014–15
- Belgian Super Cup: 2021[4]
References[]
- ^ "Martinez looks to freshen up Belgian squad". Euro Sport. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Kazakhstan v Belgium game report". ESPN. 13 October 2019.
- ^ Brandon Mechele at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
External links[]
- Brandon Mechele at Soccerway
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Brandon Mechele – UEFA competition record (archive)
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