Jeroen Simaeys
 Jeroen Simaeys (2014) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeroen Simaeys | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Butsel | |||
| Mechelen | |||
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 46 | (7) |
| 2005–2007 | Sint-Truiden | 60 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | Club Brugge | 111 | (11) |
| 2011–2014 | Genk | 61 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | OH Leuven | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2009 | |||
Jeroen Simaeys (Dutch pronunciation: [jəˈrun ˈsi.maːis]) (born 12 May 1985 in Mechelen) is a Belgian retired footballer who last played as a centre back for OH Leuven. Simaeys suffered an injury in the beginning of 2017 and was forced to retire several months later when it became apparent he would no longer be able to play professional football.[1]
Club career[]
He joined Genk on 30 July 2011. He has previously played for Club Brugge, Sint-Truiden, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Butsel and Mechelen.
National team career[]
He made his debut for the senior Belgium national football team in a friendly against Luxembourg on 18 November 2008.
He competed for Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Honours[]
- Genk
- Belgian Cup (1): 2012–13
References[]
- ^ "Jeroen Simaeys stopt met voetballen". ohl.be. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Jeroen Simaeys Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- Guardian Football
- Jeroen Simaeys at National-Football-Teams.com
Belgium men's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – fourth place | ||
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