Miguel Van Damme
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Van Damme | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Cercle Brugge | 40 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:13, 27 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Miguel van Damme (born 25 September 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cercle Brugge. He comes from Cercle's youth team.[1]
Club career[]
Van Damme made his debut on 5 April 2014 in the Jupiler Pro League. He played the full game in a 1–0 home defeat against K.V. Mechelen.[2]
Personal life[]
In June 2016, during a medical checkup prior to the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Van Damme was diagnosed with leukemia.[3] One year later he was cured and signed a new contract with Cercle until June 2019.[4] He recovered and despite still needing medication on a daily basis, he was able to play in the 2017–18 Belgian Cup on 20 September 2017 against Genk. In January 2020 Van Damme relapsed from leukemia and doctors gave him not much hope.[5] Despite this tragic news, he received immunotherapy. He got a new one-year contract with Cercle on 16 June.2020.[6] On 18 October 2021 he relapsed again, leaving him to battle Leukemia for the 5th time in 5 years[7]
References[]
- ^ "Belgium - M. van Damme - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge vs. KV Mechelen - 6 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Leukemie vastgesteld bij Cercle Brugge-doelman Miguel Van Damme".
- ^ "Doelman Van Damme, die leukemie kreeg, verlengt bij Cercle Brugge".
- ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
- ^ "Miguel van Damme verlengt contract bij Cercle: "Hopelijk snel weer tussen de palen"". 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Opnieuw kankercellen vastgesteld bij Cercle-doelman Miguel van Damme". 18 October 2021.
External links[]
- Miguel Van Damme at Soccerway
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