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 | |||
| OH Leuven | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | OH 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) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jeroen Simaeys (Dutch pronunciation: [jəˈrun siˈmaːis]; born 12 May 1985) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. 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
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