Jelle Van Damme

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Jelle François Maria Van Damme (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 10 October 1983) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back, left-back or left midfielder. He played for clubs in Belgium, England, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States. He also earned over 30 caps for the Belgium national team.

Club career

Early career

Van Damme started his career at Beveren, before he made a short move to neighbour club Lokeren where he played in the youth teams. He then signed for Germinal Beerschot in 2001, making his senior debut in the Jupiler League. Beerschot were linked with Ajax and the Amsterdam club soon offered him a trial stay beginning in February 2002.

In summer 2002, Van Damme moved permanently to Ajax where he showed promise in the Dutch Cup. In the 2002–03 season, he played in the Champions League and started as a regular player in the squad before breaking his toe in November 2002. The next season, he helped Ajax again qualify for the Champions League group stage but he had few chances to play in the first team's title winning campaign, with the club preferring the Brazilian Maxwell at full back. This limited chance of game time led him to sign for Southampton of the Premier League in June 2004, for £2.5 million.[1]

He made little impact during his spell with Southampton, playing just six times during the 2004–05 season, as the club were relegated to the Championship. He spent the 2005–06 season on loan at German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen but again struggled to hold down regular football, making just eight appearances (three starts), as the club finished runners-up. In search of more playing opportunities, Van Damme returned to his homeland to sign for Anderlecht in June 2006 for €500,000.[2]

Anderlecht

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Van Damme in 2009.

His four-year spell at Anderlecht was much more successful as he won two Jupiler League championships (twice runners-up) and the 2008 Belgian Cup, and appeared in the Champions League group stages several times. Van Damme scored in the 2–1 win at rivals Club Brugge that won the second of these league titles in 2010.[3]

His time in Brussels was the source of an unsavoury incident however, when Standard Liège defender Oguchi Onyewu accused him of racial abuse alleging that Van Damme called Onyewu a "dirty monkey" during the 2008–09 Championship playoff between the clubs.[4] Onyewu subsequently sued Van Damme,[5] although the case was withdrawn in February 2011 after a meeting between the two players when Van Damme apologised for any offence he may have given.[6]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Van Damme returned to the Premier League in June 2010 by joining Wolverhampton Wanderers. He signed a three-year deal, with the option of a fourth year, for a fee reported to be around £2.5 million.[7] Sell-on clauses relating to his 2006 move to Anderlecht mean that Southampton should receive between 10 and 15 per cent of the fee received from Wolves, estimated at £300,000.[8]

He scored his first, and only, goal for Wolves against Fulham on 11 September 2010. He struggled to settle at the club though, and on 29 November 2010, he signed a pre-contract agreement to return to his Belgian homeland in a three-and-a-half-year deal with Standard Liège, after just six appearances for the Midlands club.[9][10]

Standard Liège

Van Damme's return to Belgium was officially ratified when the January 2011 transfer window opened. He made his Standard debut (playing as captain) in a 2–0 loss at former club Anderlecht on 23 January.[11]

LA Galaxy

On 26 January 2016, it was announced that Van Damme had joined LA Galaxy.[12] He made his debut on 24 February 2016 in a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal leg against Santos Laguna.

Royal Antwerp

In August 2017, Van Damme returned yet again to Belgium as he was signed by Royal Antwerp for $235,000. Van Damme said the main reason for leaving the LA Galaxy was that he wanted to be closer to his children.[13]

Lokeren

On 3 July 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Lokeren.[14]

Retirement

Van Damme retired from professional football in February 2021.[15]

International career

Van Damme made his debut for the Belgium national team on 29 March 2003 in a 4–0 friendly loss to Croatia. He appeared for the national team during their unsuccessful qualifying campaigns for the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and UEFA Euro 2008.

Personal life

Van Damme was married to former tennis player Elke Clijsters, sister of Kim Clijsters, whom he wed in May 2008 in Bree, Belgium. The marriage ended in 2016. They have two children.[16]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokeren 1998–99[17] Belgian First Division 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
Germinal Beerschot 2001–02[17] Belgian First Division 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Ajax 2001–02[17] Eredivisie 1 0 — 0 0 — 1 0
2002–03[17] 11 0 — 7 0 — 18 0
2003–04[17] 6 0 — 5 0 — 11 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 30 0
Southampton 2004–05[17] Premier League 6 0 0 0 3 0 — — 9 0
Werder Bremen (loan) 2005–06[17] Bundesliga 8 1 1 0 — 1 0 — 10 1
Anderlecht 2006–07[18] Belgian First Division 25 0 0 0 — 3 0 — 28 0
2007–08[17] 29 7 1 0 — 10 0 — 40 7
2008–09[17] 22 3 0 0 — — 2Template:Efn 0 24 3
2009–10[17][18] Belgian Pro League 24 2 1 0 — 10 1 10Template:Efn 5 45 8
Total 100 12 2 0 0 0 23 1 12 5 137 18
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2010–11[17] Premier League 6 1 0 0 0 0 — — 6 1
Standard Liège 2010–11[17][18] Belgian Pro League 8 2 4 1 — — 9Template:Efn 0 21 3
2011–12[17][18] 20 5 2 2 — 9 0 11Template:Efn 0 42 7
2012–13[17][18] 28 3 2 1 — — 7Template:Efn 0 37 4
2013–14[17][18] 28 3 1 0 — 7 0 10Template:Efn 0 46 3
2014–15[17] 19 2 1 0 — 9 0 7Template:Efn 0 36 2
2015–16[17] 17 2 2 0 — 4 1 — 23 3
Total 120 17 12 4 0 0 29 1 44 0 205 22
LA Galaxy 2016[17] Major League Soccer 28 0 1 0 — 2 0 3Template:Efn 0 34 0
2017[17] 18 1 3 1 — — — 21 2
Total 46 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 55 2
Royal Antwerp 2017–18[17] Belgian First Division A 19 0 1 0 — — 4Template:Efn 0 24 0
2018–19[17] 25 1 0 0 — — 9Template:Efn 0 34 1
Total 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 58 1
Lokeren 2019–20[17] Belgian First Division B 23 1 1 0 — — — 24 1
Career total 379 34 21 5 3 0 67 2 72 5 542 46

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Honours

Ajax

Werder Bremen

Anderlecht

Standard Liège

Individual

References

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