Olivier Claessens

Olivier Claessens

Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1988 (1988-12-22)
Place of birth	Edegem, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	FCV Dender EH
Youth career
1994-2000	Kontich FC
2000-2004	TSV Lyra
2004-2007	Antwerp
2007-2008	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008-2009	RC Mechelen	29	(8)
2009-2010	Cercle Brugge	8	(0)
2010-	FCV Dender EH
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2009

Olivier Claessens (born 22 December 1988 in Edegem) is a Belgian professional football player. His position on the field is forward and he is currently under contract with Belgian Tweede Klasse side FCV Dender EH.

Claessens was part of the starting eleven in RC Mechelen's cup successes against Germinal Beerschot and SV Zulte Waregem. Against Germinal Beerschot, Claessens missed an open goal from a tight angle. In the confrontation with Zulte Waregem, he saw a valid goal disallowed. He remains highly controversial for his post-match celebrations in front of the Germinal Beerschot faithful.

External links

• Player info at Cerclebrugge.be (Dutch)
• Player info at Footgoal.net (French)