Ritchie De Laet

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Ritchie De Laet
Ritchie De Laet-Carrington,April2010.jpg
Ritchie De Laet at Carrington, 2010
Personal information
Full name Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet[1]
Date of birth 28 November 1988 (1988-11-28) (age 23)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Manchester United
Number 30
Youth career
1994–1998 KSK Hoboken
1998–1999 Mechelen
1999–2004 KSK Hoboken
2004–2005 KFCO Wilrijk
2005–2006 Royal Antwerp
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Royal Antwerp 4 (0)
2007–2009 Stoke City 0 (0)
2008 → Wrexham (loan) 3 (0)
2009– Manchester United 3 (0)
2010 → Sheffield United (loan) 6 (0)
2010 → Preston North End (loan) 4 (0)
2011 → Portsmouth (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2012 → Norwich City (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2009– Belgium 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 27 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2009

Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪtʃi də ˈlaːt], born 28 November 1988) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as a defender for English side Manchester United.

Contents

[edit] Club career

[edit] Stoke City

De Laet began his career at Belgian club Royal Antwerp. On 17 August 2007, he signed a three-year deal with Stoke City for an initial £100,000 fee.[3]


In July 2008, De Laet joined Bournemouth on trial, and played his first game in a friendly against Portsmouth, a 4–1 defeat. However, he later returned to Stoke. In October 2008, he joined Wrexham on a one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 2–0 victory over Lewes in the Conference National. He made a total of three appearances during his time at the club before his loan spell was terminated in order for him to undergo a hernia operation.[4]

[edit] Manchester United

Ritchie De Laet (front), with Darron Gibson, at Manchester United vs Birmingham City on 16 August 2009

On 8 January 2009, De Laet was signed by Manchester United on a three-year contract. The fee to be paid by Manchester United will depend on De Laet's performances for the club.[5] After joining United, De Laet played exclusively for the club's reserve team. In March 2009, De Laet was named as one of five over-age players in the Manchester United under-18 squad for the Torneo Calcio Memorial Claudio Sassi-Sassuolo; he played in three of the five matches, and scored a penalty in the 5–3 semi-final shootout win over Modena to take the Red Devils into the final, in which they beat Ajax 1–0.[6] De Laet made his first appearance for the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named at left back for the last game of the 2008–09 Premier League season against Hull City.[7] In the 2009–10 season, De Laet featured in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Barnsley in the Third and Fourth Rounds and starting against Tottenham Hotspur in the Fifth. Despite a defensive injury crisis in November 2009, Alex Ferguson preferred to bring midfielder Michael Carrick on for Gary Neville ahead of De Laet, after the United captain suffered a groin strain in the next league match away to West Ham on 5 December. He then played his first league game of the 2009–10 season on 15 December against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played his second league game against Fulham on 19 December which ended in a 3–0 defeat. On 4 May 2010, he was voted as the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year, beating Oliver Gill and Magnus Eikrem to the award.[8]

[edit] Sheffield United loan

De Laet playing for Portsmouth in 2011

In September 2010, De Laet joined Sheffield United on a 30-day emergency loan deal after the Blades suffered a defensive injury crisis, with both Chris Morgan and Robert Kozluk ruled out for several weeks.[9] De Laet returned to Old Trafford at the end of his month having made six appearances for the Blades.[10]

[edit] Preston North End loan

On 17 November 2010, De Laet joined Preston North End on a 28-day loan after an injury to first-team defender Callum Davidson.[11]

[edit] Portsmouth loan

On 14 January 2011, De Laet joined Portsmouth on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[12]

[edit] Norwich City loan

On 17 June 2011, De Laet joined Norwich City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[13] He made his debut in the 1–1 draw at Wigan Athletic, conceding the penalty for the Wigan goal. However, he redeemed himself with a number of excellent blocks to retain the scoreline. On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Norwich City against former club Stoke City in a 1–1 draw. This was also De Laet's first senior goal. De Laet was sidelined with a back injury whilst at Norwich. He made his return from injury on 27 December 2011 against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2–0 loss.[14] On 18 January 2012, he returned to Manchester United after Norwich City canceled his loan on immediate effect.[14]

[edit] International career

A few days after his Manchester United debut, De Laet was called up for Belgium's Kirin Cup matches against Chile and Japan.[15] He made his debut in the match against Chile on 29 May 2009.[16] He is a regular for the under-21s in the 2011 European Championship qualifying.


[edit] Career statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Royal Antwerp 2006–07 3 0 0 0 – – 5 0 8 0
2007–08 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 – – 5 0 9 0
Stoke City 2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Wrexham (loan) 2008–09 3 0 0 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Manchester United 2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2009–10 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Sheffield United (loan) 2010–11 6 0 0 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Preston North End (loan) 2010–11 4 0 0 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2010–11 22 0 0 0 0 0 – – 22 0
Norwich City (loan) 2011–12 6 1 0 0 1 0 – – 7 1
Career total 48 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 57 1

Statistics accurate as of match played 27 December 2011[17]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Individual

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Belgian Second Division Promotion play-offs, FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). PremierLeague.com. Premier League. 2 February 2012. p. 23. http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/squad-lists-february-2012.pdf. Retrieved 2 February 2012. 
  2. ^ "Ritchie De Laet". transfermarkt.co.uk. Transfer Markt. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ritchie-de-laet/profil/spieler_55687.html. Retrieved 7 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "De Laet Signs!". Stoke City F.C.. 17 August 2007. http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1094546,00.html. Retrieved 17 August 2007. 
  4. ^ "Tsiaklis agrees Wrexham extension". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7760390.stm. Retrieved 2 February 2009. 
  5. ^ "Man Utd sign De Laet from Stoke". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7817774.stm. Retrieved 2 February 2009. 
  6. ^ Bartram, Steve (13 April 2009). "Reds reign in Italy". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6630657. Retrieved 17 April 2009. 
  7. ^ Hughes, Ian (24 May 2009). "Hull 0–1 Man Utd". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048308.stm. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  8. ^ Bostock, Adam (4 May 2009). "De Laet's delight". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6648668. Retrieved 29 July 2010. 
  9. ^ "Blades bring in defender". sufc.co.uk. 24 September 2010. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2164613,00.html. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 
  10. ^ "Loan still in the mix". sufc.co.uk (Sheffield United FC). 28 October 2010. http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Gaffersnotes/0,,10418~2200151,00.html. Retrieved 29 October 2010. 
  11. ^ "De Laet Signs On Loan". pnefc.net (Preston North End FC). 17 November 2010. http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2222290,00.html. Retrieved 17 Novembdfdfdf er 2010. 
  12. ^ "Pompey pounce for De Laet". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 14 January 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_6662777,00.html. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 
  13. ^ "Top-flight loan for De Laet". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). 17 June 2011. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Jun/top-flight-loan-for-ritchie-de-laet.aspx. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  14. ^ a b "Norwich cancel De Laet loan". SkySports.com (Sky Sports). 18 January 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/7440039/Norwich-cancel-De-Laet-loan. Retrieved 18 January 2012. 
  15. ^ "Nainggolan en Kitoko zijn Rode Duivels". Sporza. 27 May 2009. http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/090527_kitoko_de_laet_rode_duivel. Retrieved 27 May 2009. [dead link]
  16. ^ "Chile and Belgium draw in Kirin Cup". Yahoo! Philippines News (Yahoo! Southeast Asia). 30 May 2009. http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090529/tsp-fbl-asia-jpn-chi-bel-47c0590.html. Retrieved 30 May 2009. 
  17. ^ Endlar, Andrew. "Ritchie De Laet". bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/d/de_laet_384820.stm. Retrieved 27 December 2011. 

[edit] External links

Manchester United F.C. – current squad
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