Anthony Vanden Borre

Anthony Vanden Borre

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Vanden Borre
Date of birth	(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987
Place of birth	Likasi, Zaire
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right back / Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Racing Genk
Number	11
Youth career
1995–2003	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2007	Anderlecht	69	(3)
2007–2008	Fiorentina	2	(0)
2008–2010	Genoa	31	(0)
2009–2010	→ Portsmouth (loan)	19	(0)
2010–	Racing Genk	16	(0)
National team‡
2004–	Belgium	23	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:39, 28 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Anthony Vanden Borre (born 24 October 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Racing Genk.

Club career

His natural position is at right back or right winger but he made his debut both for Anderlecht and for Belgium at right back. He can also play as a central defender and as a midfielder where his range of passing and vision can be used to great effect. He has appeared for the Belgium national football team, making his national team debut on 28 April 2004 in a friendly against Turkey where he replaced Eric Deflandre in the 90th minute. He made his debut for the senior Anderlecht squad in 2003. Vanden Borre was a genuine product of the Anderlecht youth system, having joined their ranks at the age of 8.

In 2005 he drew attention to himself in a Champions League game against Chelsea, when he had the best attempt on goal for Anderlecht as they lost 1–0 to the English champions, striking Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech's post around midway through the game. He finally scored his first official goal at home against K.S.V. Roeselare in a 5–1 win when he opened the scoring on 21 September 2005.

Vanden Borre joined Fiorentina, completing his move on 1 June 2007. He made his Serie A debut on 7 October against Juventus F.C.. On 19 January, Vanden Borre was on the move again. This time, joining Serie A side Genoa on loan, with Papa Waigo moving the opposite way. It is understood that Vanden Borre's rights were jointly owned by Fiorentina and Genoa. In June 2008, Genoa announced that the club had acquired the full rights of the player.

On 13 August 2009, it was announced that Vanden Borre had joined Portsmouth on a season-long loan. He made his debut for the club on 19 August 2009 against Birmingham. He scored his first goal for Portsmouth in a 3–1 Football League Cup win over Carlisle on 22 September 2009.

Anthony Vanden Borre: International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 May 2006	Trendwork Arena, Sittard	Saudi Arabia	1 – 2	Won	Friendly

External links

• Anthony Vanden Borre at National Football Teams