Arthur Vermeeren
 Vermeeren in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2022 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Royal Antwerp II | 6 | (1) |
| 2022– | Royal Antwerp | 36 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 | |||
Arthur Vermeeren (born 7 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Royal Antwerp and the Belgium national team.[1]
Club career
Antwerp
2022–23 season
Vermeeren made his professional debut for Royal Antwerp as a second half substitute in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League at home in Antwerp at the Bosuilstadion in a 2–0 second leg win against Lillestrøm SK on 11 August 2022.[2] He told the media after his debut that he could not have imagined a better debut.[3] He received praise from coach Mark Van Bommel who was quoted as saying “Arthur is a smart footballer, a fun guy to work with. He is eager to learn and show he can play. So he will get some playing time. He enjoyed it, I think. It's nice to see."[4]
In April 2023, Vermeeren was a starter in the 2023 Belgian Cup Final as Antwerp defeated KV Mechelen 2–0.[5]
2023–24 season
On 23 July 2023, Vermeeren was a starter in the Belgian Super Cup as Antwerp defeated KV Mechelen on penalty kicks.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Royal Antwerp II | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Royal Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
Royal Antwerp
References
- ^ Arthur Vermeeren at Soccerway
- ^ "ANTWERP VS LILLESTROM 2-0". Soccerway.
- ^ "Droomavond voor Antwerps jeugdproduct Arthur Vermeeren (17): "Ik kon me geen beter debuut voorstellen"". gva.be.
- ^ "Conference League - Van Bommel: "Nous avons fait ce que nous devions faire"". wwww.lalibre.be.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Calcoen, Pieter-Jan (2 May 2023). "After the Croky Cup, Antwerp's strong man is not satisfied: Paul Gheysens wants to be the best in all areas". hbvl.be. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
External links
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Footballers from Lier, Belgium
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgium men's international footballers