Naim Van Attenhoven
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naïm-Nhour Jan Van Attenhoven | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
Brussels | |||
Mechelen | |||
2013–2014 | PSV | ||
2014–2016 | OH Leuven | ||
2016–2019 | Charleroi | ||
2019–2020 | Standard Liège | ||
2020 | → Charleroi (loan) | ||
2020–2021 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Ninove | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Valenciennes B | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Valenciennes | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Niger U20 | 3 | (0) |
2023– | Niger U23 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Niger | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
Naïm-Nhour Jan Van Attenhoven (born 31 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Championnat National club Valenciennes and the Niger national team. Born in Belgium, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Niger.
Club career
Van Attenhoven is a former youth team player of several Belgian clubs and Dutch club PSV. In May 2020, he joined the youth academy of Anderlecht.[1] In January 2022, his contract with the club was terminated as per mutual agreement.[2]
After spending six months as a free agent, Van Attenhoven joined newly promoted Belgian National Division 1 club Ninove in July 2022.[3]
International career
Van Attenhoven is eligible to represent both Belgium and Niger at international level. He is a former Belgian youth international and has played in friendlies for under-17 team.[4]
In March 2021, Van Attenhoven received maiden call-up to Niger national team for Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ivory Coast and Madagascar.[5] He made his senior team debut on 9 June 2021 in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Congo.[6][7] He also played for Niger under-20 team at 2021 Arab Cup U-20 the same month.[8]
Personal life
Van Attenhoven was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Nigerien mother.[5] He is the nephew of former Nigerien international footballer Ibrahim Tankary.[9]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Niger | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Un international belge U17 signe au RSC Anderlecht". 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "TRANSFER: Naim Van Attenhoven niet langer bij RSC Anderlecht". 11 January 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "KVK Ninove pikt transfervrije Naim Van Attenhoven op". 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "U17 FUTURES SLUITEN STAGE WINNEND AF". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Jeugddoelman Van Attenhoven opgeroepen voor A-ploeg Niger". 18 March 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Niger vs. Congo - International friendly - 9 June 2021". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "International games: debut for Van Attenhoven, win for Murillo". 10 June 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Van Attenhoven va participer à la Coupe U20 de l'UAFA". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Naim Van Attenhoven, doelman-in-de-wachtkamer bij Anderlecht en sinds maart Nigerees international". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Naim Van Attenhoven - Soccer Player profile & career statistics". Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Profile of Naïm-Nhour Van Attenhoven". Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links
- Naim Van Attenhoven at WorldFootball.net
- Naïm-Nhour Van Attenhoven at ACFF
- Naim Van Attenhoven at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- People with acquired Nigerien citizenship
- Nigerien people of Belgian descent
- Belgian people of Nigerien descent
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Niger men's youth international footballers
- Niger men's international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- K.V.K. Ninove players
- Valenciennes FC players
- Belgian National Division 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in France