Joachim Van Damme
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 23 July 1991||
Place of birth | Beveren, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KV Mechelen | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2008 | KSK Beveren | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Waasland-Beveren | 83[1] | (10) |
2012–2016 | KV Mechelen | 60 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 14 | (1) |
2018– | KV Mechelen | 31 | (5) |
International career | |||
2010 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2019 |
Joachim Van Damme (born 23 July 1991) is a Belgian footballer who plays in central defence as well as central midfield. He plays for KV Mechelen.
Cocaine suspension
Van Damme tested positive for cocaine on 16 January 2016 and was suspended by the Flemish doping tribunal for two years, until 29 January 2018.[2] KV Mechelen subsequently cancelled his contract. As a free player, his former club Waasland-Beveren offered him a contract in May 2017. End of November 2017, although still under suspension and unavailable to play for his club, Van Damme signed a contract extension at Waasland-Beveren keeping him at the club until June 2020.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Joachim Van Damme - Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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External links
- Joachim Van Damme at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Waasland-Beveren players
- KV Mechelen players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Flemish sportspeople
- Belgian football defender stubs