Miguel Van Damme
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Van Damme | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cercle Brugge | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Cercle Brugge | 37 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel van Damme (born 25 September 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian football association Cercle Brugge. He comes from Cercle's youth team.[1]
Club career
van Damme made his debut on 5 April 2014 in the Jupiler Pro League. He played the full game in a 0–1 home defeat against K.V. Mechelen.[2]
Personal life
In June 2016, during a medical checkup prior to the beginning of the season 2016/17, Van Damme was diagnosed with leukemia.[3] One year later he was cured and signed a new contract with Cercle until June 2019.[4] Van Damme recovered and despite still needing medication on a daily basis, he was able to play in the 2017–18 Belgian Cup on 20 September 2017 against Genk. In January 2020 Van Damme relapsed from leukemia en doctors gave him not much hope[5]. Despite this tragic news, he received immunotherapy. Today he is still recovering from his disease. He got a new 1-year contract with Cercle on 16 June 2020[6].
References
- ^ "Belgium - M. van Damme - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge vs. KV Mechelen - 6 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ^ "Leukemie vastgesteld bij Cercle Brugge-doelman Miguel Van Damme".
- ^ "Doelman Van Damme, die leukemie kreeg, verlengt bij Cercle Brugge".
- ^ https://www.hln.be/in-de-buurt/brugge/miguel-van-damme-reageert-op-nieuwe-opdoffer-in-strijd-tegen-leukemie-we-geven-niet-op-al-zal-het-zeer-moeilijk-worden~af776c55/
- ^ https://sporza.be/nl/2020/06/16/miguel-van-damme-verlengt-contract-bij-cercle-hopelijk-snel-weer-tussen-de-palen~1592318661307/
External links
- Miguel Van Damme at Soccerway
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