Jan Wuytens

Jan Wuytens
Personal information
Full name Jan Wuytens
Date of birth (1985-06-09) 9 June 1985
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 KSC Hasselt II (player)
KSC Hasselt (assistant)
Youth career
1997–2004 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 PSV Eindhoven 0 (0)
2005–2009 Heracles Almelo 79 (5)
2009–2013 FC Utrecht 126 (6)
2013–2016 AZ 33 (0)
2017– KSC Hasselt II
Teams managed
2017– KSC Hasselt (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jan Wuytens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɑn ˈʋœytə(n)s]; born 9 June 1985) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a centre back for the reserve team of KSC Hasselt, combined with the role as assistant manager for the first team.[1]

Career

Wuytens is a defender who was born in Hasselt and began his career with PSV Eindhoven in 1998.[2] He left after six years and joined Heracles Almelo, making his professional debut in the 2005–06 season.[3] On 15 June 2009 league rivals FC Utrecht bought the defender for €900,000.[4]

On 2 August 2016, his contract until 2017 was terminated.

International career

He is a former Belgium Under-19 international.

Personal

Jan is also the cousin of Stijn Wuytens, who plays professionally for AZ Alkmaarl.[5]

References

  1. ↑ [https://www.hln.be/sport/voetbal/belgisch-voetbal/sporting-hasselt-verrast-met-hans-somers-en-jan-wuytens-als-nieuw-trainersduo~a41d98ae/ Sporting Hasselt verrast met Hans Somers en Jan Wuytens als nieuw trainersduo]‚ hln.be, 17 June 2018
  2. ↑ Jan Wuytens rond met FC Utrecht
  3. ↑ Jan Wuytens naar Utrecht
  4. ↑ Jan Wuytens vertrekt naar Utrecht
  5. ↑ Belg Jan Wuytens ruilt Heracles voor FC Utrecht

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