Miguel Van Damme

Miguel Van Damme
Personal information
Full name Miguel Van Damme
Date of birth (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cercle Brugge
Number 16
Youth career
Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Cercle Brugge 37 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Belgium - M. van Damme - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Cercle Brugge vs. KV Mechelen - 6 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Leukemie vastgesteld bij Cercle Brugge-doelman Miguel Van Damme".
  4. ↑ "Doelman Van Damme, die leukemie kreeg, verlengt bij Cercle Brugge".


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