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2021–22 Club Brugge KV Season
The 2021–22 season was the 130th season in the existence of Club Brugge KV and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. On 17 July 2021, Club Brugge won their first trophy of the season, defeating Genk in the 2021 Belgian Super Cup. On 15 May 2022, Club Brugge secured their third consecutive and 18th overall league title in history with a 3–1 win in Antwerp. Players First-team squad Out on loan Transfers In Out Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overall record First Division A League table Results summary Results by round Matches The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021. Play-Off I Results summary Results by round Matches Belgian Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Clement
Philippe Clement (born 22 March 1974) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in Antwerp, he played as a defensive midfielder for clubs including Beerschot, Genk, Coventry City, and Club Brugge. Clement played 38 times with Belgium national team and was in the team for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. As a manager, he has won three consecutive Belgian Pro League titles, with Genk in 2018–19 and with Club Brugge in 2019–20 and 2020–21. He was appointed as head coach of Monaco in January 2022. Career statistics Club International Managerial statistics Honours Player Genk *Belgian Cup: 1997–98 Belgian Cup, 1997–98 Club Brugge * Belgian First Division A, Belgian First Division: 2002–03, 2004–05 *Belgian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07 *Belgian Super Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Manager Genk *Belgian Pro League: 2018–19 Club Brugge *Belgian Pro League: 2019–20, 2020–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éder Álvarez Balanta
Éder Fabián Álvarez Balanta (; born 28 February 1993) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge, and the Colombia national team. River Plate former coach Ramón Díaz has compared Álvarez Balanta's talents to that of 1970s legend Daniel Passarella. A Colombian international, he made his debut against Tunisia on 5 March 2014 and was later named in Colombia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Álvarez Balanta is described by FIFA's official website as "left-footed, powerfully built, strong in the air and a fearless tackler ... blessed with skill and speed." Club career Early career Álvarez Balanta was born in Bogotá, where he signed with the now dissolved club Academia in 2010 (who later became Llaneros). After a successful youth run winning various titles, he attracted the scouts of River Plate. Prior to his move to the Argentinian club, Balanta was never able to represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Vanaken
Hans Vanaken (born 24 August 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge, whom he captains, and the Belgium national team. Vanaken is well known in Belgium for his prolific goal scoring ability despite playing in midfield. Club career Early career Vanaken began his career at the youth team of Lommel United before leaving the club to join the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2002 when the former declared bankruptcy. He returned to a revamped Lommel in 2008 and made his senior debut for the club in the Belgian Second Division in 2010. He caught the eye of a number of top division clubs after a string of standout performances for Lommel and joined Lokeren in 2013. He made top flight debut for Lokeren on 28 July 2013, when he scored two goals in a 3–2 win against defending champions Anderlecht. Vanaken was instrumental in Lokeren's run to the final of the 2013–14 Belgian Cup; german: l ..., playing in six of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Ricca
Federico Ricca Rostagnol (born 1 December 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre back or a left back for Jupiler Pro League club OH Leuven. Club career Danubio Ricca was born in Tarariras, Colonia Department. He joined Danubio FC's youth set up in 2011, after starting at Club Atlético Maracaná. On 18 August 2013, he made his first team debut in a 0–0 away draw against Cerro Largo FC. Ricca scored his first professional goal on 15 February 2014, his team's second in a 2–1 home win against Liverpool FC. He finished his first professional season with 23 matches and three goals, as his side was crowned champions. Ricca remained as a regular starter for Danubio in the following seasons, spending the whole 2014–15 season without being substituted. He also appeared as a starter for the side in both Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana. Málaga On 1 February 2016, Ricca signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with La Liga side Málaga CF. He made his debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajon Buchanan
Tajon Trevor Buchanan (born February 8, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Canada national team. Club career Early career Buchanan was born and raised in Brampton, Ontario and is of Jamaican descent. His father died when Buchanan was seven years old. He began playing soccer with Brampton Youth SC, when he was eight. Buchanan won the 2014 IMG Cup with the Mississauga Falcons. At age 15, he moved with his best friend and his best friend's father (and his former coach), Chrys Chrysanthou, to Colorado where he joined the USSDA academy Real Colorado. Buchanan spent two years playing college soccer at Syracuse University between 2017 and 2018, making 33 appearances, scoring 12 goals, and tallying six assists. After two years with the Orange, Buchanan left early and signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer ahead of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. In summer 2018, Buchanan played for League1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matej Mitrović
Matej Mitrović (; born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Rijeka and the Croatia national team. Club career Mitrović made his professional debut for Cibalia on 25 February 2012, aged 18, coming on as a substitute in an away win against Slaven Belupo. In September 2013, he signed a two-year contract with Rijeka in the Prva HNL. During his first season with Rijeka, Mitrović was member of the squad that won the Croatian Cup, scoring in the final against Dinamo Zagreb. In June 2016, he signed a new three-year contract which ties him with the club until June 2019. On 6 January 2017, he moved to Beşiktaş on a three-year deal for 4.2 million. On 29 January 2018, Mitrović joined Belgian club Club Brugge on a six-month long loan deal. On 20 July, he signed permanently for the club after agreeing to a four-year deal. On 1 July 2022, Mitrović returned to Rijeka. International career In November 2014, Mitrović rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faitout Maouassa
Christ-Emmanuel Faitout Maouassa (born 6 July 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Montpellier, on loan from Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge. Club career Maouassa came through the youth section of Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 3 August 2015 in a match against Tours. On 16 June 2017, Maouassa signed a four-year deal with Ligue 1 club Rennes after Nancy had suffered relegation. On 31 August 2021, Maouassa signed for Belgian side Club Brugge. He was loaned back to Ligue 1 with Montpellier on 21 June 2022. International career Maouassa was born in France to parents from the Republic of the Congo. He is a youth international for France. Career statistics Honours France U17 *UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015 France U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noa Lang
Noa Noëll Lang (born 17 June 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Netherlands national team. Club career Ajax On 1 December 2019, Lang became the first Ajax player to score a hat-trick on his first league start in 60 years as Ajax came from two goals down to beat Twente 5–2. Later that month, Lang scored his first goal in the KNVB Cup for Ajax, netting the opening goal in a 4–3 away win over Telstar in the second round. In January 2020, following Ajax's signing of Ryan Babel in Lang's position, he was loaned out to fellow Eredivisie side Twente for the remainder of the season. Club Brugge 2020–21 season: Loan and league title On 5 October 2020, Ajax and Club Brugge reached a transfer agreement for Lang to move to Brugge on an initial loan with an obligation to make the signing permanent by 1 July 2021. Three weeks later, he scored his first goal for the club from the penalty-spot in a losing effor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in its modern form in 1945. A fifth division side in 2000, the club rapidly advanced through the German football league system with the financial backing of alumnus and software mogul Dietmar Hopp, and in 2008 Hoffenheim was promoted to the top tier Bundesliga. In the 2017–18 season, Hoffenheim finished third in the Bundesliga (its best to date), qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time. Since 2009, Hoffenheim has played its home games at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena (currently known as PreZero Arena), having previously played at the Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion from 1999. History The modern-day club was formed in 1945, when gymnastics club Turnverein Hoffenheim (founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargis Adamyan
Sargis Adamyan ( hy, Սարգիս Ադամյան; born 23 May 1993) is an Armenian footballer who plays for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and the Armenia national team. Early life Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Adamyan moved to Germany at age five. He spent some of his youth years at Hansa Rostock. Career In the 2016–17 season, Adamyan scored 16 goals and made 5 assists in 33 Regionalliga Südwest matches for TSV Steinbach. On 5 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side SSV Jahn Regensburg. Adamyan signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on 14 May 2019. In January 2022 he was loaned to Belgian side Club Brugge to the end of the 2021–22 season, with an option to buy. After the end of his loan at Brugge, Adamyan transferred to 1. FC Köln, where he signed a contract until 2026. Personal life In August 2021, Adamyan married German model Anna Wilken, who is known from Germany's Next Topmodel ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Otasowie
Ebeguowen "Owen" Otasowie (born January 6, 2001) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Wolverhampton Wanderers After progressing from their youth academy, Otasowie made his senior debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a substitute in Wolves' final UEFA Europa League group match of the 2019–20 edition against Beşiktaş on December 12, 2019. On January 1, 2020, Otasowie signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Wolves. On December 15, 2020, Otasowie made his Premier League debut for Wolves as a substitute on for Leander Dendoncker in a 2–1 home win over Chelsea, providing an assist for Wolves' first goal scored by Daniel Podence. Otasowie made his full Premier League debut in Wolves's next game, away at Burnley, on December 21, 2020. Club Brugge On August 20, 2021, he made a permanent move to Club Brugge of the Belgian First Division A for a reported fee of £3.5 million. Otasowie made his debut for Club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Skov Olsen
Andreas Skov Olsen (; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or a right midfielder for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge KV, Club Brugge and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Youth career Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12. Club career Nordsjælland Already at the age of 17, Olsen was called up by the coach of the Denmark national under-21 football team, Danish national under-21 football team, to replace an injured Kasper Junker in June 2017. He then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden national under-21 football team, Sweden U21. The winger got his first senior call up on 17 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against Odense Boldklub, OB. He was also with the first team squad in Sweden in the summer 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
