Bryan Van Den Bogaert (born 14 December 1991) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar.

Career

Van Den Bogaert spent his early career in Belgium with Cappellen, Heist and

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

. Before signing for Heist in September 2013 he had spent two weeks training in Russia. He moved from Heist to Antwerp in September 2014. After being released by Antwerp in April 2015, he trialled with English club

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. In August 2015 he trialled with another English club, Crawley Town, after a five-hour drive from his home in Belgium. He signed a short-term contract with the club later that month. After making 2 appearances for the club, he signed for non-league club Whitehawk later that month. He made his debut for Whitehawk in a 2–2 draw at

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on 29 August. Although naturally a left-back, Van den Bogaert has played for Whitehawk as a centre-back. He moved to

in January 2016. He was confirmed as having left Ebbsfleet United in June 2016. In October 2020, Van Den Bogaert signed a one-year contract with RWDM in the

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, after having playing for

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for three seasons. On 28 January 2022, Van Den Bogaert signed with KA in Iceland. He then signed for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar.

Personal life

In September 2013 he was living with his parents in Kalmthout.

References

1991 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Royal Cappellen F.C. players K.S.K. Heist players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players K.V.C. Westerlo players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players English Football League players Challenger Pro League players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland FC Kyzylzhar players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub