Davy De Beule (born 7 November 1981) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

De Beule was born in

Hamme Hamme () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper, Kastel Moerzeke, and . In 2018, Hamme had a total population of 24,827. The total area is 40.21 km². The cur ...

as the son of the cyclist Étienne De Beule.Etienne De Beule, knecht van Eddy Merckx en vader van ex-profvoetballer Davy, is overleden
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at the age of 6 and moved to

Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...

in 1992. Six years later, he entered the first team squad of the club. He played a total of 128 games for Lokeren. In the 2002–03 season, he played a fundamental role in the club's achievement of third place in the national championship, and was named Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year. He stayed at Lokeren until 2004, when he moved to

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. With Gent he reached the final of the

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, also placing fourth in the national championship in

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and

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. In 2009 he moved to

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, where he stayed until 2011. Next, he joined

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of the

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. In his first season at Roda, he played 24 games and scored 4 goals. In 2014, he moved to Beerschot Wilrijk, where, in 2017, he ended his professional career as a player.

International career

In his top year at Lokeren, he was selected for

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, but got injured during training and thus was not able to debut with the national team.

Honours

Club

Lokeren *

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third place: 2002–03 Gent *

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runner-up: 2007–08 *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

runner-up:

Individual * Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2002–03

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* * 1981 births Living people People from Hamme Men's association football midfielders Belgian men's footballers K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players K.A.A. Gent players K.V. Kortrijk players Roda JC Kerkrade players K Beerschot VA players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from East Flanders K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme players {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub