Glenn Claes (born 8 March 1994) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Professional career

Born in Lier, Claes started playing football at

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at an early age, until the local professional club,

Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Be ...

, scouted him to their academy. On 18 March 2012, Claes made his senior debut for the club when he was in the starting lineup against

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, before being substituted in the 77th minute in the 1–1 draw. In 2013, he signed with

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

. In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he made more than 30 league appearances. Prior to the 2018–19 season, Claes was sent to

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on loan. After this loan, Claes signed a two-year contract with

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on a free transfer. In September 2020, it was announced that Claes had signed a two-year contract with

in the

Personal life

Claes is the son of the Belgian former

and

goalkeeper Eddy Claes.

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* * 1994 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium youth international footballers Lierse S.K. players K.V. Mechelen players Lommel S.K. players R.E. Virton players RWDM47 players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Association football defenders People from Lier, Belgium Footballers from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub