Kristof Van Hout (born 9 February 1987) is a Belgian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

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for

Lommel Lommel () is a municipality and a city in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral district and the judicial district Lommel Neerpelt. Besides residential town of Lommel also has ...

. With a height of 2.08 m, he is considered one of the tallest footballers in history.

Career

Van Hout joined Willem II in 2004 from Verbroedering Geel as a youth player. On 6 August 2009,

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signed him from

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio ...

on a three-year deal. On 11 June 2011, he returned to Kortrijk on a one-year contract. On 23 May 2022, Van Hout signed a one-season contract with

Honours

;Genk *

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: 2012–13 Belgian Cup, 2012–13

Notes

1987 births Living people People from Lommel Belgian footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K.F.C. Lommel S.K. players Willem II (football club) players K.V. Kortrijk players Standard Liège players K.R.C. Genk players Odisha FC players K.V.C. Westerlo players Lommel S.K. players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in India Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in India Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub