Kenneth Schuermans (born 25 May 1991) is a Belgian professional

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who plays for

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, ...

in the

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. He plays as a

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. From 2009 to 2017 he played for

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

and before 2009 he played for seventh tier club Verbroedering Maasmechelen.

Career

Verbroedering Maasmechelen

Schuermans started playing football at Verbroedering Maasmechelen, where he progressed through the youth teams and finally made the first team competing in the Belgian Provincial Leagues. During this period he briefly worked as a

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. Eventually, professional club

discovered him and signed him to their youth team.

Westerlo

On 3 March 2012, Schuermans made his official debut for Westerlo against

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, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 4–0 loss. He would eventually suffer relegation with Westerlo that season to the second division. From the 2012–13 season, he became a permanent starter in the second division for Westerlo. On 13 October 2012, he scored his first goal of his professional career against RWDM Brussels. In the 2013–14 season he won the second division title with Westerlo and thus promoted to the

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. Also in the 2014–15 season, he was a starter in defense.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

On 19 May 2017, Schuermans signed with

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it inherited, '' ...

after playing for Westerlo for 6 years. There, he immediately grew into a starter, and he occasionally managed to score as well, managing 5 goals in 89 appearances.

Lierse Kempenzonen

On 21 May 2021, he signed with

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on a one-year contract. He made his debut on 13 August in a 1–1 away draw against

. The following week, on 22 August, Schuermans scored a brace on two headers to secure a 2–0 win over

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. He scored again the following week in a 2–3 loss to his former club Westerlo. On 12 September, he scored his fourth league goal in four matches as Lierse Kempenzonen beat

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4–1.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuermans, Kenneth 1991 births Living people Footballers from Genk Belgian men's footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Lierse Kempenzonen players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football defenders