Mike Vanhamel (born 16 November 1989) is a Belgian professional

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who plays for Beerschot Wilrijk in the

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

Career

Vanhamel began his career at

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before joining to R. Charleroi S.C. in 2005,http://www.rsca.be/article.php?language=nl&aid=12901 where he stayed for one season before moving to

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, '' ...

, playing in the EXQI-League. At OH Leuven he played his first official game fon 17 September 2006 against

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. In 2007, he left Leuven after two seasons, moving to

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club

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. There played his first game on 16 May 2008 against

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and played his first game in Ligue 1 against

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. In August 2011 he returned to Belgium, signing a contract for three years with

K.V.C. Westerlo Koninklijke Voetbal Club Westerlo (; often simply called Westerlo) is a Belgian professional football club located in the municipality of Westerlo in the province of Antwerp. Since 1997–98, Westerlo has been mostly playing in the Belgian Pro ...

playing in the Jupiler League. On 25 July 2012, he signed a one-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Stade Laval, with an option for another one. After his contract had expired mid 2014, Vanhamel signed a one-year deal with Dutch

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side

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. He then switched clubs each season, moving to

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 ...

, Oostende and Beerschot Wilrijk.

Honours

Club

NEC *Eerste Divisie: 2014–15 WS Bruxelles *Belgian Second Division: 2015–16

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