Ruud Vormer (born 11 May 1988) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian First Division A side Zulte Waregem, on loan from Club Brugge.

Club career

Early career

Vormer started his professional career with AZ and made his debut for the club aged 18. Two year later he joined

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. He then joined

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on a free transfer in the summer of 2012.

Club Brugge

Vormer joined Belgian side Club Brugge on 1 September 2014 on a three-year deal. Vormer was named Club Brugge's player of the season during the 2015–16 campaign, featuring in 3,547 minutes or 69.1% of the club's play, and also contributed with seven goals and added a further six assists. On 24 February 2017, Vormer scored twice in a 5–0 win over Zulte Waregem. He would go on to win the

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in 2017. Vormer followed this up with a career best 13 league goals in the 2017–18 season, helping Club Brugge to a 15th Belgian First Division title. On 22 July 2018, Vormer signed a new contract with Club Brugge, keeping him at the club until 2022. Vormer continued being an influential member for Club Brugge, contributing to their 17th league title success during the 2020–21 season and was named the club's player of the month for March 2021. Vormer signed a one-year contract extension on 14 June 2021, keeping him at the club until 2023.

Zulte Waregem

On 3 January 2023, Vormer officially joined fellow Belgian side Zulte Waregem on a loan until the end of the season, with the deal set to become permanent once his contract with Club Brugge would expire.

International career

Vormer made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a 1–1 draw with

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on 31 May 2018, coming on at half-time for

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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: 2014–15 Belgian Cup, 2014–15 *

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Individual *

: 2017 *Club Brugge Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

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