Sven Kums (born 26 February 1988) is a Belgian
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, a ...
.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Asse
Asse () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It comprises the towns of Asse proper, Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem, Relegem and Zellik. Asse is also situated in the Pajottenland. As of 2020, Asse had a total popula ...
, Kums began his career at Dilbeek Sport, before joining
Anderlecht
Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...
in 1996.
Anderlecht
He played in the youth and reserve teams for 10 years, and in 2006 he became part of the first team. In the first half of the 2006–07 season he did not feature in a single first team game. He was hoping to finally get a chance to play for Anderlecht's first team, but ended up playing for the second team every week.
Lierse (loan)
In January 2007, Kums moved to
Lierse S.K.
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 ...
on loan. He made his debut in professional football on 10 February 2007 against
FC Brussels
Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last pl ...
. Kums played 14 games during his loan spell, scoring one goal. Lierse were relegated, and Kums returned to Anderlecht.
Kortrijk (loan)
In January 2008 he joined Second Division team
K.V. Kortrijk on loan. There, Kums played 16 games, scoring 5 goals, helping KVK win the title and secure promotion to the Belgian Pro League.
Kortrijk
In June 2008, Kortrijk signed him to a permanent deal.
Heerenveen
In March 2011,
sc Heerenveen
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History
Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...
announced that Kums would join their team for the 2011–12 season, the transfer fee was rumoured to be around €500.000. He played his first match in the
Eredivisie
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on 6 August 2011 against
NEC
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.
After two relatively successful seasons with Heerenveen, Kums returned to Belgium, signing a three-season deal with
SV Zulte Waregem.
Zulte Waregem
He signed for Zulte Waregem in 2013. In one season for ''Essevee'', he played 41 games, scoring 5 goals. The team finished 4th, and Kums' performances didn't go unnoticed.
Gent
On 1 July 2014,
KAA Gent
Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...
announced that Kums would join their squad that summer, signing a four-year contract. Kums had a successful season, and for the first time in club history, Ghent became Belgian champions.
Watford / Udinese
On 29 August 2016, Kums was sold to Watford but immediately sent on a season-long loan deal to
Udinese
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.
Return to Anderlecht
On 2 June 2017, it was announced that
Anderlecht
Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...
acquired Kums from Watford. In his debut against
Bayern Munich
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away in the
UEFA Champions League
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, he was sent off after just 11 minutes.
Gent (loan)
On 21 August 2019, he rejoined
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, a ...
on loan.
International career
On 5 September 2008, Kums made his debut for the
Belgium national under-21 football team
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against
Slovakia
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.
On 2 October 2015,
Belgium national football team
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coach
Marc Wilmots
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announced that he would call up Kums, along with teammates
Matz Sels
Matz Willy Els Sels (born 26 February 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Belgium national team.
Club career Lierse SK
Sels started his youth career at Kontich, but transferre ...
and
Laurent Depoitre
Laurent Depoitre (born 7 December 1988) is a Belgian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for K.A.A. Gent, Gent. He has made one senior appearance for the Belgium national football te ...
, for the international games against
Andorra
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and
Israel
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.
Honours
Club
;Gent
*
Belgian Pro League
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:
2014–15
*
Belgian Super Cup
The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...
:
2015
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;Anderlecht
*
Belgian Super Cup
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:
2017
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Individual
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UEFA Champions League Team of the Group Stage: 2015
*
Belgian Golden Shoe In association football, the Belgian Golden Shoe ( nl, Gouden Schoen, french: Soulier d'Or) is an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian First Division A for the past year. The trophy is spon ...
: 2015
*Honorary Citizen of
Dilbeek
Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pede), ...
: 2016
Personal life
His father Ludo Kums is youth coach at his current club
R.S.C. Anderlecht
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, ground = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
, capacity = 22,500
, owntitle = Chairman
, owner = Wouter Vandenhaute
, manager = Brian Riemer
, ...
.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
People from Asse
Association football midfielders
Belgian footballers
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Lierse S.K. players
K.V. Kortrijk players
SC Heerenveen players
S.V. Zulte Waregem players
K.A.A. Gent players
Belgian Pro League players
Belgian First Division B players
Eredivisie players
Belgian expatriate footballers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Italy
Udinese Calcio players
Serie A players
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Belgium youth international footballers
Belgium under-21 international footballers
Footballers from Flemish Brabant