Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Bredene, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Club Brugge | 314 | (14) |
2016–2017 | → Sint-Truidense (loan) | 17 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 |
Brandon Mechele (born 28 January 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
Mechele earned his first full international call up when Roberto Martinez named him in the Belgium squad in October 2018. [1] He made his Belgium national football team debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan. He substituted Thomas Vermaelen in added time. [2]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 48 | 5 | |||
2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 8] | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 [lower-alpha 9] | 1 | — | 52 | 6 | |||
Total | 314 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 425 | 20 | ||
Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Career total | 331 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 443 | 22 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Belgium | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Club Brugge
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