Daan Vekemans

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Daan Vekemans
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Houtvenne
Youth career
KFC Herent [1]
–2018 OH Leuven
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 OH Leuven 22 (0)
2019Eendracht Aalst (loan) 9 (2)
2022–2024 Lierse 26 (3)
2024– Houtvenne 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Daan Vekemans (born 22 February 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Houtvenne in the Belgian Division 2. [2]

Club career

Vekemans made his debut for OH Leuven on 18 February 2018 in the home match against Beerschot Wilrijk, three days before his 18th birthday.

On 2 June 2022, Vekemans signed a two-year contract with Lierse. [3]

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References

  1. Jonge 'spitsbroers' van OH Leuven krijgen nieuw contract, proximus-sports.be, 31 July 2018
  2. Daan Vekemans at Soccerway
  3. "DAAN VEKEMANS TEKENDE BIJ LIERSE" (in Dutch). Lierse. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.