David Wijns

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David Wijns
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-09) 9 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Leuven, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
ASV Geel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 Heist 163 (22)
2011–2013 Kortrijk 29 (0)
2013–2015 OH Leuven 18 (0)
2014–2015Heist (loan) 29 (4)
2015–2023 Heist 149 (1)
2023– ASV Geel 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023

David Wijns (born 9 January 1987) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for ASV Geel in the Belgian Division 3.

Career

Wijns started his professional football career with Heist in the Belgian Promotion, helping the team promote twice to end up in the Belgian Second Division before being transferred to Belgian Pro League team Kortrijk in 2011. For Kortrijk, he played 29 league games in two seasons, before moving back to his birth town to join OH Leuven in 2013. In August 2014, Wijns was loaned back to Heist for one season Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine , with the loan eventually being made permanent following the 2014–15 season.

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