Glenn Claes

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Glenn Claes
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lierse
Number 30
Youth career
2000–2006 Lyra
2006–2010 Lierse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Lierse 3 (0)
2013–2019 Mechelen 109 (5)
2018–2019 → Lommel (loan) 29 (4)
2019–2020 Virton 12 (1)
2020–2023 RWDM 44 (7)
2023– Lierse 6 (1)
International career
2009 Belgium U15 4 (1)
2009–2010 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2010 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2011–2012 Belgium U18 4 (0)
2012 Belgium U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Glenn Claes (born 8 March 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse in the Challenger Pro League.

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Professional career

Born in Lier, Claes started playing football at Lyra at an early age, until the local professional club, Lierse, scouted him to their academy. [1]

On 18 March 2012, Claes made his senior debut for the club when he was in the starting lineup against Mons, before being substituted in the 77th minute in the 1–1 draw. [2]

In 2013, he signed with Mechelen. In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he made more than 30 league appearances. Prior to the 2018–19 season, Claes was sent to Lommel on loan. [3] After this loan, Claes signed a two-year contract with Virton on a free transfer. [4]

In September 2020, it was announced that Claes had signed a two-year contract with RWDM in the Belgian First Division B. [5]

On 16 May 2023, Claes signed a two-season contract with Lierse. [6]

Personal life

Claes is the son of the Belgian former Lyra and Lierse goalkeeper Eddy Claes. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jonge debutant Glenn Claes treedt bij Lierse in de voetsporen van vader Eddy". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 20 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lierse vs. Mons - 18 March 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lommel huurt KV Mechelen-middenvelder voor één seizoen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Glenn Claes keert niet terug naar KV Mechelen en kiest voor Virton". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). June 2019.
  5. ↑ Nimmegeers, Jens (2 September 2020). "RWDM plukt Glenn Claes weg bij Virton". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  6. ↑ "WELKOM THUIS, GLENN!" [WELCOME HOME, GLENN!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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