Joachim Imbrechts

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Joachim Imbrechts
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Personal information
Full name Joachim Lasse Imbrechts
Date of birth (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Ixelles, Belgium
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 14
Youth career
Meux
0000–2015 UR Namur
2015–2020 Charleroi
2021–2022 Union SG
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Charleroi 0 (0)
2022– Union SG 3 (0)
2022– Union SG U23 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2017 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2018 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2018–2021 Sweden U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021

Joachim Lasse Imbrechts (born 9 October 2001) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Union SG. Born in Belgium, he represented it internationally on junior levels, before switching to representing Sweden.

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Early life

Imbrechts grew up in Namur, Belgium. [1]

Club career

In 2021, he signed for Belgian side Union SG, where he was in the club's squads for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. [2] He made his professional debut on the 1 October 2023, with Union Saint-Gilloise against his former club Charleroi. On the 9 May 2024, he won the Belgian Cup.

International career

Imbrechts initially represented Belgium internationally, playing in Belgium national under-17 football team friendlies. [3] He then switched to representing Sweden and debuted for the under-17 team at the 2018 Four Nations Tournament. [4]

Personal life

Imbrechts regards Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his football idol. [5] He was born to a Swedish mother and a Belgian father. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Imbrechts tillhör Belgiens serieledare - öppnar för allsvenskan: "Ingen känner igen mig i Sverige"". fotbollskanalen.se.
  2. ↑ "Imbrechts på bänken i Europa League - öppen för Sverige: "Varför inte?"". fotbollskanalen.se.
  3. ↑ "Belgium U17 v Romania U17 game report" (in French). Royal Belgian Football Association. 2 September 2017.
  4. ↑ ""La Suède, le choix du coeur"". dhnet.be.
  5. ↑ "Joachim Imbrechts, les Suédois de l'Union : "Zlatan Ibrahimovic est notre inspiration"". rtbf.be.
  6. ↑ "Imbrechts choisit la Suède, pour "soulever des montagnes"". lavenir.net.
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