Joachim Van Damme

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Joachim Van Damme
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Van Damme with KV Mechelen
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Beveren, Belgium
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
0000–2008 KSK Beveren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Waasland-Beveren 83 [1] (10)
2012–2016 Mechelen 60 (4)
2017–2018 Waasland-Beveren 14 (1)
2018–2022 Mechelen 71 (10)
2022–2023 Standard Liège 4 (0)
2022–2023 → Beveren (loan) 17 (2)
International career
2010 Belgium U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Joachim Van Damme (born 23 July 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

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Cocaine suspension

Van Damme tested positive for cocaine on 16 January 2016 and was suspended by the Flemish doping tribunal for two years, until 29 January 2018. [2] KV Mechelen subsequently cancelled his contract. As a free player, his former club Waasland-Beveren offered him a contract in May 2017. End of November 2017, although still under suspension and unavailable to play for his club, Van Damme signed a contract extension at Waasland-Beveren keeping him at the club until June 2020.

On 11 January 2022, Van Damme moved to Standard Liège. [3] On 19 August 2022, Van Damme returned to Beveren on a season-long loan. [4] Van Damme's contract with Standard was terminated by mutual consent on 6 September 2023. [5]

Honours

Mechelen

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joachim Van Damme - Steckbrief" (in German). weltfussbal.de. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Waasland-Beveren trekt geschorste Joachim van Damme aan". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Joachim VAN DAMME signe en bord de Meuse" (Press release) (in French). Standard Liège. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "JOACHIM VAN DAMME KOMT TERUG THUIS!" (in Dutch). Beveren. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "JOACHIM VAN DAMME" (in French). Standard Liège. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Geel-rood delirium op de Heizel: KV Mechelen wint Beker van België". sporza.be. Retrieved 25 March 2021.


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