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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 January 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Strombeek | |||
Molenbeek | |||
K. Vilvoorde | |||
Mechelen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Mechelen | 9 | (0) |
2003–2007 | Roda JC | 25 | (0) |
2003–2005 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 54 | (5) |
2007–2012 | VVV-Venlo | 112 | (11) |
2012–2014 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | (3) |
2014–2016 | De Treffers | 41 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2016 |
Ken Leemans (born 5 January 1983, in Vilvoorde) is a former Belgian footballer.
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