Laurent Delorge

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Laurent Delorge
Personal information
Full name Laurent Delorge
Date of birth (1979-07-21) 21 July 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Leuven, Belgium
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Full back, Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 FC Maleizen
1987–1991 Tempo Overijse
1991–1996 Racing Jet Wavre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1998 Racing Jet Wavre 45 (12)
1998 AA Gent 10 (5)
1999–2002 Coventry City 30 (4)
2002–2005 Lierse SK 67 (11)
2005–2006 RSC Anderlecht 12 (0)
2006–2007 ADO Den Haag 28 (5)
2007–2009 Ajax 5 (1)
2009–2013 Roda JC Kerkrade 99 (7)
International career
Belgium U-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2009

Laurent Delorge (born 21 July 1979) is a Belgian former footballer. He formerly served AA Gent, Coventry City, Lierse SK, RSC Anderlecht, ADO Den Haag, Ajax and Roda JC Kerkrade.

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Career

After scoring five goals in ten appearances in his Jupiler League debut season for AA Gent he was transferred to Coventry City who at the time were playing in the FA Premier League.

Delorge signed for Coventry midway through the 1998/99 season, however he didn't make his first appearance for the club until 29 January 2000, when he came on as a substitute in Coventry's defeat to Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup. [1] His next appearance didn't come until 15 September 2001. However, in this game he made an instant impact; coming off the bench to score the winner against Sheffield United with practically his first touch of the game. [2] He fell out with manager Gordon Strachan but was recalled when Roland Nilsson took over. He ultimately failed in his bid to become a first team regular but in 2001/02 he made 28 starts, scoring 4 goals.

When Lierse SK offered him a contract to return to the Jupiler League in his home country he ended his foreign career straight away and soon became one of their key players. Eventually this led to a transfer to RSC Anderlecht for the 2005/06 season.

At Anderlecht he was fired on 17 February 2006 for alleged 'wrongdoing' with former club Lierse SK in conjunction with the match-fixing investigation in Belgian football. Not much later he signed a 3-year contract deal with Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag. In a disappointing season ADO was unable to remain in the Eredivisie and were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Delorge however was offered a contract at Ajax and signed a 2-year contract on 10 May 2007.

In his first year in Amsterdam he played four matches, but in his second year he did not play once. In the winter of 2009, Roda JC contracted the disappointed Delorge, who became a first team regular at the Eredivisie club before his retirement in July 2013.

Statistics

SeasonClubCompetitionAppsGoals
1998/99 AA Gent Jupiler League 105
1998/99 Coventry City FA Premier League 00
1999/00 Coventry City FA Premier League 00
2000/01 Coventry City FA Premier League 00
2001/02 Coventry City Championship 284
2002/03 Coventry City Championship 20
2002/03 Lierse SK Jupiler League 102
2003/04 Lierse SK Jupiler League 304
2004/05 Lierse SK Jupiler League 275
2005/06 RSC Anderlecht Jupiler League 120
2006/07 ADO Den Haag Eredivisie 285
2007/08 Ajax Eredivisie 10
2008/09 Ajax Eredivisie 41
Roda JC Eredivisie 151
2009/10 Roda JC Eredivisie 240
2010/11 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 254
2011/12 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 201
2012/13 Roda JC Kerkrade Eredivisie 151
Total25033

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References

  1. "Coventry 2 Charlton 3". Sporting Life. 29 January 2000. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  2. "Nilsson's bench mark". The Daily Telegraph. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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