Maxime Vandermeulen

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Maxime Vandermeulen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Vieux-Genappe, Belgium [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mons
Number 27
Youth career
2005–2014 Sporting Charleroi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Sporting Charleroi 1 (0)
2015 → White Star Bruxelles (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 White Star Bruxelles 0 (0)
2016–2018 Couvin-Mariembourg 43 (0)
2018–2022 Francs Borains 51 (1)
2022–2023 Rebecq 28 (0)
2023– Mons 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Maxime Vandermeulen (born 11 April 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Division 2 club Mons.

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Career

Progressing through the Sporting Charleroi youth academy, Vandermeulen made his professional debut on 20 December 2014 as a starter in a 6–0 home victory in the Belgian Pro League against Lierse. [2] Usually the third goalkeeper in the team, Vandermeulen claimed the starting spot after injuries to Nicolas Penneteau and Parfait Mandanda. [3]

On 2 February 2015, Vandermeulen was sent on loan to Belgian Second Division club White Star Bruxelles for the second half of the 2014–15 season. [4] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Racing Mechelen. [5] The club signed him on a permanent deal 2015, but after White Star filed for bankruptcy in 2016 after winning the title, [6] Vandermeulen moved to Couvin-Mariembourg competing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division. [7]

In 2018, Vandermeulen signed with Francs Borains, also competing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division. [8] During the 2019–20 season, Vandermeulen scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Meux. His wind-assisted free kick from his own half at Stade Robert Urbain sealed the win. [9] In November 2021, Vandermeulen suffered a hip injury, sidelining him for at least three months. [10] Francs Borains brought in Adrien Saussez as his replacement. [11]

On 14 June 2022, Vandermeulen joined Rebecq. [12] [13] After one season at the club, he moved to recently promoted Belgian Division 2 club Mons. [14]

Honours

White Star Bruxelles

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References

  1. ↑ "Maxime Vandermeulen: Assez compliqué en tant que gardien de but". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 1 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Charleroi: Maxime Vandermeulen se prépare à jouer dans les buts ce samedi". sudinfo.be (in French). 19 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Makanga, Edgar (19 December 2014). "Charleroi: Penneteau (malade) et Mandanda (blessé) incertains, Vandermeulen titulaire face au Lierse ?". Walfoot.be (in French).
  4. ↑ "[Mercato] Maxime Vandermeulen en route pour le White Star". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi (in French). 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Verrast met basisplaats". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 10 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Le White Star ou la chronique d'une mort annoncée". DH Les Sports + (in French). 29 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Couvin-Mariembourg engage un troisième gardien: Maxime Vandermeulen, ex-White Star et Sporting Charleroi". sudinfo.be (in French). 30 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Hadrich, Malik (4 June 2018). "Officiel ! Après de nombreuses arrivées, les Francs Borains enregistrent deux départs". FootFeminin.be (in French).
  9. ↑ "Le RFB bat Meux, son dauphin, 3-0 et reste leader en D2 Amateurs". La chaîne locale de la région Mons Borinage (in French). 2 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Trois mois d'absence pour Maxime Vandermeulen". DH Les Sports + (in French). 8 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Mercato | Saussez en renfort". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 9 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mercato | Départ de Vandermeulen". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Stouffs, Adrien (14 June 2022). "Rebecq tient son gardien n° 1". l'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Dumont, Nathalie (31 March 2024). "Maxime Vandermeulen rejoint le RAEC Mons". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "White Star krijgt geen licentie, Eupen promoveert naar 1e klasse". Sporza (in Dutch). 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.
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