Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 April 1996 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
White Star Bruxelles