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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tom Van Hyfte | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Evergem 2020 | ||
Youth career | |||
vv Wippelgem | |||
Anderlecht | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2009 | Hamme | 148 | (21) |
2009–2014 | MVV Maastricht | 167 | (35) |
2014–2017 | Roda JC | 100 | (16) |
2017–2019 | Beerschot Wilrijk | 61 | (8) |
2019–2021 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 27 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Mandel United | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Evergem 2020 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2017 |
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