Thomas Vermaelen
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1985 (38 years old)
Birth Place
Antwerp, BelgiumPosition
Centre-Back
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Active
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Team Number
4
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
72 kg
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8154103
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SoccerTeam
Vissel Kobe
2nd Team
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Japanese J1 League
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Thomas Vermaelen (Dutch pronunciation: ; born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the Belgium national team. Being left-footed, he usually plays as a left-sided centre-back and can play at left-back as well. His key attributes include aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He is also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender.
Vermaelen joined the Ajax youth academy in 2000 and won the 2003–04 Eredivisie title in his first season with the club. He had a loan spell with RKC Waalwijk before rejoining Ajax and winning the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield. After Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's departure in 2009, he served as club captain for the remainder of the season. He joined Arsenal in 2009 and was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for that season. Following Robin van Persie's transfer to Manchester United in August 2012, he was named club captain but found first team opportunities limited due to the success of Arsenal's new first-choice defensive partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. In August 2014, he completed a £15 million transfer to Barcelona in La Liga. In 2019, he joined Vissel Kobe.
Vermaelen made his international debut for Belgium in 2006, he took part at the 2008 Olympics where Belgium came fourth, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where Belgium came third.
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Former Youth Teams
1999-2000 |
2000-2003 |
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2003-2009 |
2004-2005 (Loan) |
2009-2014 |
2014-2019 |
2016-2017 (Loan) |
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2014-2019 |
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