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| Full name: | Thomas Vermaelen | |
| Date of birth: | 14 November 1985 | |
| Place of birth: | Kapellen,  Belgium
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| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position: | Centre back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1991–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 |
Germinal Ekeren Germinal Beerschot Ajax
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2003–2009 2004–2005 2009–2014 2014–2019 2016–2017 2019–2022 Total |
Ajax → RKC Waalwijk (loan) Arsenal Barcelona → Roma (loan) Vissel Kobe |
99 (8) 13 (2) 110 (13) 34 (1) 9 (0) 45 (1) 308 (24) |
| National team | ||
| 2006–2021 | Belgium
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85 (2) |
Thomas Vermaelen (born 14 November 1985) is a retired Belgian professional footballer who is currently an assistant coach for the Belgium national team. Being left-footed, he usually played as a left-sided centre-back and could play at left-back as well. His key attributes included aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He was 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 Cruijff 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 passed a medical ahead of a £15m transfer to Barcelona in La Liga.
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.
Honours[]
Club[]
- Eredivisie (1): 2003–04
- KNVB Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- Johan Cruijff Shield (2): 2006, 2007
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| Belgium – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Kompany (c)
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. Lukaku
10. Hazard
11. Mirallas
12. Mignolet
13. Bossut
14. Mertens
15. Van Buyten
16. Defour
17. Origi
18. Lombaerts
19. Dembélé
20. Januzaj
21. Vanden Borre
22. Chadli
23. Ciman
Manager: |
| Belgium – UEFA Euro 2016 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Nainggolan
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. R. Lukaku
10. Hazard
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Gillet
14. Mertens
15. Denayer
16. Meunier
17. Origi
18. Kabasele
19. Dembélé
20. Benteke
21. J. Lukaku
22. Batshuayi
23. Ciman
Manager: |
| Belgium – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Kompany
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. Lukaku
10. E. Hazard (c)
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Casteels
14. Mertens
15. Meunier
16. T. Hazard
17. Tielemans
18. Januzaj
19. Dembélé
20. Boyata
21. Batshuayi
22. Chadli
23. Dendoncker
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