Siebe Blondelle Explained

Siebe Blondelle
Birth Date:20 April 1986
Birth Place:Ath, Belgium
Height:1.85 m
Position:Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:1992–1995
Youthclubs1:Hoger op Oedelem
Youthyears2:1995–2000
Youthclubs2:Cercle Brugge
Youthyears3:2000–2002
Youthclubs3:Club Brugge
Youthyears4:2002–2005
Youthclubs4:Vitesse
Years1:2005–2008
Clubs1:Vitesse
Caps1:15
Goals1:1
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:VVV-Venlo (loan)
Caps2:16
Goals2:1
Years3:2008–2010
Clubs3:Dender EH
Caps3:63
Goals3:3
Years4:2010
Clubs4:Rot Weiss Ahlen (loan)
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2010–2012
Clubs5:Mons
Caps5:53
Goals5:1
Years6:2012–2015
Clubs6:Waasland-Beveren
Caps6:81
Goals6:2
Years7:2015–2020
Clubs7:Eupen
Caps7:115
Goals7:5
Years8:2020–2023
Clubs8:Deinze
Caps8:32
Goals8:2
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:Belgium U17
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2003–2005
Nationalteam2:Belgium U18
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2005–2006
Nationalteam3:Belgium U19
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2007
Nationalteam4:Belgium U21
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0

Siebe Blondelle (born 20 April 1986) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Blondelle is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse Arnhem squad in the 2005–06 season.[1] For the 2008–09 season, Blondelle signed a contract with Jupiler League side FCV Dender.[2] In January 2010, he left FCV Dender to sign a loan deal for Rot Weiss Ahlen.[3] After that, he signed a contract with Mons.[4] There he played mostly in the Belgian Second Division, but also gained experience in the Jupiler Pro League. In total, he made 64 appearances, scored one goal and made five assists.[5]

On 1 July 2012, he signed a contract with Belgian First Division A club Waasland-Beveren.[6] There he quickly became a regular starter and played three years for the club in the highest tier. He finished his spell with 66 appearances and five goals.

On 1 July 2015, he was signed by the Belgian club Eupen.[7] There, he was an integral part of the team which promoted back to the Belgian First Division A after one season. He was appointed captain of the team at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

After his contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season,[9] Blondelle moved to Deinze, who had been promoted to Belgian Second Division for the 2020–21 season, and signed a three-year contract there.[10]

International career

Blondelle is former youth international and played for the U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 from Belgium.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OfficiĆ«le supporterssite van de Vitesse/AGOVV jeugd – Oud spelers . Dutch . vitesse-agovv.live.atention.nl.
  2. Web site: HLN: Belgisch Voetbal – Fred en Siebe Blondelle voor twee jaar naar Dender . Dutch . Het Laatste Nieuws . 26 May 2008 . 20 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Officiel : Siebe Blondelle en Allemagne . French . footgoal.net . 26 January 2010 . 20 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054800/http://www.footgoal.net/suite.php?selection=49818 . 21 September 2013 .
  4. News: Blondelle (Dender) signe au Rot Weiss Ahlen (D2 allemande) . sudinfo.be . 27 January 2010 . fr.
  5. Web site: Belgium – S. Blondelle – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway . int.soccerway.com . 2 March 2021.
  6. News: Walckiers . Johan . Blondelle naar Waasland-Beveren: "Hopen op seizoen zoals bij Bergen" . Voetbalkrant.com . 19 June 2012 . nl.
  7. News: Eupen neemt Siebe Blondelle over van Waasland-Beveren . De Morgen . 17 June 2015 . nl.
  8. News: Notermans . Mike . AS Eupen: Siebe Blondelle ist der neue Kapitän . GrenzEcho . 26 April 2019 . de.
  9. News: AS Eupen: Es werden noch vier bis fünf Neuzugänge erwartet . BRF Nachrichten . 7 July 2020 . de-DE.
  10. News: Siebe Blondelle: Der Routinier wechselt zum SK Deinze . BRF Nachrichten . 9 July 2020 . de-DE.