Michaël Heylen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Wommelgem, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Emmen | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2002 | Ternesse VV | ||
2002–2007 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
2007–2013 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Anderlecht | 24 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Westerlo (loan) | 24 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Zulte Waregem | 33 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Emmen | 19 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Sparta | 44 | (0) |
2022– | Emmen | 33 | (1) |
International career | |||
2013–2016 | Belgium U21 | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC) |
Michaël Heylen (born 3 January 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Emmen.[1]
Club career[edit]
Heylen joined Anderlecht in 2007 from Germinal Beerschot. As a 16-year-old he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. However, he made it to the reserve team and became its captain. In 2013, Anderlecht decided to loan Heylen out to Kortrijk for the 2013–14 season. He made his full debut at 14 September 2013 against Gent in a 3–0 home win.
On 6 July 2022, Heylen returned to Emmen on a two-year deal.[2]
International career[edit]
In August 2016 he was asked to train with the senior Belgium squad by new manager Roberto Martinez.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Michaël Heylen at Soccerway
- ^ "MICHAËL HEYLEN IS TERUG!" (in Dutch). Emmen. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Heylen helps out with Red Devils". anderlecht-online.be. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Michaël Heylen at WorldFootball.net
- Michaël Heylen at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Men's association football central defenders
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- FC Emmen players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands