Jeroen Simaeys

Jeroen Simaeys

Jeroen Simaeys (2014)
Personal information
Full name	Jeroen Simaeys
Date of birth	(1985-05-12) 12 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Butsel
	Mechelen
	OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	OH Leuven	46	(7)
2005–2007	Sint-Truiden	60	(9)
2007–2011	Club Brugge	111	(11)
2011–2014	Genk	61	(3)
2014–2016	Krylia Sovetov Samara	35	(1)
2016–2017	OH Leuven	15	(2)
International career
2008–2009	Belgium	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeroen Simaeys (Dutch pronunciation: [jəˈrun siˈmaːis]; born 12 May 1985) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. Simaeys suffered an injury in the beginning of 2017 and was forced to retire several months later when it became apparent he would no longer be able to play professional football.[1]

Club career

He joined Genk on 30 July 2011. He has previously played for Club Brugge, Sint-Truiden, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Butsel and Mechelen.

National team career

He made his debut for the senior Belgium national football team in a friendly against Luxembourg on 18 November 2008.

He competed for Belgium at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Honours

Genk

• Belgian Cup (1): 2012–13

References

1. "Jeroen Simaeys stopt met voetballen". ohl.be. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. "Jeroen Simaeys Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

• Guardian Football
• Jeroen Simaeys at National-Football-Teams.com