Maxime Vandermeulen

Maxime Vandermeulen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Vieux-Genappe, Belgium[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Mons
Number	27
Youth career
2005–2014	Sporting Charleroi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Sporting Charleroi	1	(0)
2015	→ White Star Bruxelles (loan)	3	(0)
2015–2016	White Star Bruxelles	0	(0)
2016–2018	Couvin-Mariembourg	43	(0)
2018–2022	Francs Borains	51	(1)
2022–2023	Rebecq	28	(0)
2023–	Mons	28	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:42, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Maxime Vandermeulen (born 11 April 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Division 2 club Mons.

Career

Progressing through the Sporting Charleroi youth academy, Vandermeulen made his professional debut on 20 December 2014 as a starter in a 6–0 home victory in the Belgian Pro League against Lierse.[2] Usually the third goalkeeper in the team, Vandermeulen claimed the starting spot after injuries to Nicolas Penneteau and Parfait Mandanda.[3]

On 2 February 2015, Vandermeulen was sent on loan to Belgian Second Division club White Star Bruxelles for the second half of the 2014–15 season.[4] He made his debut for the club on 7 February 2015 in a 1–1 draw against Racing Mechelen.[5] The club signed him on a permanent deal 2015, but after White Star filed for bankruptcy in 2016 after winning the title,[6] Vandermeulen moved to Couvin-Mariembourg competing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.[7]

In 2018, Vandermeulen signed with Francs Borains, also competing in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.[8] During the 2019–20 season, Vandermeulen scored his first goal in a 3–0 win over Meux. His wind-assisted free kick from his own half at Stade Robert Urbain sealed the win.[9] In November 2021, Vandermeulen suffered a hip injury, sidelining him for at least three months.[10] Francs Borains brought in Adrien Saussez as his replacement.[11]

On 14 June 2022, Vandermeulen joined Rebecq.[12][13] After one season at the club, he moved to recently promoted Belgian Division 2 club Mons.[14]

Honours

White Star Bruxelles

• Belgian Second Division: 2015–16[15]

References

1. "Maxime Vandermeulen: Assez compliqué en tant que gardien de but". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 1 December 2020.
2. "Sporting Charleroi: Maxime Vandermeulen se prépare à jouer dans les buts ce samedi". sudinfo.be (in French). 19 December 2014.
3. Makanga, Edgar (19 December 2014). "Charleroi: Penneteau (malade) et Mandanda (blessé) incertains, Vandermeulen titulaire face au Lierse ?". Walfoot.be (in French).
4. "[Mercato] Maxime Vandermeulen en route pour le White Star". RCSC - Sporting de Charleroi (in French). 2 February 2015.
5. "Verrast met basisplaats". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 10 February 2015.
6. "Le White Star ou la chronique d'une mort annoncée". DH Les Sports + (in French). 29 September 2017.
7. "Couvin-Mariembourg engage un troisième gardien: Maxime Vandermeulen, ex-White Star et Sporting Charleroi". sudinfo.be (in French). 30 August 2016.
8. Hadrich, Malik (4 June 2018). "Officiel ! Après de nombreuses arrivées, les Francs Borains enregistrent deux départs". FootFeminin.be (in French).
9. "Le RFB bat Meux, son dauphin, 3-0 et reste leader en D2 Amateurs". La chaîne locale de la région Mons Borinage (in French). 2 February 2020.
10. "Trois mois d'absence pour Maxime Vandermeulen". DH Les Sports + (in French). 8 November 2021.
11. "Mercato | Saussez en renfort". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 9 November 2021.
12. "Mercato | Départ de Vandermeulen". Royal Francs Borains (in French). 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
13. Stouffs, Adrien (14 June 2022). "Rebecq tient son gardien n° 1". l'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
14. Dumont, Nathalie (31 March 2024). "Maxime Vandermeulen rejoint le RAEC Mons". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
15. "White Star krijgt geen licentie, Eupen promoveert naar 1e klasse". Sporza (in Dutch). 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016.

External links

• Maxime Vandermeulen at Soccerway