Sammy Bossut

Sammy Bossut
Bossut in 2014
Personal information
Full name Sammy Andre Bossut[1]
Date of birth (1985-08-11) 11 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Tielt, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Harelbeke
Number 1
Youth career
1993–1997 SC Oostrozebeke
1997–1999 Waregem
1999–2003 Ingelmunster
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Sporting West Harelbeke 8 (0)
2006–2023 Zulte Waregem 432 (0)
2023– Harelbeke 2 (0)
International career
2014 Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023

Sammy Andre Bossut (born 11 August 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Harelbeke.

Club career

He was a first team surprise in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup return against Newcastle United in St James' Park.

At the end of the 2007–08 league season, Zulte Waregem chose not to prolong the contract of Geert De Vlieger, who was until then first choice goalkeeper. Bossut started the last matches of that season to gain more first team experience. Instead of signing a new goalkeeper, Bossut was awarded his spot in the starting eleven for the 2008–09 season.

In July 2023, Bossut returned to Harelbeke.[2]

International career

After Silvio Proto got injured, national manager Marc Wilmots called up Bossut as potential third goalkeeper for the Belgium national football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3] Bossut played his first game with the national team against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014. Though considered official by the Royal Belgian Football Association, FIFA did not recognise the match as Wilmots made 7 substitutions while only 6 are allowed in international friendlies.[4]

Honours

Zulte Waregem

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Dames en heren..." [Ladies and gentlemen...] (in Dutch). Harelbeke. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Wilmots haalt Bossut bij WK-selectie na blessure Proto" (in Dutch). Sporza. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Debuut Bossut en Januzaj, én hattrick Lukaku zijn ongeldig". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Zulte Waregem win second Belgian Cup". UEFA. 18 March 2017.
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