Davy De Beule (born 7 November 1981) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Davy De Beule | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Hamme, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1992 | Hamme | ||
1992–1999 | Lokeren | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Lokeren | 108 | (25) |
2005–2008 | Gent | 83 | (9) |
2009–2011 | Kortrijk | 79 | (14) |
2011–2014 | Roda | 48 | (5) |
2014–2017 | Beerschot Wilrijk | 32 | (2) |
Total | 350 | (55) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editDe Beule was born in Hamme as the son of the cyclist Étienne De Beule.[1] He signed at Hamme at the age of 6 and moved to Lokeren in 1992. Six years later, he entered the first team squad of the club. He played a total of 128 games for Lokeren. In the 2002–03 season, he played a fundamental role in the club's achievement of third place in the national championship, and was named Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year.[2] He stayed at Lokeren until 2004, when he moved to Gent. With Gent he reached the final of the 2007–08 Belgian Cup, also placing fourth in the national championship in 2006 and 2007. In 2009 he moved to Kortrijk, where he stayed until 2011.[3] Next, he joined Roda of the Eredivisie.[3] In his first season at Roda, he played 24 games and scored 4 goals.[4] In 2014, he moved to Beerschot Wilrijk, where, in 2017, he ended his professional career as a player.[5]
International career
editIn his top year at Lokeren, he was selected for Belgium national football team,[2] but got injured during training and thus was not able to debut with the national team.[5]
Honours
editClub
editLokeren
- Belgian First Division A third place: 2002–03
Gent
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2007–08
- UEFA Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2006, 2007
Individual
References
edit- ^ Etienne De Beule, knecht van Eddy Merckx en vader van ex-profvoetballer Davy, is overleden
- ^ a b c "Davy De Beule (Sp. Lokeren) over de tijd van toen: "De voodoo-gebruiken van de Afrikanen, daar moet je de charme van inzien"". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Davy de Beule". Kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Davy De Beule". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b Van den Broeck, David. "Hoe zou het nog zijn met voetballer Davy De Beule? "De stallen van ons paardenhotel uitmesten, doe ik zonder morren"". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
External links
edit- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Davy De Beule at FootballDatabase.eu
- Davy De Beule at WorldFootball.net