Hannes Van der Bruggen
{{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hannes Van der Bruggen
| image = Schahter-Gent_(8).jpg
| upright = 0.8
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aalst, Belgium
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Cercle Brugge
| clubnumber = 28
| youthyears1 = 1999–2003
| youthclubs1 = KFC Olympic Burst
| youthyears2 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs2 = FC Denderleeuw
| youthyears3 = 2004–2010
| youthclubs3 = Gent
| years1 = 2010–2017 | clubs1 = Gent | caps1 = 121 | goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = KV Kortrijk | caps2 = 132 | goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2021– | clubs3 = Cercle Brugge | caps3 = 119 | goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2010
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps3 = 17
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2010
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps5 = 21
| nationalgoals5 = 4
| nationalyears6 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam6 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps6 = 6
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| club-update = 18:20, 18 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Hannes Van der Bruggen (born 1 April 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
Club career
=Gent=
Van der Bruggen began his professional footballing career at Gent in 2010, after spending six years in the club's academy. In November 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory over Genk.{{cite web|url=https://gh.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/27/belgium/pro-league/koninklijke-atletiek-associatie-gent/krc-genk/1122989/|title=Gent 2, Gent 0|work=SoccerWay.com}} During the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League season, he made his European debut against Differdange 03 in Luxembourg.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2009717--differdange-vs-gent/|title=Gent 1, Differdange 03 0|work=UEFA}} At the age of 19, Van der Bruggen was named as Gent's new captain in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.belgofoot.be/anderlecht-still-going-for-the-double/|title=Anderlecht still going for the double|work=BelgoFoot.be|date=16 January 2013 }} On 21 May 2015, he made history with Gent, as he helped lead them to their first league title in their 115 year history.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/12/champions-league-2015-16-team-guide-group-stage|title=Champions League 2015-16: team-by-team guide to the group stage|work=TheGuardian.com|date=12 September 2015 |last1=McCourt |first1=Ian |last2=Christenson |first2=Marcus }}
=Kortrijk=
In January 2017, Van der Bruggen signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with KV Kortrijk.{{cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/716842/officieel-van-der-bruggen-verlaat-gent-en-tekent-bij-kortrijk.html|title=Van Der Bruggen Leaves Ghent and signs at Kortrijk|work=VoetbalPrimeur.be}}
= Cercle Brugge =
On 19 January 2021, having made 285 appearances at the highest level in Belgium, of which 143 for AA Gent and 142 for KV Kortrijk, Van Der Bruggen signed with Belgian Pro League club, Cercle Brugge.{{Cite web|last=Soetaert|first=Eddy|date=19 January 2021|title=Hannes Van Der Bruggen is er woensdagavond al bij met Cercle Brugge op Antwerp|trans-title=Hannes Van Der Bruggen will be there on Wednesday evening with Cercle Brugge at Antwerp|url=https://www.hln.be/kv-kortrijk/hannes-van-der-bruggen-is-er-woensdagavond-al-bij-met-cercle-brugge-op-antwerp~a9393f93/|access-date=19 January 2021|website=HLN|language=nl}}{{Cite web |title=Hannes Van Der Bruggen {{!}} Cercle Brugge KSV |url=https://cerclebrugge.be/teams/a-team/players/hannes-van-der-bruggen |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=cerclebrugge.be |language=nl}} He made his debut for the club on 20 January 2021 against Royal Antwerp as his club lost 1–0.{{cite news |title=Kan het nog gekker? Lamkel Zé kroont zich tot matchwinnaar bij Antwerp |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league/2020-2021/regulier/25/antwerp-cercle-brugge-kan-het-nog-gekker-lamkel-ze-kroont-zich-tot-matchwinnaar-bij-antwerp~1597817771484/ |work=sporza.be |date=20 January 2021 |language=nl}}
International career
Van Der Bruggen has represented the Belgian national youth teams up to the Belgium U21.
Career statistics
{{updated|28 January 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|International !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Gent
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12
|14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2012–13
|24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| 2013–14
|23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2014–15
|16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2015–16
|9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2016–17
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Total
!93 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 7 |
| rowspan="4"|KV Kortrijk
|9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017–18
|29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018–19
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Total
!59 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!152 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 223 | 7 |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|hannes-van-der-bruggen/137884}}
- {{RBFA player|PH_5544}}
{{Cercle Brugge K.S.V. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van der Bruggen, Hannes}}
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:K.V. Kortrijk players
Category:Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Category:Footballers from Aalst, Belgium
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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