Jonathan Blondel
{{Short description|Belgian footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Jonathan Blondel
| fullname = Jonathan Blondel
| image = Jonathan Blondel Club Brugge.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|4|3}}
| birth_place = Ypres, Belgium
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1=
| youthclubs1=
| years1 = 2001–2002
| years2 = 2002–2004
| years3 = 2004–2015
| clubs1 = Mouscron
| clubs2 = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubs3 = Club Brugge
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 189
| goals3 = 10
| totalcaps = 209 | totalgoals = 10
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2001
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1999–2000
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2003
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps3 = 13
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2003
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U20
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2002–2007
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps5 = 20
| nationalgoals5 = 4
| nationalyears6 = 2002–2010
| nationalteam6 = Belgium
| nationalcaps6 = 4
| nationalgoals6 = 0
}}
Jonathan Blondel (born 3 April 1984) is a Belgian former footballer who last played as a midfielder.
Career
=Excelsior Mouscron=
Blondel started his career at Excelsior Mouscron, making his league debut as a substitute on a 1–0 loss against RSC Charleroi on 7 September 2001,{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/excelsior-mouscron-v-charleroi-07-september-2001-8041/|title=Excelsior Mouscron v Charleroi, 07 September 2001}} making a total of 18 league appearances in the season. Blondel also helped Mouscron to finish as runners-up at the 2001–02 Belgian Cup, scoring the equaliser in their subsequent defeat by Club Brugge and helping his team to qualify for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=27969.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604064604/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=27969.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 June 2016|title = Spurs sign teenager Blondel|date = 11 July 2002}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belgcup02.html|title = Belgium Cup 2001/02}}
=Tottenham Hotspur=
Blondel was signed by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur on 7 August 2002, having rejected a move to Manchester United earlier in the year.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/2122187.stm|title=Spurs land Blondel|date=11 July 2002}} He made his Premier League debut on 31 August 2002 as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Southampton{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-southampton-31-august-2002-13298/|title = Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, 31 August 2002}} at the age of 18 years and 150 days.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statbunker.com/alltimestats/AllTimeYoungestAppearances?comp_code=EPL&club_id=19|title = All time – Youngest appearances Tottenham Hotspur Premier League}} Lacking first-team football and being relegated to the reserve team, Blondel considered to ask a loan move to Belgium.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/2248268/blondel-may-seek-loan-move|title = Blondel may seek loan move}} Royal Excelsior Mouscron enquired about a loan return deal, which was not agreed.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/2371037.stm|title = Blondel faces uncertain future|date = 29 October 2002}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/2248401/mouscron-consider-blondel-move|title = Mouscron consider Blondel move}}
Blondel made his second and last Premier League appearance in a 1–0 home loss against Bolton Wanderers on 1 November 2003, again as a substitute and almost netting a late equaliser.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/nov/02/match.sport2|title = Tottenham 0 – 1 Bolton|website = The Guardian|date = 2 November 2003}}
=Club Brugge=
On 28 January 2004, Blondel returned to Belgium after agreeing to join Club Brugge.{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/2289568/blondel-set-for-belgium-return|title = Blondel set for Belgium return}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/0257-0de667972dd6-5b03201d15b8-1000--brugge-bring-blondel-home/|title=Brugge bring Blondel home|date=28 January 2004}} He played a total of 266 games for The Blues,{{Cite web|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/node/25115|title=Jonathan Blondel puts an end to his career|date=13 January 2015|access-date=15 February 2018|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419073235/https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/node/25115|url-status=dead}} before announcing his retirement from professional football on 13 January 2015 after years of injury trouble. His last official match was on 8 August 2013, in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.{{cite news
|url=http://sporza.be/permalink/1.2207667
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118021022/http://sporza.be/permalink/1.2207667
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2015-01-18
|title=Jonathan Blondel (30) quits professional football
|language=dutch
|date=2015-01-13
|publisher=sporza.be
}}
During his career at Club Brugge, Blondel won the 2004–05 Belgian First Division, the 2003–04 and 2006–07 Belgian Cups and was part of the squad that won the 2014–15 Belgian Cup, although not playing in the latter and retiring before Club Brugge won the title.
International career
Blondel has played for Belgium under-19 and under-21 teams before being capped for the Belgium national football team. His debut was on 21 August 2002, coming off the bench in a friendly match against Poland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/poland-v-belgium-21-august-2002-248892/|title=Poland v Belgium, 21 August 2002}} He returned to the national side in 2004 for the friendly matches against Germany{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/germany-v-belgium-31-march-2004-253002/|title=Germany v Belgium, 31 March 2004}} and Turkey{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/belgium-v-turkey-28-april-2004-253092/|title = Belgium v Turkey, 28 April 2004}} After almost six years from his 3rd international appearance, Blondel received his 4th and last cap in 2010, in a friendly match against Croatia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/belgium-v-croatia-03-march-2010-294788/|title=Belgium v Croatia, 03 March 2010}}
Honours
=Club=
;Club Brugge
- Belgian First Division A: 2004–05
- Belgian Cup: 2003–04, 2006–07
- Belgian Super Cup: 2004, 2005{{cite news
|url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/en/article/2057
|title=Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup
|publisher=anderlecht-online.be
|access-date=20 April 2022}}{{cite news
|url=https://fr.besoccer.com/match/club-brugge/kfc-germinal-beerschot/200665785/compos
|title=SUPERCOUPE DE BELGIQUE. FIN
|publisher=besoccer.com
|access-date=20 April 2022
|archive-date=8 September 2023
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908180045/https://fr.besoccer.com/match/club-brugge/kfc-germinal-beerschot/200665785/compos
|url-status=dead
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{in lang|en}} [https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=32195 Soccerbase website] – Blondel's entry
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120909090400/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=6&CPID=10&pStr=Player&PLID=63003&TEID=307 Guardian Football]
- {{NFT player|pid=715}}
- {{RBFA player|PH_2489}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blondel, Jonathan}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Royal Excel Mouscron players
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Club Brugge KV players
Category:Premier League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Ypres