Valentin Vanbaleghem

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Valentin Vanbaleghem

| fullname =

| image = RC Lens - LB Châteauroux (03-11-2018) 12.jpg

| caption = Vanbaleghem in 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|10|9}}

| birth_place = Lomme, France

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Lille B

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2002–2006

| years1 = 2013–2016

| clubs1 = Lille B

| caps1 = 94

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2016–2018

| clubs2 = Lille

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2018

| clubs3 = → Les Herbiers B (loan)

| caps3 = 4

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = → Les Herbiers (loan)

| caps4 = 24

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2020

| clubs5 = Châteauroux

| caps5 = 41

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2022

| clubs6 = Perugia

| caps6 = 41

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022

| clubs7 = Virton

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022–2023

| clubs8 = Sedan

| caps8 = 27

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2023–

| clubs9 = Lille B

| caps9 = 33

| goals9 = 4

| club-update = 20:31, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

}}

Valentin Vanbaleghem (born 9 October 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 side Lille B.{{soccerway|vincent-vanbaleghem/327175}}

Career

Vanbaleghem is a youth product of Lille, having joined their youth academy at the age of 6. He briefly played for Les Herbiers on loan before moving to Châteauroux in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.berrichonne.net/actualites/actu/597/signature-de-valentin-vanbaleghem|title=Signature de Valentin VANBALEGHEM - La Berrichonne Football|website=www.berrichonne.net}}

He signed a two-years contract with Serie C club Perugia in October 2020.{{cite press release|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/ufficiale-vanbaleghem-del-perugia/|title=UFFICIALE: VANBALEGHEM È DEL PERUGIA!|date=9 October 2020|access-date=25 January 2022|language=it}} Perugia advanced to Serie B for the 2021–22 season. On 24 January 2022, his contract with Perugia was terminated by mutual consent.{{cite press release|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/comunicato-ufficiale-13/|title=COMUNICATO UFFICIALE|date=24 January 2022|access-date=24 January 2022|language=it}}

On 26 January 2022, he joined Virton in Belgium.{{cite web|publisher=Virton|url=https://www.facebook.com/revirton/posts/4673129899449207|title=Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à Valentin Vanbaleghem au RE Virton.|date=26 January 2022|access-date=27 January 2022|language=fr}}

On 23 May 2022, Vanbaleghem agreed to return to France and signed with Sedan.{{cite web|publisher=Sedan|url=https://cs-sedan.fr/2022/05/23/vanbaleghem-lance-le-mercato-sedanais/|title=Le mercato sedanais est lancé !|date=23 May 2022|access-date=13 July 2022|language=fr}}

Honours

Les Herbiers

Coupe de France runner-up: 2017–18{{Cite web |title=PSG 2-0 Les Herbiers (May 8, 2018) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/510108/paris-saint-germain-les-herbiers |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ESPN |language=en}}