Miguel Van Damme
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Van Damme | ||
| Date of birth | September 25, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Date of death | March 29, 2022 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2022 | Cercle Brugge | 40 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Van Damme (25 September 1993 – 29 March 2022) was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cercle Brugge. He came from Cercle's youth team.[1]
Club career
Van Damme made his debut on 5 April 2014 in the Jupiler Pro League. He played the full game in a 1–0 home defeat against K.V. Mechelen.[2]
Personal life
In June 2016, during a medical checkup prior to the beginning of the 2016–17 season, Van Damme was diagnosed with leukemia.[3] One year later he was cured and signed a new contract with Cercle until June 2019.[4] He recovered and despite still needing medication on a daily basis, he was able to play in the 2017–18 Belgian Cup on 20 September 2017 against Genk. In January 2020 Van Damme relapsed from leukemia and doctors gave him not much hope.[5] Despite this tragic news, he received immunotherapy. He got a new one-year contract with Cercle on 16 June.2020.[6] On 18 October 2021 he relapsed again, leaving him to battle leukemia for the 5th time in 5 years.[7]
In the night of 28 to 29 March 2022, Miguel Van Damme died.[8]
References
- ^ "Belgium - M. van Damme - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge vs. KV Mechelen - 6 April 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ^ "Leukemie vastgesteld bij Cercle Brugge-doelman Miguel Van Damme".
- ^ "Doelman Van Damme, die leukemie kreeg, verlengt bij Cercle Brugge".
- ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
- ^ "Miguel van Damme verlengt contract bij Cercle: "Hopelijk snel weer tussen de palen"". 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Opnieuw kankercellen vastgesteld bij Cercle-doelman Miguel van Damme". 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Doelman Miguel Van Damme (28) verliest oneerlijke strijd met leukemie: "Hij is naar zijn laatste match vertrokken"". Sporza. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
- Miguel Van Damme at Soccerway
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