Brandon Mechele
![]() Mechele with Club Brugge in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brandon Mechele | ||
Date of birth | 28 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Bredene, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Club Brugge | 259 | (7) |
2016–2017 | → Sint-Truidense (loan) | 17 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020 |
Brandon Mechele (born 28 January 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
International career
Mechele earned his first full international call up when Roberto Martinez named him in the Belgium squad in October 2018.[1] He made his Belgium national football team debut on 13 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Kazakhstan. He substituted Thomas Vermaelen in added time.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 November 2022.[3]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13[a] | 0 | — | 49 | 3 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 48 | 5 | |||
2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8[g] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[h] | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Total | 259 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 347 | 12 | ||
Sint-Truidense (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Career total | 276 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 14 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Belgian First Division Europa League play-offs
International
- As of match played 11 November 2020.[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Club Brugge
- Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Belgian Cup: 2014–15
- Belgian Super Cup: 2021,[5] 2022
References
- ^ "Martinez looks to freshen up Belgian squad". Euro Sport. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Kazakhstan v Belgium game report". ESPN. 13 October 2019.
- ^ Brandon Mechele at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Brandon Mechele". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
External links
- Brandon Mechele at Soccerway
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- {{UEFA player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
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