Jelle Van Damme

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jelle Van Damme
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1983(1983-10-10)
Age	41
Birthplace	Belgium
Country	Belgium
Horoscope	Libra

Jelle Van Damme Biography

Jelle Van Damme is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 10, 1983 in Belgium, Belgium. Defender who has earned more than 30 caps while playing for the Belgian national soccer team. At the club level, he found great success with Anderlecht, with whom he won Belgian League, Belgian Cup and Belgian Super Cup titles.

He was teammates with goalkeeper Dan Kennedy on the LA Galaxy.

Van Damme started his career at Beveren, before he made a short move to neighbour club Lokeren where he played in the youth teams. He then signed for Germinal Beerschot in 2001, making his senior debut in the Jupiler League. Beerschot were linked with Ajax and the Amsterdam club soon offered him a trial stay beginning in February 2002.

In summer 2002, Van Damme moved permanently to Ajax where he showed promise in the Dutch Cup. In the 2002–03 season, he played in the Champions League and started as a regular player in the squad before breaking his toe in November

2002. The next season, he helped Ajax again qualify for the Champions League group stage but he had few chances to play in the first team’s title winning campaign, with the club preferring the Brazilian Maxwell at full back. This limited chance of game time led him to sign for Southampton of the Premier League in June 2004, for £2.5 million.

He was married to tennis player Elke Clijsters from 2008 to 2016.

Jelle Van Damme Net Worth

Jelle Van Damme is one of the richest Soccer Player from Belgium. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jelle Van Damme 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career as a youth player for Beveren before joining the youth squad of Lokeren. He made his senior debut with Germinal Beerschot in the Jupiler League in 2001.

He made the MLS All-Star Team during his first season with the LA Galaxy in 2016.

Jelle François Maria Van Damme (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɛ.lə vɐn ˈdɑ.mə] ; born 10 October 1983) is a Belgian international professional footballer who can play as a central defender, left-back or left sided midfielder. He plays for Lokeren, and has previously played for clubs in Belgium, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. He also has over 30 caps for the Belgium national football team.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jelle Van Damme Dating?

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His four-year spell at Anderlecht was much more successful as he won two Jupiler League championships (twice runners-up) and the 2008 Belgian Cup, and appeared in the Champions League group stages several times. Van Damme scored in the 2–1 win at rivals Club Brugge that won the second of these league titles in 2010.

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Jelle Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belgium. Jelle Van Damme celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

Van Damme returned to the Premier League in June 2010 by joining Wolverhampton Wanderers. He signed a three-year deal, with the option of a fourth year, for a fee reported to be around £2.5 million. Sell-on clauses relating to his 2006 move to Anderlecht mean that Southampton should receive between 10 and 15 per cent of the fee received from Wolves, estimated at £300,000.