Glenn Claes

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Glenn Claes
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lierse
Number 30
Youth career
2000–2006 Lyra
2006–2010 Lierse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Lierse 3 (0)
2013–2019 Mechelen 109 (5)
2018–2019Lommel (loan) 29 (4)
2019–2020 Virton 12 (1)
2020–2023 RWDM 44 (7)
2023– Lierse 6 (1)
International career
2009 Belgium U15 4 (1)
2009–2010 Belgium U16 3 (0)
2010 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2011–2012 Belgium U18 4 (0)
2012 Belgium U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023

Glenn Claes (born 8 March 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse in the Challenger Pro League.

Professional career[edit]

Born in Lier, Claes started playing football at Lyra at an early age, until the local professional club, Lierse, scouted him to their academy.[1]

On 18 March 2012, Claes made his senior debut for the club when he was in the starting lineup against Mons, before being substituted in the 77th minute in the 1–1 draw.[2]

In 2013, he signed with Mechelen. In the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, he made more than 30 league appearances. Prior to the 2018–19 season, Claes was sent to Lommel on loan.[3] After this loan, Claes signed a two-year contract with Virton on a free transfer.[4]

In September 2020, it was announced that Claes had signed a two-year contract with RWDM in the Belgian First Division B.[5]

On 16 May 2023, Claes signed a two-season contract with Lierse.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Claes is the son of the Belgian former Lyra and Lierse goalkeeper Eddy Claes.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jonge debutant Glenn Claes treedt bij Lierse in de voetsporen van vader Eddy". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 20 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Lierse vs. Mons - 18 March 2012 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Lommel huurt KV Mechelen-middenvelder voor één seizoen". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Glenn Claes keert niet terug naar KV Mechelen en kiest voor Virton". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). June 2019.
  5. ^ Nimmegeers, Jens (2 September 2020). "RWDM plukt Glenn Claes weg bij Virton". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "WELKOM THUIS, GLENN!" [WELCOME HOME, GLENN!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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