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Apr 24, 1987 Sint Niklaas, Flemish Region, Belgium 37 years old
Belgian association football player
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About Jan Vertonghen
- Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen (Dutch pronunciation: ['j?n v?r't???(n)]; born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team.
- Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back. He began his senior career at Dutch club Ajax in 2006 and totalled 220 games and 28 goals for them across all competitions, serving as their captain from 2011 to 2012.
- He won two Eredivisie and two KNVB Cup titles during his time at the club, and in 2012 he was named Dutch Footballer of the Year.
- Vertonghen transferred to Tottenham in July 2012, and made the PFA Team of the Year in his first Premier League season, going on to make over 200 appearances for Spurs and winning their player of the year award in 2018. Vertonghen made his international debut for Belgium in 2007 and his 116 caps (including three unofficial games, according to FIFA rules) are the most in the history of the national team.
- He was part of Belgian squads that came fourth at the 2008 Olympics and reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2016 as well as third place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
