Tom De Mul
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De Mul in training with Ajax | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kapellen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2002–2005 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2007 | Ajax | 36 | (5) |
| 2005–2006 | → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2007–2012 | Sevilla | 9 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Racing Genk (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 84 | (12) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | Belgium U16 | 13 | (2) |
| 2002 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Belgium U21 | 21 | (4) |
| 2007 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. | |||
Tom De Mul (born 4 March 1986) is a Belgian former international footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career
Born in Kapellen, Antwerp, De Mul began his career in K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, but joined the AFC Ajax youth academy at age 15, like countryman Thomas Vermaelen a year before. He made his first team debut on 25 January 2004 against NEC Nijmegen, but appeared only eight times in the Eredivisie in his first two years combined.
After a solid 2005–06 season (spent on loan) at Vitesse Arnhem De Mul returned to Amsterdam, and figured prominently during his first full year, starting in 23 of the 28 games he appeared in. In the subsequent summer he signed with Spanish side Sevilla FC for five years,[1] but spent the vast majority of his first seasons barred by Jesús Navas, a club youth product; however, on 16 November 2008, having only played five minutes at Getafe CF, he scored in a 2–0 La Liga away win.[2]
On 15 January 2009 De Mul agreed to be loaned to K.R.C. Genk, thus returning to his country. Seriously injured during the summer he spent the entire 2009–10 and 2011–12 campaigns on the sidelines, eventually leaving the Andalusians on 30 June 2012 after his contract expired.[3][4]
International career
In June 2007, De Mul earned his only two caps for Belgium at senior level in UEFA Euro 2008 qualification, making his debut on the 2nd as a 61st-minute substitute for François Sterchele in a 2–1 loss to Portugal at the Stade Roi Baudouin in Brussels. He started four days later in a 2–0 loss away to Finland.
De Mul started all six of Belgium's games as they came fourth at the 2008 Olympic tournament in China.
References
- ↑ "El Sevilla ficha al portero De Sanctis y al extremo derecho De Mul" [Sevilla signs goalkeeper De Sanctis and right winger De Mul] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Getafe 0–2 Sevilla FC". ESPN FC. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "De Mul busca su luz tras cinco años de eclipse" [De Mul searches for light after five years of eclipse] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ "Tom de Mul abandona el Sevilla Fútbol Club" [Tom de Mul leaves Sevilla Fútbol Club] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links
- Sevilla official profile
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data
- Tom De Mul at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tom De Mul – FIFA competition record
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