SOCCER PLAYER

Hans Vanaken

1992 - Today

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Hans Vanaken (born 24 August 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. Widely regarded as the best Pro League player of his generation, he has been described as an "exceptional player". Vanaken is well known in Belgium for his prolific goal scoring ability despite playing in midfield. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Hans Vanaken is the 7,786th most popular soccer player (up from 7,917th in 2024), the 898th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 920th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Hans Vanaken ranks 7,786 out of 21,273. Before him are Noel Valladares, Yuki Abe, Tarik Oulida, Marius Stankevičius, Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, and Odil Ahmedov. After him are Wesley Sonck, Saïd Chiba, Akira Narahashi, Ji Dong-won, Juninho, and Vyacheslav Malafeev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Hans Vanaken ranks 205. Before him are Remo Freuler, Dafne Schippers, Safura Alizadeh, Kim Woo-jin, Miran Kabe, and Alexander Merkel. After him are Yura, Moanes Dabbur, Odell Beckham Jr., Mbwana Samatta, Erik Durm, and Magda Linette.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hans Vanaken ranks 898 out of 1,190. Before him are Gilbert Bodart (1962), Freddy Loix (1970), Éric Deflandre (1973), Gert Verheyen (1970), Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), and Geert De Vlieger (1971). After him are Wesley Sonck (1978), Rudi Smidts (1963), Salah Abdeslam (1989), Kris Peeters (1962), Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), and Dominique Monami (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Hans Vanaken ranks 150. Before him are Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), Éric Deflandre (1973), Gert Verheyen (1970), Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), and Geert De Vlieger (1971). After him are Wesley Sonck (1978), Rudi Smidts (1963), Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), Mile Svilar (1999), Maarten Martens (1984), and Alexis Saelemaekers (1999).

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