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Ritchie De Laet

1988 - Today

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Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪtɕi də ˈlaːt]; born 28 November 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. De Laet played for various youth teams before joining the Royal Antwerp youth academy, where he was eventually picked up by Stoke City in 2007. Two years later, De Laet was signed by Premier League champions Manchester United where he mainly appeared for the reserves besides being sent on loan spells. In 2012, he joined Leicester City where he played more consistently and was part of the historic team winning the 2015–16 Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ritchie De Laet is the 10,536th most popular soccer player (down from 9,452nd in 2024), the 1,000th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 974th in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ritchie De Laet ranks 10,536 out of 21,273. Before him are Leroy Fer, Patrick Mtiliga, Paulinho Santos, Radostin Kishishev, Sani Kaita, and Fahad Al-Mehallel. After him are Rafael Santos Borré, Julio César de León, Alex Brosque, Daisuke Ichikawa, Pellegrino Matarazzo, and Hwang In-beom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Ritchie De Laet ranks 489. Before him are Sergei Bobrovsky, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Tatiana Golovin, Miyu Irino, Irene Montero, and Jessica Lowndes. After him are Sayaka Akimoto, Alain Traoré, Igor Karačić, Dominik Landertinger, Olia Tira, and Monika Liu.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Ritchie De Laet ranks 1,000 out of 1,190. Before him are Peter Piot (1949), Matz Sels (1992), Tom Saintfiet (1973), Dennis Praet (1994), Thomas Buffel (1981), and Gella Vandecaveye (1973). After him are Luca Brecel (1995), Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008), Blanche (1999), Selah Sue (1989), Ulla Werbrouck (1972), and Timothy Castagne (1995).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Ritchie De Laet ranks 192. Before him are Frédéric Herpoel (1974), Silvio Proto (1983), Mehdi Carcela (1989), Matz Sels (1992), Dennis Praet (1994), and Thomas Buffel (1981). After him are Timothy Castagne (1995), Urko Pardo (1983), Stephan Van Der Heyden (1969), Olivier Deschacht (1981), Bilal El Khannous (2004), and Zakaria Bakkali (1996).

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