SOCCER PLAYER

Thomas Vermaelen

1985 - Today

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Thomas Vermaelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs fərˈmaːlə(n)]; born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Being left-footed, he usually played as a left-sided centre-back and could play at left-back as well. His key attributes included aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He was also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Vermaelen is the 2,086th most popular soccer player (down from 2,021st in 2024), the 549th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 2,086 out of 21,273. Before him are Conduelo Píriz, Gary Neville, Gabriel Calderón, Ikuo Matsumoto, Waldir Peres, and Yassine Bounou. After him are Mustapha Hadji, Jurandir de Freitas, Zoltán Varga, Silas Pereira, Rui Jordão, and Giacomo Bulgarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 51. Before him are Alissa White-Gluz, Fernando Llorente, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Julia Volkova, Odette Annable, and Nelson Piquet Jr.. After him are Diego, Juanfran, Filipe Luís, Sidharth Malhotra, James Norton, and Rafinha.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 549 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean-Pierre Monseré (1948), Georges Heylens (1941), Robert Waseige (1939), Jules de Burlet (1844), Dominique Mathieu (1963), and Hieronymus Cock (1518). After him are Guido Reybrouck (1941), Pieter Boel (1622), Jean Aerts (1907), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Kim Clijsters (1983), and Émilie Dequenne (1981).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Thomas Vermaelen ranks 35. Before him are Mousa Dembélé (1987), Joseph Mermans (1922), Jean de Bie (1892), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), Henri Coppens (1930), and Georges Heylens (1941). After him are Walter Meeuws (1951), Arnold Badjou (1909), Yannick Carrasco (1993), Odilon Polleunis (1943), François Van der Elst (1954), and Jan Vertonghen (1987).

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