Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelenspent over two years at Japanese club Vissel Kobe before announcing his retirement earlier this year. Vissel Kobe turned out to be the last profesisonal club for Thomas Vermaelen before his announcement. The ex-Arsenal and Ajax Amsterdam player signed for Vissel Kobe onthe back of his time with La Liga giants Barcelona.
Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen spent a season at Italian capital club AS Roma during his Barcelona days. He had joined Barcelona from Premier League team Arsenal in August 2014 before leaving the Catalan giants after two years to sign for AS Roma on loan.
Thomas Vermaelen had a distinguished career for the Belgium national team spanning over a decade. The defender played for the Belgium senior team over the course of 15 years with a return of two goals in 85 appearances. He was part of the golden generation of Belgian football before his official announcement to retire at the start of this year. His last appearance came in the summer of 2021 and a little over 15 years from his first appearance in 2006.
Recently retired defender Thomas Vermaelen is on course to be part of the Belgium senior team coaching crew ahead of their two international friendly games later this month after the former Arsenal and Barcelona player was confirmed as the newest member of the Red Devils coaching staffs few weeks back.
Premier League heavyweights Arsenal have shown that they are on the same page with Thomas Vermaelen over the potential transfer for Brazilian midfielder Arthur. Thomas Vermaelen and Arthur were teammates for a short time at Barcelona. In an interview with Spanish publication Football Espana, Thomas Vermaelen talked up the football abilities of Arthur as he said that the Brazil international needs time to adapt to Barcelona. Belgian defender Vermaelen granted the interview almost four years ago.
Thomas Vermaelen started his Belgium national team career with the youth teams. The utility defender featured for his country at both the u-17 and u-19 levels. Thomas Vermaelen can play either as a left-back or as a central defender.
Belgian national team star Thomas Vermaelen was not in the Barcelona squad for the 2015 UEFA Champions League final clash with Italian Serie A giants Juventus. Thomas Vermaelen missed the majority of the 2014/15 season due to injury and he was not in the Champions League final encounter with the Old Lady despite the fact that the utility defender had recovered from his fitness issues.
Belgian international Thomas Vermaelen was in the Barcelona squad that won the FIFA Club World Cup tournament in 2015. Barcelona qualified for the World Cup by winning the Champions League title from the 2014/15 season.
Belgian international Thomas Vermaelen has won two major trophies since he moved to Vissel Kobe in the Japanese top flight two years ago. Thomas Vermaelen signed for the J-league side as a free agent on July 27, 2019. The former Arsenal skipper signed a two-and-a-half year deal when he joined Vissel Kobe. Ex-Barcelona teammates Andreas Iniesta and Sergi Samper were at the club when he joined two years ago. Thomas Vermaelen also met former Arsenal teammate Lukas Podolski at the club.
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Belgian international utility defender Thomas Vermaelen won five major trophies during his time at Dutch Eredivisie giants Ajax Amsterdam during his time at the club. Thomas Vermaelen was at Germinal Beerschot in his native Belgium before he joined the Ajax Amsterdam youth team.
Thomas Vermaelen made his debut for the Ajax Amsterdam first team during the win over FC Volendam on February 15, 2004. He celebrated his professional debut with a win thanks to the 2-0 away victory over FC Volendam. He won the first of his five major trophies at Ajax during that season. Vermaelen was part of the Ajax Amsterdam squad that won the league title at the end of the 2003/04 Dutch Eredivisie season. Continue reading VERMAELEN: AJAX MAJOR HONOURS UNVEILED
