Davy De Beule

Davy De Beule (born 7 November 1981) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder.

Davy De Beule
Personal information
Full name Davy De Beule
Date of birth (1981-11-07) 7 November 1981
Place of birth Hamme, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
1988–1992 Hamme
1992–1999 Lokeren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Lokeren 108 (25)
2005–2008 Gent 83 (9)
2009–2011 Kortrijk 79 (14)
2011–2014 Roda 48 (5)
2014–2017 Beerschot Wilrijk 32 (2)
Total 350 (55)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

De Beule was born in Hamme as the son of the cyclist Étienne De Beule.[1] He signed at Hamme at the age of 6 and moved to Lokeren in 1992. Six years later he entered the first team squad of the club. He played a total of 128 games for Lokeren. In the 2002–03 season, he played a fundamental role in the club's achievement of third place in the national championship, and was named Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year.[2] He stayed at Lokeren until 2004, when he moved to Gent. With Gent he reached the final of the 2007–08 Belgian Cup, also placing fourth in the national championship in 2006 and 2007. In 2009 he moved to Kortrijk, where he stayed until 2011.[3] Next, he joined Roda of the Eredivisie.[3] In his first season at Roda he played 24 games and scored 4 goals.[4] In 2014 he moved to Beerschot Wilrijk, where in 2017 he ended his professional career as a player.[5]

International career

In his top year at Lokeren he was selected for Belgium national football team,[2] but got injured during training and thus was not able to debut with the national team.[5]

Honours

Club

Lokeren

Gent

Individual

References
  1. Etienne De Beule, knecht van Eddy Merckx en vader van ex-profvoetballer Davy, is overleden
  2. "Davy De Beule (Sp. Lokeren) over de tijd van toen: "De voodoo-gebruiken van de Afrikanen, daar moet je de charme van inzien"". Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. "Davy de Beule". Kicker. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. "Davy De Beule". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. Van den Broeck, David. "Hoe zou het nog zijn met voetballer Davy De Beule? "De stallen van ons paardenhotel uitmesten, doe ik zonder morren"". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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