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| Jan Vertonghen | |
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| Name | Jan Vertonghen |
| Fullname | Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen |
| Birth date | 1987-04-24 |
| Birth place | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium |
| Height | 1.89 m |
| Position | Centre-back, left-back |
| Youthclubs | FC Wintam, Royal Antwerp, Anderlecht |
| Seniorclubs | Anderlecht, Ajax, Tottenham Hotspur, Benfica, Anderlecht |
| Nationalteam | Belgium U16, Belgium U17, Belgium U21, Belgium |
Jan Vertonghen (born 24 April 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played predominantly as a centre-back and occasionally as a left-back. He enjoyed a club career spanning Belgian, Eredivisie, Premier League and Primeira Liga competitions, and he was a mainstay of the Belgium national football team during a period that included the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020 qualification cycles. Vertonghen combined positional intelligence, left-footed distribution and set-piece threat across spells at Anderlecht, Ajax, Tottenham Hotspur and Benfica.
Born in Sint-Niklaas in East Flanders, Vertonghen progressed through local youth systems including FC Wintam before entering the academy of Royal Antwerp. He later joined the youth ranks of Anderlecht, a club noted for producing internationals such as Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku, ...]