Thomas Vermaelen

Retired
Last club: Vissel Kobe Retired since: Jan 21, 2022

Date of birth/Age: Nov 14, 1985 (38)
Place of birth: Kapellen
Citizenship: Belgium

Height: 1,83 m
Position: Centre-Back

Former International: Belgium
Caps/Goals: 85 / 2

Currently working as:

Manager Club: Belgium U20

National team career

#	National team		Debut			Coach at debut	Age at debut
	Belgium
3		Belgium	Mar 1, 2006	85	2	René Vandereycken	20 years 03 months 15 days
	Belgium U21
4		Belgium U21	Aug 17, 2004	12	1	Jean-Francois De Sart	18 years 09 months 03 days
	Belgium U19
4		Belgium U19	Nov 18, 2003	7	-	Marc Van Geersom	18 years 04 days
	Belgium U18
4		Belgium U18	Nov 13, 2002	5	-		16 years 11 months 30 days
	Belgium
4		Belgium Olympic Team	Aug 7, 2008	5	-	Jean-Francois De Sart	22 years 08 months 24 days

Stats of Thomas Vermaelen

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Competition		wettbewerb
Total :			85	2	-	-	11	17	11	-	-	-	3.206'	6.412'
	International Friendlies	32	1	-	-	4	9	2	-	-	-	2.378'	2.378'
	European Qualifiers	20	1	-	-	3	3	2	-	-	-	1.514'	1.514'
	World Cup qualification	19	-	-	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	1.646'
	EURO	9	-	-	-	2	-	3	-	-	-	-	638'
	World Cup	4	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	163'
	UEFA Nations League	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	73'

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	Matchday	Venue	Date			Result	Pos.
	International Friendlies
		Luxemburg	Mar 1, 2006	Luxembourg	Belgium	0:2						64'
		Sittard	May 11, 2006	Belgium	Saudi Arabia	2:1					46'	45'
		Trnava	May 20, 2006	Slovakia	Belgium	1:1	Not in squad
			May 24, 2006	Belgium	Türkiye	3:3	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Anderlecht (Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt)	Aug 16, 2006	Belgium	Kazakhstan	0:0						90'
	Group A	Yerevan	Sep 6, 2006	Armenia	Belgium	0:1	Not in squad
	Group A	Belgrad	Oct 7, 2006	Serbia	Belgium	1:0	LB					90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 11, 2006	Belgium	Azerbaijan	3:0						90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Nov 15, 2006	Belgium	Poland	0:1			25'			90'
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Feb 7, 2007	Belgium	Czechia	0:2					35'	35'
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Lissabon	Mar 24, 2007	Portugal	Belgium	4:0	unknown injury
	Group A	Brüssel	Jun 2, 2007	Belgium	Portugal	1:2	CB					90'
	Group A	Helsinki	Jun 6, 2007	Finland	Belgium	2:0					45'	45'
	Group A	Brüssel	Aug 22, 2007	Belgium	Serbia	3:2	LB					90'
	Group A	Almaty	Sep 12, 2007	Kazakhstan	Belgium	2:2						90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 13, 2007	Belgium	Finland	0:0	Cruciate ligament injury
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 17, 2007	Belgium	Armenia	3:0	Cruciate ligament injury
	Group A	Chorzow	Nov 17, 2007	Poland	Belgium	2:0	Cruciate ligament injury
	Group A	Baku	Nov 21, 2007	Azerbaijan	Belgium	0:1	Cruciate ligament injury
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Mar 26, 2008	Belgium	Morocco	1:4						90'
		Firenze	May 30, 2008	Italy	Belgium	3:1	Not in squad
		Nürnberg	Aug 20, 2008	Germany	Belgium	2:0	With other national team
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Lüttich	Sep 6, 2008	Belgium	Estonia	3:2					70'	70'
	Group E	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Sep 10, 2008	Türkiye	Belgium	1:1	CB		71'			90'
	Group E	Brüssel	Oct 11, 2008	Belgium	Armenia	2:0	Not in squad
	Group E	Brüssel	Oct 15, 2008	Belgium	Spain	1:2	LB					90'
	International Friendlies
		Luxemburg	Nov 19, 2008	Luxembourg	Belgium	1:1					46'	45'
		Genk	Feb 11, 2009	Belgium	Slovenia	2:0					44'	44'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Genk	Mar 28, 2009	Belgium	Bosnia	2:4						90'
	Group E	Zenica	Apr 1, 2009	Bosnia	Belgium	2:1	LB					90'
	International Friendlies
			May 29, 2009	Belgium	Chile	1:1						90'
		Tokyo	May 31, 2009	Japan	Belgium	4:0	CB		77'			90'
		Teplice	Aug 12, 2009	Czechia	Belgium	3:1	CB				46'	45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	A Coruña	Sep 5, 2009	Spain	Belgium	5:0	CB		10'			90'
	Group E	Yerevan	Sep 9, 2009	Armenia	Belgium	2:1	Yellow card suspension
	Group E	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2009	Belgium	Türkiye	2:0	CB					90'
	Group E	Tallinn	Oct 14, 2009	Estonia	Belgium	2:0						90'
	International Friendlies
		Gentbrugge	Nov 14, 2009	Belgium	Hungary	3:0		1				90'
		Sedan	Nov 17, 2009	Belgium	Qatar	2:0						90'
		Brüssel	Mar 3, 2010	Belgium	Croatia	0:1	CB				84'	84'
		Brüssel	May 19, 2010	Belgium	Bulgaria	2:1	on the bench
		Turku	Aug 11, 2010	Finland	Belgium	1:0	LB					90'
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Brüssel	Sep 3, 2010	Belgium	Germany	0:1	LB					90'
	Group A	Kadıköy/İstanbul	Sep 7, 2010	Türkiye	Belgium	3:2	LB					90'
	Group A	Astana	Oct 8, 2010	Kazakhstan	Belgium	0:2	Achilles tendon problems
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 12, 2010	Belgium	Austria	4:4	Achilles tendon problems
	International Friendlies
		Voronezh	Nov 17, 2010	Russia	Belgium	0:2	Achilles tendon problems
		Gentbrugge	Feb 9, 2011	Belgium	Finland	1:1	Achilles tendon problems
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Wien	Mar 25, 2011	Austria	Belgium	0:2	Achilles tendon problems
	Group A	Brüssel	Mar 29, 2011	Belgium	Azerbaijan	4:1	Achilles tendon problems
	Group A	Brüssel	Jun 3, 2011	Belgium	Türkiye	1:1	LB			46'		45'
	International Friendlies
		Celje	Aug 10, 2011	Slovenia	Belgium	0:0	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group A		Sep 2, 2011	Azerbaijan	Belgium	1:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Sep 6, 2011	Belgium	USA	1:0	Achilles tendon surgery
	European Qualifiers
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 7, 2011	Belgium	Kazakhstan	4:1	Achilles tendon surgery
	Group A	Düsseldorf	Oct 11, 2011	Germany	Belgium	3:1	Achilles tendon surgery
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 11, 2011	Belgium	Romania	2:1	on the bench
		Saint Denis	Nov 15, 2011	France	Belgium	0:0	LB		56'			90'
		Heraklion	Feb 29, 2012	Greece	Belgium	1:1	CB					90'
		Brüssel	May 25, 2012	Belgium	Montenegro	2:2	Not in squad
		London	Jun 2, 2012	England	Belgium	1:0	LB					90'
		Brüssel	Aug 15, 2012	Belgium	Netherlands	4:2	CB					90'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group A	Cardiff	Sep 7, 2012	Wales	Belgium	0:2	LB					90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Sep 11, 2012	Belgium	Croatia	1:1	CB					90'
	Group A	Belgrad	Oct 12, 2012	Serbia	Belgium	0:3	CB					90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 16, 2012	Belgium	Scotland	2:0	CB					90'
	International Friendlies
		Bucharest	Nov 14, 2012	Romania	Belgium	2:1	Not in squad
		Brugge	Feb 6, 2013	Belgium	Slovakia	2:1	Ankle injury
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group A	Skopje	Mar 22, 2013	Macedonia	Belgium	0:2	CB		36'			90'
	Group A	Brüssel	Mar 26, 2013	Belgium	Macedonia	1:0	CB					90'
	International Friendlies
		Cleveland, Ohio	May 29, 2013	USA	Belgium	2:4	CB				36'	36'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group A	Brüssel	Jun 7, 2013	Belgium	Serbia	2:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Aug 14, 2013	Belgium	France	0:0	fatigue fracture
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group A	Glasgow	Sep 6, 2013	Scotland	Belgium	0:2	fatigue fracture
	Group A	Zagreb	Oct 11, 2013	Croatia	Belgium	1:2	on the bench
	Group A	Brüssel	Oct 15, 2013	Belgium	Wales	1:1	CB					90'
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 14, 2013	Belgium	Colombia	0:2	CB					90'
		Brüssel	Nov 19, 2013	Belgium	Japan	2:3	CB					90'
		Brüssel	Mar 5, 2014	Belgium	Ivory Coast	2:2	Not in squad
		Genk	May 26, 2014	Belgium	Luxembourg	5:1	CB					90'
		Stockholm	Jun 1, 2014	Sweden	Belgium	0:2	LB					90'
		Brüssel	Jun 7, 2014	Belgium	Tunisia	1:0	on the bench
	World Cup 2014
	Group H	Belo Horizonte	Jun 17, 2014	Belgium	Algeria	2:1	on the bench
	Group H	Rio de Janeiro	Jun 22, 2014	Belgium	Russia	1:0	LB				31'	31'
	Group H		Jun 26, 2014	South Korea	Belgium	0:1	Not in squad
	Round of 16	Salvador	Jul 1, 2014	Belgium	USA	2:1 AET	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals	Brasília	Jul 5, 2014	Argentina	Belgium	1:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Lüttich	Sep 4, 2014	Belgium	Australia	2:0	Hamstring strain
	European Qualifiers
	Group B	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2014	Belgium	Andorra	6:0	Hamstring strain
	Group B	Zenica	Oct 13, 2014	Bosnia	Belgium	1:1	Hamstring strain
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 12, 2014	Belgium	Iceland	3:1	Hamstring strain
	European Qualifiers
	Group B	Brüssel	Nov 16, 2014	Belgium	Wales	0:0	Hamstring strain
	Group B	Brüssel	Mar 28, 2015	Belgium	Cyprus	5:0	Hamstring strain
	Group B	Jerusalem	Mar 31, 2015	Israel	Belgium	0:1	Hamstring strain
	International Friendlies
		Saint Denis	Jun 7, 2015	France	Belgium	3:4	Not in squad
	European Qualifiers
	Group B	Cardiff	Jun 12, 2015	Wales	Belgium	1:0	Not in squad
	Group B	Brüssel	Sep 3, 2015	Belgium	Bosnia	3:1	CB					90'
	Group B	Nicosia	Sep 6, 2015	Cyprus	Belgium	0:1	CB					90'
	Group B	Andorra la Vella	Oct 10, 2015	Andorra	Belgium	1:4	Thigh problems
	Group B	Brüssel	Oct 13, 2015	Belgium	Israel	3:1	Thigh problems
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 13, 2015	Belgium	Italy	3:1	on the bench
		Leiria	Mar 29, 2016	Portugal	Belgium	2:1	LB					90'
		Carouge	May 28, 2016	Switzerland	Belgium	1:2	CB				67'	67'
		Brüssel	Jun 1, 2016	Belgium	Finland	1:1	CB					90'
		Brüssel	Jun 5, 2016	Belgium	Norway	3:2	Muscle strain
	EURO 2016
	Group E		Jun 13, 2016	Belgium	Italy	0:2	CB					90'
	Group E	Bordeaux	Jun 18, 2016	Belgium	Ireland	3:0	CB		50'			90'
	Group E	Nizza	Jun 22, 2016	Sweden	Belgium	0:1	CB					90'
	Round of 16	Toulouse	Jun 26, 2016	Hungary	Belgium	0:4	CB		68'			90'
	Quarter-Finals	Villeneuve-dAscq	Jul 1, 2016	Wales	Belgium	3:1	Yellow card suspension
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Sep 1, 2016	Belgium	Spain	0:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group H	Nicosia	Sep 6, 2016	Cyprus	Belgium	0:3	CB					90'
	Group H	Brüssel	Oct 7, 2016	Belgium	Bosnia	4:0	Pubalgia
	Group H	Faro	Oct 10, 2016	Gibraltar	Belgium	0:6	Pubalgia
	International Friendlies
		Amsterdam Zuid-Oost	Nov 9, 2016	Netherlands	Belgium	1:1	Pubalgia
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group H	Brüssel	Nov 13, 2016	Belgium	Estonia	8:1	Pubalgia
	Group H	Brüssel	Mar 25, 2017	Belgium	Greece	1:1	on the bench
	International Friendlies
			Mar 28, 2017	Russia	Belgium	3:3	CB				90'	90'
		Brüssel	Jun 5, 2017	Belgium	Czechia	2:1	CB			46'		45'
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group H	Tallinn	Jun 9, 2017	Estonia	Belgium	0:2	on the bench
	Group H	Lüttich	Aug 31, 2017	Belgium	Gibraltar	9:0	on the bench
	Group H	Piräus	Sep 3, 2017	Greece	Belgium	1:2	CB					90'
	Group H	Sarajevo	Oct 7, 2017	Bosnia	Belgium	3:4	CB		54'			90'
	Group H	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2017	Belgium	Cyprus	4:0	on the bench
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Nov 10, 2017	Belgium	Mexico	3:3	CB					90'
		Brugge	Nov 14, 2017	Belgium	Japan	1:0	CB					90'
		Brüssel	Mar 27, 2018	Belgium	Saudi Arabia	4:0	CB			46'		45'
		Brüssel	Jun 2, 2018	Belgium	Portugal	0:0	Hamstring injury
		Brüssel	Jun 6, 2018	Belgium	Egypt	3:0	Hamstring injury
		Brüssel	Jun 11, 2018	Belgium	Costa Rica	4:1	Hamstring injury
	World Cup 2018
	Group G		Jun 18, 2018	Belgium	Panama	3:0	Hamstring injury
	Group G		Jun 23, 2018	Belgium	Tunisia	5:2	on the bench
	Group G		Jun 28, 2018	England	Belgium	0:1	CB				74'	74'
	Round of 16		Jul 2, 2018	Belgium	Japan	3:2	on the bench
	Quarter-Finals	Kazan	Jul 6, 2018	Brazil	Belgium	1:2	CB			83'		7'
	Semi-Finals		Jul 10, 2018	France	Belgium	1:0	on the bench
	Third Place Play-Off		Jul 14, 2018	Belgium	England	2:0	CB			39'		51'
	International Friendlies
		Glasgow	Sep 7, 2018	Scotland	Belgium	0:4	CB			46'		45'
	UEFA Nations League A
	Group 2	Reykjavík	Sep 11, 2018	Iceland	Belgium	0:3	on the bench
	Group 2	Brüssel	Oct 12, 2018	Belgium	Switzerland	2:1	CB				73'	73'
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Oct 16, 2018	Belgium	Netherlands	1:1	Hamstring injury
	UEFA Nations League A
	Group 2	Brüssel	Nov 15, 2018	Belgium	Iceland	2:0	Hamstring injury
	Group 2	Luzern	Nov 18, 2018	Switzerland	Belgium	5:2	Hamstring injury
	European Qualifiers
	group I	Brüssel	Mar 21, 2019	Belgium	Russia	3:1	on the bench
	group I	Nicosia	Mar 24, 2019	Cyprus	Belgium	0:2	CB					90'
	group I	Brüssel	Jun 8, 2019	Belgium	Kazakhstan	3:0	CB			78'		12'
	group I	Brüssel	Jun 11, 2019	Belgium	Scotland	3:0				90'		1'
	group I	Serravalle	Sep 6, 2019	San Marino	Belgium	0:4	on the bench
	group I	Glasgow	Sep 9, 2019	Scotland	Belgium	0:4	CB	1	79'			90'
	group I	Brüssel	Oct 10, 2019	Belgium	San Marino	9:0	CB					90'
	group I	Astana	Oct 13, 2019	Kazakhstan	Belgium	0:2	CB				90'	90'
	group I		Nov 16, 2019	Russia	Belgium	1:4	CB				67'	67'
	group I	Brüssel	Nov 19, 2019	Belgium	Cyprus	6:1	Not in squad
	UEFA Nations League A
	Group 2	København Ø.	Sep 5, 2020	Denmark	Belgium	0:2	Not in squad
	Group 2	Brüssel	Sep 8, 2020	Belgium	Iceland	5:1	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Oct 8, 2020	Belgium	Ivory Coast	1:1	Not in squad
	UEFA Nations League A
	Group 2	London	Oct 11, 2020	England	Belgium	2:1	Not in squad
	Group 2	Reykjavík	Oct 14, 2020	Iceland	Belgium	1:2	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Heverlee	Nov 11, 2020	Belgium	Switzerland	2:1	on the bench
	UEFA Nations League A
	Group 2	Brüssel	Nov 15, 2020	Belgium	England	2:0	Not in squad
	Group 2	Brüssel	Nov 18, 2020	Belgium	Denmark	4:2	Not in squad
	World Cup qualification Europe
	Group E	Heverlee	Mar 24, 2021	Belgium	Wales	3:1	CB				46'	45'
	Group E	Prag	Mar 27, 2021	Czechia	Belgium	1:1	Not in squad
	Group E	Heverlee	Mar 30, 2021	Belgium	Belarus	8:0	Not in squad
	International Friendlies
		Brüssel	Jun 3, 2021	Belgium	Greece	1:1	Not in squad
		Brüssel	Jun 6, 2021	Belgium	Croatia	1:0	CB			46'		45'
	EURO 2020
	Group B		Jun 12, 2021	Belgium	Russia	3:0	CB			77'		13'
	Group B	København Ø.	Jun 17, 2021	Denmark	Belgium	1:2				90'		1'
	Group B		Jun 21, 2021	Finland	Belgium	0:2	CB					90'
	Round of 16	Sevilla	Jun 27, 2021	Belgium	Portugal	1:0	CB		72'			90'
	Quarter-Finals	München	Jul 2, 2021	Belgium	Italy	1:2	CB					90'
Squad: 104, Starting eleven: 74, Substituted in: 11, On the bench: 19, Suspended: 2, Injured: 38,