Jan Vertonghen

Football player infobox
playername= Jan Vertonghen
fullname = Jan Vertonghen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|24
cityofbirth = flagicon|Belgium Sint-Niklaas
countryofbirth = Belgium
height =
currentclub = Ajax
clubnumber = 5
position = Defensive Midfielder, Central Defender
youthyears =
-2006
youthclubs = VK Tielrode
Germinal Beerschot
years = 2006-
2006-2007
2007-
clubs = Ajax
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
Ajax
caps(goals) = 3 (0)
12 (3)
nationalyears = 2005-
2007-
nationalteam = Belgium U21
Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
9 (0)
pcupdate = August 19, 2007
ntupdate = September 14, 2008

Jan Vertonghen (born April 24 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Ajax.

Via VK Tielrode and Germinal Beerschot Vertonghen moved to the Netherlands and signed a contract with Eredivisie side Ajax. In a 6-0 win over Willem II in the Amsterdam ArenA Vertonghen made his professional debut on December 3, 2006. He would play another two matches before the winter break and during this break he was sent on loan to struggling RKC Waalwijk for the remainder of the season. At RKC Waalwijk he would play 12 matches in which he scored three times, but was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Eerste Divisie.

On June 2, 2007 he made his debut in the national team in which they lost 2-1 to Portugal. Vertonghen returned to Ajax for the 2007-08 season, he is tip for stardom, but has not broken through just yet, due to a bad injury, but Johan Cruyff has made no secret of his admiration for the youngster who can handle any left-sided position in defence and midfield. On 26 September 2008 he extended his contract to 30 June 2013.

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External links

* [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=51497/typeofpage=40054/sc=4ccae2 Voetbal International profile]

References

* [http://www.vi.nl Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine]