- Davino Verhulst
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Davino Verhulst Personal information Date of birth 25 November 1987 Place of birth Beveren, Belgium Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Willem II Number 21 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003-2007 K.S.K. Beveren 9 (0) 2007- Racing Genk 23 (0) 2010- → Willem II (loan) National team‡ 2007- Belgium U-21 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:25, 16 March 2008 (UTC)Davino Verhulst (born 25 November 1987 in Beveren) is a Belgian football (soccer) goalkeeper, who currently plays for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, on loan from RC Genk
At the age of fifteen, he joined the first team of KSK Beveren. Clubs like Manchester City, the Bolton Wanderers, and Udinese Calcio were interested in him but he choose to stay at the Freethiel. However, he has never been able to be a first choice keeper because of the presence of Barry Boubacar Copa. He made his first team debut against Benfica in the UEFA Cup of 2004 after the red card of Copa but he couldn't avoid the 3-0 defeat and the following elimination.
In the 2005-2006 season he played 8 matches during an injury of Copa. He made some nice saves against teams like Club Brugge but was again relegated to second choice after Copa's recovery. In the 2006-2007 season he came in a twist with Copa, and in the winter transfer period, he was bought by leader KRC Genk as second choice behind Logan Bailly.
Verhulst is a regular member of the Belgian U-19 National football Team.
References
Willem II – current squad Categories:- 1987 births
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- K.R.C. Genk players
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Belgian footballers
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- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Association football goalkeepers
- Belgian football biography stubs
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