1. Jan Vertonghen won two Eredivisie and two KNVB Cup titles during his time at the club, and in 2012 he was named Dutch Footballer of the Year.
21 Facts About Jan Vertonghen
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Jan Vertonghen transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in July 2012, and made the PFA Team of the Year in his first Premier League season.
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Jan Vertonghen made 315 appearances for Spurs over eight years, as well as reaching the 2019 UEFA Champions League final, and was named the club's Player of the Year in 2018.
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Jan Vertonghen made his international debut for Belgium in 2007 and his 157 caps are the most in the history of the national team.
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Jan Vertonghen was part of Belgian squads that came fourth at the 2008 Olympics, third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
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On 5 July 2024, Jan Vertonghen announced his retirement from international football after seventeen years.
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On 23 August 2006, Jan Vertonghen made his first team debut in the Champions League third qualifying round against Copenhagen.
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Jan Vertonghen was named Premier League Player of the Month for March 2013, making himself the second Belgian and the 12th Spurs player to win the award.
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On 11 April 2013, Jan Vertonghen was sent-off against Basel during Tottenham's Europa League quarter-final second leg.
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On 2 December 2016, Jan Vertonghen signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2019.
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However, in mid January 2017, Vertonghen suffered an ankle ligament injury that would see him out of action for five weeks.
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On 3 December 2020, Jan Vertonghen scored his first goal for Benfica in a home match against Lech Poznan in the group stage of the Europa League.
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On 2 September 2022, Jan Vertonghen signed with Belgian club Anderlecht on a free transfer, after he and Benfica agreed to the termination of his contract.
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Jan Vertonghen first wore the captain's armband for Anderlecht on 23 October 2022, during a Belgian Pro League match against fierce rivals Standard de Liege in the Belgian Clasico, at the Stade Maurice Dufrasne.
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On 18 July 2024, Jan Vertonghen signed a one-year extension with Anderlecht.
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Jan Vertonghen represented Belgium at under-21 level in beginning in 2006 and played in the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship.
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Jan Vertonghen was selected for the 2008 Olympics and played in every match as the Belgians unexpectedly took fourth place.
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On 13 May 2014, Jan Vertonghen was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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Jan Vertonghen was called up to Belgium's squads for UEFA Euro 2020, in which they reached the quarter-finals, as well as the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.
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On 28 May 2024, Jan Vertonghen was called up to Belgium's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.
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Jan Vertonghen announced his retirement from international football on 5 July 2024, ending his Belgium career with a record 157 appearances across seventeen years.