Ian Claes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Claes | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
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Sint-Truiden | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 |
Sint-Truiden | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Heerenveen | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 |
Mechelen | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Tongeren | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2012 | |||
Ian Claes (born 16 July 1981 in
As a promising youngster with Sint-Truiden, Claes was selected for two
2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification, scoring one goal against Latvia, he only featured in three matches and during the 2002–03 season, Mechelen loaned him out to Belgian Third Division team OH Leuven. As a result of Mechelen being refused a Belgian professional football license after going into liquidation later that season, the contract of Claes was annulled, causing him to be a free player after his loan spell at OH Leuven. He played one more season at Tongeren
, before quitting professional football.
References
- ^ Voetbal International profile
- ^ "Heerenveen Fan Site feanonline.nl". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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