Nicolas Lombaerts
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolas Robert Christian Lombaerts[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gent (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1991–2004 |
Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Gent | 76 | (1) |
2007–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 196 | (9) |
2017–2019 | KV Oostende | 52 | (1) |
2019–2020 | KV Oostende B | 22 | (1) |
Total | 346 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2006–2016 | Belgium | 39 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2021– | Gent (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nicolas Robert Christian Lombaerts (born 20 March 1985) is a Belgian former professional
Career
Club
Brugge
Lombaerts joined
Gent
As his ambition was to play in the starting lineup of a first division team as soon as possible and Club Brugge was not able to guarantee this, he moved to
Zenit
In July 2007, Lombaerts chose a lucrative transfer to the
Lombaerts finally made his return to Zenit on 19 July 2009, coming on in the 71st minute for
On 5 July 2010, Lombaerts signed a four-year contract to remain with Zenit.[4]
Oostende
On 24 March 2017, it was announced that after 10 seasons with Zenit, Lombaerts will return to Belgium for 2017–18 season, signing with K.V. Oostende.[5] He played his last, 289th official game for Zenit on 17 May 2017 in a game against FC Krasnodar and was honoured by the club.[6]
On 30 July 2019 it was announced, that the club wanted to terminate his contract in exchange for a severance payment of 300,000 euros and was sent to the B-team. The club was in financial problems after owner Marc Coucke left the club, why they wanted to part ways with Lombaerts and his heavy wages.[7][8]
International
He has made his debut in full internationals in May 2006 in a friendly against Saudi Arabia,[9] and played 3 matches in Euro 2008 qualifying.
On 26 May 2014, in a pre-World Cup match against Luxembourg, Lombaerts came on as a substitute in the 77th minute for Jan Vertonghen. As Belgium had already made the 6 permitted substitutions, the match was therefore declared invalid on 4 June.[10]
Coaching career
On 28 May 2021 it was confirmed, that Lombaerts would become the assistant manager of Hein Vanhaezebrouck at his former club K.A.A. Gent from the start of the 2021-22 season.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 December 2017
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gent | 2004–05 | Belgian First Division A
|
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 40 | 1 | |||
2006–07 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 0 | |||
Total | 76 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | ||
Zenit St. Petersburg | 2007 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |
2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2009 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
2010 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | |||
2011–12 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | 50 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 39 | 1 | |||
2014–15 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 195 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 11 | ||
Oostende | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
Career total | 288 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 401 | 12 |
- ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Russian Super Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium national team | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 3 | 0 | |
2008 | 0 | 0 | |
2009 | 3 | 0 | |
2010 | 5 | 1 | |
2011 | 6 | 1 | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | 4 | 0 | |
2014 | 7 | 1 | |
2015 | 6 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 39 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lombaerts goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 October 2010 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Austria | 4–3 | 4–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification |
2 | 6 September 2011 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | United States | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 12 November 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Iceland | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Career honours
Zenit St. Petersburg
- Russian Cup: 2010
- Russian Super Cup: 2008, 2011
- 2007-08
- UEFA Super Cup: 2008
Notes
- ^ "Lombaerts Nicolas Robert Christian". Russian Premier League. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Николас Ломбертс: "Когда вышел на поле в Грозном, испытал этакую детскую радость" (in Russian). sport-express.ru.
- ^ Зенит 2-1 Спартак статистика (in Russian). sports.ru.
- ^ Ломбертс подписал новый контракт с "Зенитом" (in Russian). sports.ru. 5 July 2010.
- ^ "LOMBAERTS VOORGESTELD IN DURBUY" (in Dutch). K.V. Oostende. 24 March 2017.
- ^ Николас Ломбертс провел последний матч за «Зенит» на «Петровском» (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 17 May 2017.
- ^ Oostende wil contract Lombaerts ontbinden in ruil voor vergoeding van 300.000 euro, hln.be, 30 July 2019
- ^ NICOLAS LOMBAERTS NAAR DE B-KERN, kvo.be, 29 July 2019
- ^ Lombaerts deal uefa.com
- ^ "Adnan Januzaj's Belgium debut wiped from record books". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ AA Gent verrast: Nicolas Lombaerts keert terug bij Buffalo’s als assistent van Hein Vanhaezebrouck, hln.be, 28 May 2021
- ^ "Nicolas Lombaerts". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 October 2016.