Jelle De Bock
Belgian footballer
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Jelle De Bock (born 4 May 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eendracht Aalst | |||
| Hamme | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Red Star Waasland (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Eindhoven (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Helmond Sport (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Eindhoven | 47 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Den Bosch | 34 | (1) |
| Total | 134 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U16 | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2006 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
De Bock was born in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders. In March 2006, he moved from Club Brugge to PSV.[1] He was mainly loaned out during the following years,[2] and never made an official appearance for PSV. He has represented several national youth teams of Belgium. After having played for FC Eindhoven for some years, De Bock signed a two-year contract with Den Bosch on 14 June 2012.[3]
In June 2014, De Bock went on trial with Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku.[4]
After retiring from professional football, he obtained a degree in sports marketing from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and has worked as a sports marketeer for Triple Double sport marketing in Eindhoven since 2015.[5]