Joachim Van Damme
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joachim Marc Van Damme | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beveren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamme | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | KSK Beveren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Waasland-Beveren | 83[1] | (10) |
| 2012–2016 | Mechelen | 60 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Waasland-Beveren | 14 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Mechelen | 71 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Standard Liège | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Beveren (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2024 | Zelzate | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Hamme | 24 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 January 2026 | |||
Joachim Marc Van Damme (born 23 July 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Hamme.
Van Damme tested positive for cocaine on 16 January 2016 and was suspended by the Flemish doping tribunal for two years, until 29 January 2018.[2] KV Mechelen subsequently cancelled his contract. As a free player, his former club Waasland-Beveren offered him a contract in May 2017. End of November 2017, although still under suspension and unavailable to play for his club, Van Damme signed a contract extension at Waasland-Beveren keeping him at the club until June 2020.
On 11 January 2022, Van Damme moved to Standard Liège.[3] On 19 August 2022, Van Damme returned to Beveren on a season-long loan.[4] Van Damme's contract with Standard was terminated by mutual consent on 6 September 2023.[5]
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