Jan Wuytens (; born 9 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wuytens is a defender who was born in

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...

and began his career with

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

in 1997. He left after seven years and joined

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

, making his professional debut in the 2005–06 season. On 15 June 2009 league rivals

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

bought the defender for €900,000. On 2 August 2016, his contract until 2017 was terminated. He joined KSC Hasselt as a player-assistant in 2017. In June 2018, Wuytens became a youth coach with

Genk Genk () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality comprises only the town of Genk itself. It ...

International career

He is a former Belgium Under-19 international.

Personal

Jan is also the cousin of Stijn Wuytens, who plays professionally for

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. ...

.Belg Jan Wuytens ruilt Heracles voor FC Utrecht
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1985 births Living people Belgian men's footballers PSV Eindhoven players Heracles Almelo players FC Utrecht players AZ Alkmaar players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Hasselt Men's association football defenders Belgian football managers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub