Julien Vercauteren (born 12 January 1993) is a Belgian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger. Besides Belgium, he has played in France, Croatia, and Spain.
Career
Vercauteren made his top flight debut during the 2012–13 season.
He joined
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
club
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional association football, football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of Footb ...
in June 2014.
Between 2016 and 2020 he had spells with
Westerlo
Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns:
* Westerlo centrum
*
* Tongerlo
* Heultje
* Voortkapel
* Oosterwijk
*
In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...
,
Union SG
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (), also known as Union Saint-Gilloise, Union SG or simply Union, is a Belgian professional football club from Brussels based in Forest. Founded in 1897 in the neighbouring Saint-Gilles, the club has played its home ...
,
Virton
Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the principal town ...
and
RWD Molenbeek. With Union in the Proximus League, now
Challenger Pro League
The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...
, he had his best period scoring eight goals and six assists his first season.
Julien is a distant relative of
Franky Vercauteren.
Het duel tussen Vercauteren en Vercauteren dat hebben ze al 100 keer gevraagd maar het is zo
www.voetbalkrant.com, 17 februari 2018, geraadpleegd op 20 mei 2024.
References
External links
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Living people
1993 births
People from Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Belgian men's footballers
Footballers from Brussels
Men's association football wingers
Ligue 1 players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
Belgian Third Division players
Championnat National 2 players
Segunda División B players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
K.V. Mechelen players
Lierse S.K. players
K.V.C. Westerlo players
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
R.E. Virton players
R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
OGC Nice players
RNK Split players
CD Marino players
KFC Houtvenne players
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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