Kenneth Van Goethem (born 13 February 1984) is a Belgian

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who plays for Heist, on loan from

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. In March 2016, the news was announced Van Goethem would move to SC Aarschot playing the

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from the 2016-17 season.

Career

Via

Diest Diest () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around ...

, Van Goethem arrived at the youth team of

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, where he was awarded a professional contract in 2002. At Genk, he played only a few matches, most as a substitute and only seldom as a starting player. Eventually he played only 18 matches in almost four seasons. During the winter transfer period of the 2006-07 season, he moved to

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team

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

with which he enjoyed promoted back to the highest level of Belgian football. Towards the end of the 2009-10 he was told his contract would not be prolonged and he moved as a free player to

during the 2010 summer transfer window, making it his second move to the Second Division. But again, he enjoyed promotion, leading the team to the title during the 2010-11 season. During the first match of the 2011-12 season, he picked up a severe knee injury, causing him to be sidelined for most of the season. At the end of the summer 2015 transfer period, Van Goethem was loaned to Belgian Second Division team Heist.

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* * 1984 births Living people Belgian men's footballers KRC Genk players K.V. Mechelen players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players K.S.K. Heist players Men's association football defenders Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football midfielders K.F.C. Diest players People from Aarschot Footballers from Flemish Brabant 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub