Tibo Van de Velde (born 5 December 1993) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club . He formerly played for

Roeselare Roeselare (; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. The name of the city is derived from two ...

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

and

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

Club career

Van de Velde progressed through the

youth academy, after having joined them as a 15-year-old after coming over from

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. On 4 September 2010, he made his debut in the

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against

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at the age of sixteen. On 17 November 2011, he scored his first league goal away against Rupel Boom. In 2012, he moved to

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. In January 2013, he signed with

, where he would score nineteen goals in 71 league matches. In June 2015, he signed a two-year contract with

. On 12 August 2016, he signed a contract with Dutch

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club

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, who had finished in fourth place the previous season. On 25 February 2018, Van de Velde signed a two-year contract with

Knokke Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (2007), while the municipality of Knokke-Heist has 33,818 inhabitants (2009). ...

, joining them from 1 July 2018. In 2019, he joined

Zwevezele Zwevezele (Pronunciation: weːvəzeːlə) is a town in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It has been part of the Wingene municipality since 1 January 1977. Zwevezele has over 5,000 inhabitants. Between Zwevezele and Wingene there is a haml ...

. On 19 February 2021, Van de Velde signed with

Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport is a Belgian football club based in Sint-Eloois-Winkel, West Flanders. The club play their home games at Sportpark Terschueren. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kits, are red and black. Formed in 1940, the ...

, joining the club from 1 July 2021. On 29 August, he made his debut in the fifth round of the

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, where his club knocked out Mandel United after a

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following a 0–0 draw. His league debut also occurred against Mandel, on 12 September, as the clubs drew again, this time 1–1. Van de Velde managed to score his first goal for Sint-Eloois-Winkel on 31 October in a 1–1 draw against league leaders

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. In November 2022, Van de Velde joined

club on a six-month contract.

International career

Van de Velde gained multiple caps for

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between under-15 and under-18 level.

Personal life

Next to playing football, Van de Velde works as a

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Velde, Tibo Van de 1993 births Living people People from Maldegem Footballers from East Flanders Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers K.S.V. Roeselare players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players FC Eindhoven players Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport players Eerste Divisie players Challenger Pro League players Belgian Third Division players Men's association football wingers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgium men's youth international footballers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen