Anthony Vanden Borre
Vanden Borre playing for Fiorentina in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Anthony Henri Vanden Borre | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Likasi, Zaire | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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TP Mazembe | ||
| Number | 68 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Anderlecht | 68 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Fiorentina | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Genoa | 31 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Genk | 42 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Anderlecht | 48 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Montpellier (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | TP Mazembe | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Belgium U16 | 19 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (3) |
| 2004–2008 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (3) |
| 2004–2014 | Belgium | 28 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52, 2 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2014 |
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Anthony Henri Vanden Borre (born 24 October 1987) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for TP Mazembe. Vanden Borre has previously played for clubs in Belgium, Italy, England and France. He won 28 caps for the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing as both a right back and a right winger.
Vanden Borre was trained at Anderlecht throughout his entire youth career, at the same time as his friend Vincent Kompany. He made his debut in the regular competition when he was 16 years and 187 days old. At that time, only one other player, Paul Van Himst, was younger when he debuted. A month on, Vanden Borre signed a contract with Anderlecht until 2007. In 2005, he drew attention to himself in a Champions League game against Chelsea, when he had the best attempt on goal for Anderlecht as they lost 1–0 to the English champions, striking Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech's post around midway through the game. He finally scored his first official goal at home against K.S.V. Roeselare in a 5–1 win when he opened the scoring on 21 September 2005.
While both Kompany and Vanden Borre were considered huge football talents, Vanden Borre was considered to be an even greater star-in-the-making than Kompany. Anderlecht-icon Paul Van Himst called Vanden Borre "the biggest talent he has ever seen in his career". He was praised for his technical ability, passing and vision. However, while Kompany managed to maintain a high level of play match after match, Vanden Borre's Anderlecht career was marked by irregularity, lack of concentration and injuries. After several minor incidents, including a stint which featured him shaving the initials of his name 'AVB' into his hair, he received a 'bad boy'-label from both the press and his coaches.
While at Anderlecht, Vanden Borre was linked a move away from the club like Hamburger SV,Ajax,Inter Milan,Real Betis,Tottenham Hotspur,Juventus and Lazio.
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