Bjorn Engels
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Björn Engels | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaprijke, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012– | Club Brugge | 62 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016– | Belgium U21 | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2016.
Björn Engels (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Club Brugge.
Born in Kaprijke, Belgium, Engels began his career at Club Brugge since first joining them at twelve, having previously being a youth clubs at FC Kaprijke-Bentille, FC Lembeke and Lokeren before joining them in 2006.
After progressing through the ranks of the academy, Engels appeared as an unused substitute bench, in a match against Gent on 29 October 2011, which saw Club Brugge win 5–4. It wasn’t until on 20 September 2012 when Engels made his professional debut in the UEFA Europa League against Girondins de Bordeaux. He came in the field at half-time for Thibaut Van Acker. Only one minute later he scored an own goal. After the match, Engels described his Club Brugge debut as “very painful”. This turns out to be only appearance in the 2012–13 season. Shortly after, Engels signed his first professional contract with Club Brugge, signing a three–year deal.
Engels made his league debut on 4 August 2013 in the second game of the 2013–14 season against Oostende. He played the full game and scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute. Club Brugge won the game with 2-1. After scoring his second against Kortrijk on 20 October 2013, Engels’ performance at the club resulted him signing a contract extension, keeping him until 2017 on 28 November 2013. Later in the 2013–14 season, Engels went on to score three more goals against Genk,Zulte Waregem and Lokeren. Despite being on the sidelined, due to injury and suspension, Engels continued to be in the first team regular and finished the 2013–14 season, making thirty–five appearances and scoring five times in all competitions. For his performance this season, Engels was nominated for the Young Professional Footballer of the Year, but lost out to Youri Tielemans.
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