Tibo Van de Velde (born 5 December 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sint-Eloois-Winkel. He formerly played for Roeselare, Deinze and Cercle Brugge.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tibo Van de Velde | ||
Date of birth | (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Maldegem, Belgium[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | KSK Maldegem | ||
2005–2009 | Club Brugge | ||
2009–2010 | Roeselare | ||
2012 | Gent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Roeselare | 30 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Deinze | 71 | (19) |
2015–2016 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | (0) |
2016–2018 | FC Eindhoven | 55 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Knokke | 21 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Zwevezele | 24 | (5) |
2021– | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 23 | (5) |
National team | |||
2008 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
2009 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC) |
Van de Velde progressed through the Roeselare youth academy, after having joined them as a 15-year-old after coming over from Club Brugge.[2] On 4 September 2010, he made his debut in the Belgian Second Division against Royal Antwerp at the age of sixteen.[3] On 17 November 2011, he scored his first league goal away against Rupel Boom.[4] In 2012, he moved to Gent.
In January 2013, he signed with Deinze, where he would score nineteen goals in 71 league matches.[3]
In June 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Cercle Brugge.[2]
On 12 August 2016, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven, who had finished in fourth place the previous season.[5]
On 25 February 2018, Van de Velde signed a two-year contract with Knokke, joining them from 1 July 2018.[6]
In 2019, he joined Zwevezele.[7]
On 19 February 2021, Van de Velde signed with Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport, joining the club from 1 July 2021.[1] On 29 August, he made his debut in the fifth round of the Belgian Cup, where his club knocked out Mandel United after a penalty shootout following a 0–0 draw.[8] His league debut also occurred against Mandel, on 12 September, as the clubs drew again, this time 1–1.[9] Van de Velde managed to score his first goal for Sint-Eloois-Winkel on 31 October in a 1–1 draw against league leaders Liège.[10]
Van de Velde gained multiple caps for Belgium between under-15 and under-18 level.[11]
Next to playing football, Van de Velde works as a mail carrier.[1]