Jordi Vanlerberghe

Jordi Vanlerberghe (born 27 June 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.^[1]

Jordi Vanlerberghe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Duffel, Belgium
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brøndby
Number	30
Youth career
2001–2004	KFC Duffel
2004–2012	Mechelen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Mechelen	47	(3)
2017–2020	Club Brugge	7	(0)
2018–2019	→ Oostende (loan)	31	(4)
2019–2020	→ Mechelen (loan)	17	(3)
2020–2024	Mechelen	122	(9)
2024–	Brøndby	34	(3)
International career
2011–2012	Belgium U16	5	(2)
2012–2013	Belgium U17	8	(0)
2013–2014	Belgium U18	3	(2)
2014	Belgium U19	5	(0)
2017–2019	Belgium U21	8	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025

Club career

Vanlerberghe made his Belgian Pro League debut on 27 October 2012 in the derby against Lierse. He replaced Nicklas Pedersen as an 88th-minute substitute.^[2] He scored his first professional goal on 25 January 2014 against Mons.^[3]

In June 2017, Vanlerberghe was signed on a four-year deal by Club Brugge.^[4] There, he failed to gain a starting spot under head coach Ivan Leko, as the club won the Belgian league title.^[5][6] In July 2018, it was therefore decided to loan him out to Oostende, where he was reunited with Gert Verheyen, his former coach with the Belgian U23 team.^[7] Vanlerberghe played a good season in Ostend where he was a regular starter. At the end of the season, he returned to Club Brugge.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 August 2019, Vanlerberghe returned to Mechelen on a one-year loan with an option to purchase.^[8] At the end of the 2019–20 season, he returned to Bruges once more, but on 29 June 2020, it was announced that he would rejoin his former team Mechelen again on permanent basis.^[9]

On 29 January 2024, Vanlerberghe signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mechelen	2012–13	Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2013–14	Pro League	6	1	0	0	—		0	0	6	1
	2014–15	Pro League	2	0	1	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2015–16	Pro League	16	0	2	0	—		0	0	18	0
	2016–17	First Division A	22	2	0	0	—		—		22	2
	Total		47	3	3	0	—		0	0	50	3
Club Brugge	2017–18	First Division A	7	0	1	0	0	0	—		8	0
Oostende (loan)	2018–19	First Division A	31	4	2	0	—		—		33	4
Mechelen (loan)	2019–20	First Division A	17	3	0	0	—		—		17	3
Mechelen	2020–21	First Division A	31	2	3	0	—		—		34	2
	2021–22	First Division A	33	2	3	0	—		—		36	2
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	20	2	3	0	—		1[a]	0	24	2
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		122	9	10	0	—		1	0	133	9
Brøndby	2023–24	Danish Superliga	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	15	2	4	0	1[b]	0	—		20	2
	Total		27	3	4	0	1	0	—		32	3
Career total			234	19	20	0	1	0	1	0	256	19

1. Appearances in Belgian Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2017–18^[5]