Thomas Vermaelen

Belgian association football player (born 1986)

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Thomas Vermaelen is a Belgian male association football player and coach. Born in Antwerp on 14 November 1985, he plays as a centre-back and speaks Dutch. His professional career began in 2004. He has been a member of sports teams including AFC Ajax, RKC Waalwijk, Arsenal F.C., FC Barcelona, and Vissel Kobe. Vermaelen has competed in the Premier League.

He represented Belgium in international competitions, participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. His physical measurements include a height of 183 and a mass of 80. He wears the number 4 jersey.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: BE

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2
Total plays: 12

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Analysis of Relative Gene Expression Data Using Real-Time Quantitative PCR and the 2−ΔΔCT Method
· 2001 · cited 163,053x
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,474x
U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation
· 2015 · cited 59,665x
STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 50,956x
UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 44,285x

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Vissel Kobe
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: Belgium

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Thomas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Belgium
Place of birth: Antwerp
Occupation: association football coach
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Participant in: 2014 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Vissel Kobe
Position played: centre-back
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Belgium
Mass: 80
Image: Thomas Vermaelen 2018.jpg
Height: 183

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Commons category: Thomas Vermaelen
date of birth: 1985-11-14
sport number: 4
name in native language: Thomas Vermaelen
start of work period: 2004-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 1321594

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Vermaelen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs fərˈmaːlə(n)]; born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Being left-footed, he usually played as a left-sided centre-back and could play at left-back as well. His key attributes included aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He was also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender.

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