Thomas De Corte

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Thomas De Corte
Personal information
Full name Thomas De Corte
Date of birth (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Erps-Kwerps, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
OH Leuven
Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010 Lierse 44 (0)
2009–2010Lyra (loan) 19 (1)
2010–2011 Antwerp 16 (0)
2011–2013 AGOVV 18 (0)
2013–2014 Oosterzonen
2014–2017 Houtvenne
2017–2019 FC Berlaar-Heikant
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas De Corte (born 31 March 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He formerly played for Lierse and AGOVV.

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Football career

De Corte joined the first team of Lierse in late-2005. [1] He made his breakthrough in the second half of the 2005–06 season at the right back position. Due to an injury, De Corte was soon sidelined. [2] Subsequently, he was sent on loan to another club in Lier; Lyra. [3] After his stint at Lyra, De Corte signed with Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Second Division. [4] In the 2011–12 season, De Corte moved to Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club AGOVV after a successful trial. [5] [6] At the beginning of 2013, that club went bankrupt. [7] [8] De Corte then played for amateur clubs Oosterzonen, Houtvenne and FC Berlaar-Heikant. [9] [10] [11]

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References

  1. Vandenbussche, Bart (12 April 2006). "De Corte tekent verlenging". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  2. D'Haene, Bart (18 November 2008). "20-jarige Thomas De Corte verloor dit seizoen nog niet met Lierse". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  3. Steurbaut, Kersten (30 August 2009). "Lyra haalt speler bij stadsgenoot". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  4. "Lichtere sanctie voor Antwerpspeler Thomas De Corte". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 31 August 2010.
  5. Kramer, Gert (21 July 2011). "Belg De Corte op proef bij AGOVV". De Stentor (in Dutch).
  6. D'Haene, Bart (1 March 2012). "Thomas De Corte bij Nederlandse AGOVV in voetsporen van Dries Mertens en Nacer Chadli". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  7. "AGOVV verdwijnt per direct uit profvoetbal". NU (in Dutch). 11 January 2013.
  8. "Ondergang AGOVV Apeldoorn een feit door faillissement". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 8 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. "Thomas De Corte en Oosterzonen mikken op winst in Diegem: 'Nog belangrijker dan vorige week'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2 November 2013.
  10. "Thomas De Corte weer fit na maanden blessureleed: "Ik wil me nog vijf matchen bewijzen"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 21 March 2017.
  11. "Voetbaltransfers in Antwerpen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 1 July 2017.