Player Profile: Nicolas Lombaerts-UEFA Cup and Russian Premier League Champ

Today we take a look at Belgium’s young defender Nicolas Lombaerts. His number for the Rode Duivels is #2.
Birth Date: March 20, 1985 (23 years old).
Birth Place: Brugge, Belgium.
Height: 1m88.
Weight: 83 kg.
Position: Defender
Youth Clubs: Club Brugge K.V.
Professional Clubs:
1991-2004: Club Brugge K.V.
2004-2007: AA Gent
2007-present: FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (ФК “Зенит” Санкт-Петербург)
Number of Caps for Belgium: 4 approx.
Euro 2008 Qualifying Stats: Played in 3 matches (2 starts and 1 substitution).
In 2007, he played in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship for Belgium. There Lombaerts captained the young Belgians through 4 matches and led them to the semi-finals. Belgium had a great tournament. They made it out of a tough group with the Netherlands, Portugal and Israel. Then the Belgium U-21 lost in the semi-finals 0-2 against Serbia. Lombaerts’ performance and form attracted Zenit St. Petersburg. He soon signed a four year contract with the Russian powerhouse. It is one of the richest clubs in Russia. Nicolas Lombaerts is currently part of Zenit St. Petersburg’s starting 11. Zenit St. Petersburg won last season’s UEFA Cup and Russian Premier League.
Club Stats With Zenit St. Petersburg :
Season Tournament MatchesPlayed Starts Goals Assts YCards RCards
2007 Premier Division 13 13 2 0 2 0
2007/2008 Russian Cup 2 0 0 0 1 0
2007/2008 UEFA Cup 9 9 0 1 0 1
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