Sven Kums
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Kums | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Asse, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Udinese (on loan from Watford | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1993 | Dilbeek Sport | ||
| 1993–2006 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Lierse (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Kortrijk | 116 | (12) |
| 2011–2013 | SC Heerenveen | 68 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Zulte Waregem | 29 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Gent | 65 | (14) |
| 2016- | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Udinese (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Belgium U21 | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 29 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Sven Kums (born 26 February 1988 in Asse) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A side Udinese, on loan from Belgian First Division club Gent.
Career
He began his career at Dilbeek Sport, before joining R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1996. He played in the youth and reserve teams for 10 years, and in 2006 he became part of the first team. In the first half of the 2006–2007 season he did not play in a single first team game, and in January 2007 he moved to Lierse S.K. on loan.[1] He made his debut in professional football on 10 February 2007 against FC Brussels. Kums played 14 games during his loan spell, scoring one goal. Lierse were relegated, and Kums returned to Anderlecht. He was hoping to finally get a chance to play for Anderlecht's first team, but ended up playing for the second team every week. In January 2008 he joined Second Division team K.V. Kortrijk on loan. There, Kums played 16 games, scoring 5 goals, helping KVK win the title and secure promotion to the Belgian Pro League. In June 2008 Kortrijk signed him to a permanent deal.[2] In March 2011 sc Heerenveen announced that Kums would join their team for the 2011–12 season, the transfer fee was rumoured to be around €500.000. Kums played his first match in the Eredivisie on 6 August 2011 against NEC.
After 2 relatively successful seasons with Heerenveen, Kums returned to Belgium, signing a 3-season deal with SV Zulte Waregem. In one season for essevee, he played 41 games, scoring 5 goals. The team finished 4th, and Kums' performances didn't go unnoticed. On 1 July 2014 KAA Gent announced that Kums would join their squad that summer, signing a four-year contract. Kums played a great season in Ghent, and for the first time in club history they became the Belgian Champions.
Kums signed a season-long loan deal with Udinese on 29 August 2016.[3][4][5]
International
On 5 September 2008 Kums made his debut for the Belgium national under-21 football team against Slovakia.[6]
On 2 October 2015 Belgium national football team coach Marc Wilmots announced that he would call up Kums, along with teammates Matz Sels and Laurent Depoitre, for the international games against Andorra and Israel.[7]
Honours
Club
- Gent
Individual
Personal Life
His father Ludo Kums is youth coach at his former club R.S.C. Anderlecht.
References
- ↑ http://www.voetbalcourant.nl/pagina/anderlecht/16408/anderlecht-doet-talent-kums-de-deur-uit
- ↑ http://www.clubbrugge.be/en/nieuws/bericht/4013/Tonight-at-h-Club-Brugge---KV-Kortrijk
- ↑ "Kums è un giocatore dell'Udinese!". www.udinese.it (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Official: Udinese take Kums on loan | Football Italia". www.football-italia.net. Football Italia. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Udinese, Kums è ufficiale. Arriva in prestito dal Gent". www.gazzetta.it (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under21/fixturesresults/round=15084/match=300247/report=ev.html
- ↑ "Belgium make sweeping changes for Euro 2016 double-header". Sky Sports. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
External links
- Sven Kums at Soccerway
- Belgium Stats at Belgian FA