Hans Vanaken

About

Belgian professional soccer player who stars as an attacking midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. He has 70,000 followers on Instagram.

Before Fame

He started out with the youth team of Lommel United before leaving the club to join the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2002. 

Trivia

In 2020, he won another Belgian Golden Shoe award, becoming the first player since Jan Ceulemans to win it back-to-back.

Family Life

His father Vital Vanaken also played professional soccer as a defender with Lommel. His older brother Sam played professionally with Lommel as well.

Associated With

His Belgian national team teammates include Eden Hazard, Simon Mignolet, Axel Witsel, and Jan Vertonghen.