Place of birth Lille, France 2007–2013 Lille Weight 77 kg Name Jerry Vandam Career start 2008 | 2003–2007 Lille Role Footballer Current team Waasland-Beveren Years Team Height 1.86 m Position Defender | |
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Date of birth (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 27) Number 3 (Lille OSC / Defender), 8 (KV Mechelen / Defender), 25 (Waasland-Beveren / Defender) | ||
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Jerry vandam
Jerry Vandam (born 8 December 1988) is a Ghanaian-French professional footballer who plays as a defender and right back for Belgian Pro League club Waasland-Beveren, having previously played for Ligue 1 club Lille.
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Lille OSC
Vandam signed for Lille in 2003, and played with the Lille youth teams from 2003 until 2007, before beginning his senior professional career with Lille, and he made his Ligue 1 debut for Lille in a 3–0 match win against AS Saint-Étienne, where he came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Róbert Vittek on 15 November 2008, at the Stadium Lille Métropole.
Caen (loan)
Vandam agreed to join Caen on loan from Lille for 2011–12 Ligue 1 season, and made 36 Ligue 1 appearances out of Caen's 38 2011–12 Ligue 1 matches, and scoring 1 goal. He made his debut for Caen in a 1–0 Ligue 1 match win against Valenciennes on 6 August 2011, at the Stade Michel d'Ornano. He scored his first goal for Caen in the 82nd minute following an assist by Frédéric Bulot in a 4–2 Ligue 1 match defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on 29 October 2011, at the Parc des Princes. Caen were relegated, with 3 points shy from safety in Ligue 1, as Caen finished 18th following the end of 2011–12 Ligue 1 season.
KV Mechelen
On 27 January 2013, Vandam joined Belgian Pro League club KV Mechelen from Ligue 1 club Lille OSC on a 3-year contract until 30 June 2016.
Ghana national team
Vandam was born in Lille, France to Ghanaian parents. In September 2010, Vandam has expressed his desire to play for Ghana.