Joachim Imbrechts
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joachim Lasse Imbrechts | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ixelles, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Meux | |||
| –2015 | UR Namur | ||
| 2015–2020 | Charleroi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Union SG | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Union SG | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Union SG U23 | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 | |||
Joachim Lasse Imbrechts (born 9 October 2001) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Union SG. Born in Belgium, he represented it internationally on junior levels, before switching to representing Sweden.
Early life
[edit]Imbrechts grew up in Namur, Belgium.[1]
Club career
[edit]In 2021, he signed for Belgian side Union SG, where he was in the club's squads for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.[2] He made his professional debut on the 1 October 2023, with Union Saint-Gilloise against his former club Charleroi. On the 9 May 2024, he won the Belgian Cup.
International career
[edit]Imbrechts initially represented Belgium internationally, playing in Belgium national under-17 football team friendlies.[3] He then switched to representing Sweden and debuted for the under-17 team at the 2018 Four Nations Tournament.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Imbrechts regards Sweden international Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his football idol.[5] He was born to a Swedish mother and a Belgian father.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Imbrechts tillhör Belgiens serieledare - öppnar för allsvenskan: "Ingen känner igen mig i Sverige"". fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ "Imbrechts på bänken i Europa League - öppen för Sverige: "Varför inte?"". fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ "Belgium U17 v Romania U17 game report" (in French). Royal Belgian Football Association. 2 September 2017.
- ^ ""La Suède, le choix du coeur"". dhnet.be.
- ^ "Joachim Imbrechts, les Suédois de l'Union : "Zlatan Ibrahimovic est notre inspiration"". rtbf.be.
- ^ "Imbrechts choisit la Suède, pour "soulever des montagnes"". lavenir.net.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Ixelles
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Swedish people of Belgian descent
- Belgian people of Swedish descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Royal Charleroi S.C. players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen