Jan Masureel

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Personal information
Jan Masureel
Full name	Jan Simon Masureel
Date of birth	September 6, 1981 (1981-09-06) (age 26)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	191 cm
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	KV Oostende
Youth clubs
	Cercle Brugge
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2007 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-	Cercle Brugge → SK Deinze KV Oostende RS Waasland	103 (4) 030 (8) 0 0
National team²
	Belgium	00 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jan Masureel (born September 6, 1981 in Bruges) is a Belgian professional football player. He is a tall and powerful full-back, who also likes to play in an attacking role. On the other hand, Masureel is not one of the fastest runners.

Masureel started his career at Cercle Brugge, where he made his debut for the first team in 2001, in a 2-0 home win against FC Denderleeuw. When Cercle achieved promotion to the Belgian First Division in 2003, Jan Masureel was told to search for a new team. Being a fan of Cercle Brugge, Masureel didn't want to leave and asked the management to give him a chance at the top level. In the end, Jan Masureel was offered a new contract.

In 2006, Masureel was loaned for a whole season to SK Deinze in the Belgian Second Division, where he was one of the best goalscorers of the team with 8 goals, despite having played as full-back all the time.

On June 22, 2007, it was revealed that Masureel's transfer to KV Oostende was completed.