Arnor Angeli

Arnor Angeli
Personal information
Full nameArnor Angeli
Date of birth25 February 1991
Place of birthBrussels, Belgium
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Avellino
Number23
Youth career
1997–2006RSC Anderlecht
2006–2008FCM Brussels
2008–2009Standard de Liège (U19, U21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012Standard de Liège13(1)
2011–2012→ Beerschot (loan)12(1)
2012–2014Mons42(5)
2014–Avellino11(0)
National team‡
2007Belgium U172(0)
2008–2009Belgium U189(3)
2009Belgium U196(1)
2010–2011Belgium U217(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:33, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

Arnor Angeli (born 25 February 1991 in Brussels)[1] is a Belgian footballer who plays in midfield. Currently, he plays for Avellino.

Biography

Arnor Angeli is from Brussels, and his father, a supporter of Sporting d'Anderlecht, named him after Arnór Guðjohnsen, the Icelandic attacker for the Anderlecht team in the 1980s.[2]

Sporting career

Arnor Angeli was trained at Anderlecht. He played there from the age of six, for the under sevens until the under 15s. ans. When a coach from Lierse SK signed some other players, Angeli decided, with regret, to leave Anderlecht to play more games.[3] He then played for Brussels, but when they were relegated to D2 and he no longer had the opportunity to play for an elite team, he decided to leave the club. With the option of a number of Belgian, Dutch, and French clubs, he decided to join Standard de Liège due to its proximity to sporting projects.[3] Aged 18, he signed a contract with the club. He played for the U19s at first, quickly rising to the reserves (U21). For the following season (2009–2010), he was named in the first team.[3]

Arnor Angeli played his first game in D1 in the 95th minute of the Standard-Courtrai match on 26 September 2009. The score was 0–1 and Standard needed an equaliser in the dying seconds. After only 65 seconds of play, with his second touch of the ball, Angeli scored a goal which sealed the victory.[4] He was named as a starter in his first game in the same season, in the game against Mouscron (0–0) on 30 October 2009.[5]

On 1 February 2010, Arnor Angeli received an injury to his right knee in training. This injury is expected to keep him out for six months.[6]

National team

Arnor Angeli plays for the youth national teams.[7][8] He took part in the U19 Belgium team which competed in a friendly tournament.[9]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arnor Angeli: J'ai tous les livres et DVD de Zidane". La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Papa mauve mais signature rouche". Extrafoot. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Angeli: On me compare souvent à Axel Witsel Propos recueillis par Junior". Footgoael.net. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  4. ↑ D.D.M. Angeli: 1 but en 65 sec. In: La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 28 September 2009. Accessed 28 January 2010
  5. ↑ LANGE, Jonathan. La drôle de première d’Arnor Angeli. In: La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 01/11/2009. Accessed 28 January 2010
  6. ↑ Direction du Royal Standard Club de Liège. Arnor ANGELI. 01/02/2010. Accessed 01/02/2010
  7. ↑ Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football-Association. Moins de 19 ans: Rapports de matches. Accessed 18/01/2010
  8. ↑ Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football-Association. Moins de 19 ans: sélection. Accessed 18/01/2010
  9. ↑ "Foot – Un succès, une défaite et un nul pour les U18". La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.

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