var playerInfo={"2B1A74B80063A830":"1","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Belgium","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"22000000.00","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"180cm","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2025-7-1","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"18","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Atletico Madrid","38FCF119BEE99893":"RB Leipzig","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"1","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Atletico Madrid,RB Leipzig[on loan],Royal Antwerp F.C.,Royal Antwerp FC Youth","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Arthur Vermeeren","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"2005-2-7","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"<P><STRONG><U>CLUB<\/U><BR><BR>Royal Antwerp<BR><\/STRONG>Belgian Pro League: 2022&#8211;23<BR>Belgian Cup: 2022&#8211;23<BR>Belgian Super Cup: 2023<BR><BR><STRONG><U>INDIVIDUAL<\/U><BR><BR>Young Professional Footballer of the Year: <BR><\/STRONG>2022&#8211;23<BR><BR><STRONG>Best youngster of the year: <BR><\/STRONG>2023<\/P>","C377723034B3384C":"13149","F4AE865DDB6B58D9":"Arthur Vermeeren","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"\u20ac20.00m","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","E17A5F6F92350E090E8BE67DDCE16BA0":"<P>Arthur Denis Vermeeren (born 7 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Atletico Madrid and the Belgium national team.<BR><BR>Vermeeren made his professional debut for Royal Antwerp as a second half substitute in the 2022&#8211;23 UEFA Europa Conference League at home in Antwerp at the Bosuilstadion in a 2&#8211;0 second leg win against Lillestrom SK on 11 August 2022. He told the media after his debut that he could not have imagined a better debut. He received praise from coach Mark Van Bommel who was quoted as saying &quot;Arthur is a smart footballer, a fun guy to work with. He is eager to learn and show he can play. So he will get some playing time. He enjoyed it, I think. It&#39;s nice to see.&quot;<BR><BR>In April 2023, Vermeeren was a starter in the 2023 Belgian Cup Final as Antwerp defeated KV Mechelen 2&#8211;0. On 14 May, he scored his first goal for Antwerp in a 3&#8211;2 win over Club Brugge during the Champions&#39; play-off.<BR><BR>On 23 July 2023, Vermeeren was a starter in the Belgian Super Cup as Antwerp defeated KV Mechelen on penalty kicks. On 19 September, he made his Champions League debut in a 5&#8211;0 defeat against Barcelona. On 13 December, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3&#8211;2 victory in the return leg against the same opponent. Vermeeren was awarded Man of the Match for his performance, and in the post-match interview told reporters &quot;Today a dream came true. I am very happy and I hope I have made my family proud.&quot;. Vermeeren ended his season at Antwerp with 8 G\/A in 32 games in all competitions. Prior to his departure from the club, he made 64 consecutive starts across all competitions for the club, playing 99.4% of the available minutes during that run.<BR><BR>On 26 January 2024, Vermeeren joined La Liga club Atletico Madrid on a six-and-a-half-year contract. The deal reportedly included a &#8364;18 million transfer fee, with up to &#8364;5 million in add-ons, and Royal Antwerp keeping a 10% sell-on clause.<BR><BR>Vermeeren played for the Belgian youth teams, in which he featured for the Belgium U17 in the 2022 European Under-17 Championship. On 13 October 2023, he made his debut for the senior Belgium national team, coming off the bench in the 87th minute to substitute Johan Bakayoko, in a 3&#8211;2 away win over Austria during the Euro 2024 qualifying.<\/P>","9085EF0B5B518612":"76kg","031D6804B38B16BF":"2026625","e_index":6};