Olivier Vliegen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olivier Marc Vliegen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bree, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal Česká Lípa | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Slovan Liberec | 51 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vlašim (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Senica (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Jong Genk | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Arsenal Česká Lípa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 January 2026 | |||
Olivier Vliegen (born 7 February 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Arsenal Česká Lípa in the Czech National Football League.
Career
After failing to make an appearance for Anderlecht, Belgium's most successful club, Vliegen trialed unsuccessfully with Sparta Prague, the most successful Czech team, before signing for Slovan Liberec in the Czech First League. He mostly appeared in the team's B squad in initial season.[1] In 2020 he was loaned to Vlašim in the Czech National Football League.
In February 2021, he signed a half-season loan with Senica of the Slovak First Football League.[2]
On 27 July 2024, Vliegen signed a two-season contract with Belgian Pro League club Genk with option for one season. He was assigned to the reserves squad Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League.[3]
On 25 June 2026, Vliegen signed a multi-year contract with Czech National Football League club Arsenal Česká Lípa.[4]
References
- ↑ Olivier Vliegen, 'de Belg van Slovan Liberec', tegenstander van AA Gent in de Europa League: "Onderschat hen niet" nieuwsblad.be
- ↑ "FK Senica posilní brankár Olivier Vliegen". FK Senica (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "OLIVIER VLIEGEN KEERT TERUG NAAR KRC GENK". K.R.C. Genk (in Dutch). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ↑ "Vítáme novou posilu!". FK Arsenal Česká Lípa (in Czech). Instagram. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
External links
- Olivier Vliegen at the Czech First League
- Olivier Vliegen at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bree, Belgium
- Belgian men's footballers
- Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Bohemian Football League players
- Czech National Football League players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim players
- FK Senica players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- KRC Genk players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Czech First League players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- FK Arsenal Česká Lípa players
- Belgian football goalkeeper stubs