Arno Monsecour (born 19 January 1996) is a Belgian footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Gent, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | KFC Heusden | ||
| 2004–2015 | Sporting Lokeren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2020 | Sporting Lokeren | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editArno started playing soccer at age five at KFC Heusden Sport and left at age eight for Sporting Lokeren.[1] Monsecour played a number of years at Lokeren's academy. In May 2014, Monsecour signed a 3-year contract with Monsecour, with an option for one more year.[2] He only made his official debut on August 17, 2017 when Monsecour replaced an injured Branislav Niňaj in the 86th minute, in a league match against K.V. Mechelen.[3]
On August 8, 2014, Monsecour receiver his first call-up for Lokeren in the Belgian First Division A, however, without making his debut.[4] He only made his official debut on February 18, 2017 when Monsecour replaced an injured Branislav Niňaj in the 86th minute, in a league match against K.V. Mechelen.[5] Monsecour eventually played six league games in his debut season. In the 2017/18 season, he hit ten league games. Afterwards, however, he failed to break through further at Lokeren. However, in March 2018 he extended his contract until June 2021.[6]
After Lokeren ended the 2018–19 season with relegation to the Belgian First Division B, Monsecour was relegated to the club's U23 team. Here he played one season before hanging up his boots.[7]
Life outside of football
editEven during his active football career, he started his own practice as an independent dietician,[8] and in 2021 he released the book “Delivered from Temptation.
References
edit- ^ Heusdenaar Arno Monsecour in selectie U17 Rode Duivels voor oefenpartij tegen Oekraïne, nieuwsblad.be, 25 September 2012
- ^ Heusdenaar Arno Monsecour haalt contract van drie jaar binnen bij Sporting Lokeren, nieuwsblad.be, 21 May 2014
- ^ [1]
- ^ GENK VS. LOKEREN 0 - 0, soccerway.com, 8 August 2014
- ^ MECHELEN VS. LOKEREN 3 - 0, soccerway.com, 18 February 2017
- ^ Heusdenaar Arno Monsecour voetbalt drie jaar langer bij Sporting Lokeren, nieuwsblad.be, 5 March 2018
- ^ Bijna drie jaar na de degradatie: zo vergaat het de ex- ..., doorfansvoorfans.org, 30 December 2021
- ^ Diëtist Arno Monsecour: "Ontbijten hoeft niet per sé, het hangt af van persoon tot persoon", radio2.be, 23 September 2022
External links
edit- Arno Monsecour at Soccerway
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