Thomas Vermaelen Arsenal Match Worn 20011/12 Season Home Football Shirt

Description

Thomas Vermaelen Arsenal Match Worn Football Shirt: Red Nike long sleeved number 5 with Premiership badging to arms. From 2011/2012 season.

Direct from the National Football Collection.

Made in Thailande.

Thomas Vermaelen (born 14 November 1985) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Belgium national team. Being left-footed, he usually plays as a left-sided centre-back and can play at left-back as well. His key attributes include aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He is also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender. Vermaelen joined the Ajax youth academy in 2000 and won the 2003–04 Eredivisie title in his first season with the club. He had a loan spell with RKC Waalwijk before rejoining Ajax and winning the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield. After Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's departure in 2009, he served as club captain for the remainder of the season. He joined Arsenal in 2009 and was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for that season. Following Robin van Persie's transfer to Manchester United in August 2012, he was named club captain but found first team opportunities limited due to the success of Arsenal's new first-choice defensive partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. In August 2014, he completed a £15 million transfer to Barcelona in La Liga. Vermaelen made his international debut for Belgium in 2006, and has gone on to win 63 caps for his country. He represented them at the 2008 Olympics where they came fourth, at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.