Arnor Angeli
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Arnor Angeli is a Belgian
footballer, born 25 February 1991 (age 20) in Brussels
who plays in midfield
. Currently, he plays for Beerschot AC on loan from Standard de Liège.
, the Iceland
ic attacker for the Anderlecht team in the 1980s.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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.
Belgium
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footballer, born 25 February 1991 (age 20) in Brussels
Brussels
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who plays in midfield
Formation (association football)
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. Currently, he plays for Beerschot AC on loan from Standard de Liège.
Biography
Arnor Angeli is from Brussels, and his father, a supporter of Sporting d'Anderlecht, named him after Arnór GuðjohnsenArnór Guðjohnsen
Arnór Guðjohnsen is a former Icelandic footballer who played as a striker. He is most famous for his seven-year stint with Belgian club Anderlecht and was the club's top scorer in the 1986–87 season. He is the father of striker Eiður Guðjohnsen.-Club career:Guðjohnsen played for the following...
, the Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic attacker for the Anderlecht team in the 1980s.
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. He then played for Brussels, but when they were relegated to D2Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
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. 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.
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. 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.
On 1 February 2010
2010 in sports
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, Arnor Angeli received an injury to his right knee in training. This injury is expected to keep him out for six months.