Nico Van Der Linden is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 football defender who currently plays for Hoogstraten VV.

Nico made his debut in Belgian Football with a substitution for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot in a Belgian First Division game in 2003.

He moved to Belgian Second Division

Belgian 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,...

 side Verbroedering Geel in 2004. One season later he moved on to Belgian Third Division

Belgian Third Division

The Belgian Third Division is the third highest level in Belgian football. It has two leagues of 18 teams each at the same level. This competition, known as the Belgian Promotion was first played in the 1926-27 season with three leagues, then with four leagues between 1931 and 1952. From 1952...

 side Cappellen

R. Cappellen F.C.

R. Cappellen F.C. is a Belgian football club from the town of Kapellen, near Antwerp. Cappellen has matricule number 43 and has yellow and red as main team colours. The club has a long history in the higher divisions of Belgian football...

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In 2008 he move to K Rupel Boom FC, where in 2009 he extended his contract for an extra season.

Amazingly, for a central defender, he scored 13 goals in the 2009-2010 season, including 4 in the promotion playoffs.