Olivier Deschacht 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...

 footballer. He currently plays for Anderlecht

R.S.C. Anderlecht

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

 as a left back or left wing-back. He plays for the Belgium national football team regularly. Now he is one of the main players of the Anderlecht defense, being captain of the squad since the 2007–08 season.

Career

At the age of 7, Deschacht began playing for S.K. Begonia Lochristi before he moved to K.A.A. Gent in 1991. He then spent two years (1995–1997) at K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen and signed for Anderlecht to play in their academy. He made his first team debut in 2001 under the coaching of Aimé Anthuenis.

For the 2007 season, Deschacht was awarded the captain's armband replacing teammate Bart Goor

Bart Goor

Bart Goor is a Belgian football left winger currently playing for Westerlo.-Geel:Goor began his professional career representing K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel in 1991 having risen through the club's youth ranks...

 during Goor's injuries. After Goor's move to Germinal Beerschot, he was awarded captaincy full-time in 2008.

Honours

Belgian League: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010

Belgian Cup: 2008

Belgian Supercup: 2006, 2007

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