Toby Alderweireld
Tobias Albertine Maurits Alderweireld (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːbias ˈɑldərʋɛːrəlt]; born 2 March 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp.
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Alderweireld with Tottenham Hotspur in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Tobias Albertine Maurits Alderweireld | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Germinal Ekeren | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Germinal Beerschot | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Ajax | 128 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Southampton (loan) | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | 174 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Duhail | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Royal Antwerp | 55 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Belgium U17 | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2022 | Belgium | 127 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Alderweireld began his professional career at Dutch club Ajax, where he won honours including three consecutive Eredivisie titles. In 2013, he moved to Atlético Madrid, where he won La Liga and reached the UEFA Champions League final in his first season. After a year on loan at Southampton, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2015 and once again reached the Champions League final in 2019. He left Tottenham in 2021, having made 236 official appearances in all competitions, to join Al-Duhail. After one season in Qatar, he returned to Belgium and signed for his hometown club Royal Antwerp, winning the title in his first season there and scoring the title-winning goal.
A senior Belgium international from 2009 to 2022, Alderweireld earned 127 caps and represented the country at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018 and 2022, and the UEFA European Championship in 2016 and 2020.