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Name: Albert Antonia Gustaaf De Cleyn

Nickname: "Bert"



Country: Belgium
Club: KV Mechelen
Position: *CF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-29 years (28/06/1917)

Height: * 174 cm
Weight: * 79 kg

Attack: 91
Defense: 32
Balance: 82
Stamina: 77
Top Speed: 78
Acceleration: 81
Response: 93
Agility: 80
Dribble Accuracy: 80
Dribble Speed: 77
Short Pass Accuracy: 73
Short Pass Speed: 67
Long Pass Accuracy: 70
Long Pass Speed: 71
Shot Accuracy: 89
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 88
Free Kick Accuracy: 71
Curling: 69
Header: 85
Jump: 83
Technique: 80
Aggression: 94
Mentality: 81
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 73

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 6
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard


CARDS:
P13: Goal Poacher
P19: Fox In The Box
S01: Reaction
S03: 1 on 1 Finish

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Positioning - Reaction - Scoring - 1 on 1 Scoring - Lines

Attack/Defense awareness card: Attack Minded


INFO:

De Cleyn began his career as a football player in the junior section of his original club, the RFC Malinois, who is known at the present time under the name KV Mechelen. From there he moved to the 1932/33 season in the men's team of the association, which was represented on this already the highest in the league, the former Division d'Honneur. and 16-year-olds completed in two championship matches as many matches - in his first season with the then 15 adults reach. In the following season 1933/34 De Cleyn came in 26 league games to use, scoring 22 goals. After the completed season 1934/35 he took his first goal average over 1.0 goals / game, in the 24 league matches he scored 27 goals. With the 1935/36 season, broke the scoring of the now 18 - and 19-something a year old, he came at 25 missions "only" 14 times to score. During the next season could not attend as many games as in the previous three seasons. So it was that De Cleyn took only 16 official league games, but also just as many goals scored.

1937/38 he also brought good performance and scored 23 goals in 25 championship matches. With the team he finished second in the League Standings but the twelfth of 14 seats and was so narrowly by the relegation to the second division. By relegation threatened and terrified of the currently still managed league in turmoil, the team played in the following season, a number of good games and was ranked 4th, just two points behind me to advance to the second-placed Lierse SK. De Cleyn was one of the most responsible for the success of a judgmental fourth place as he scored 27 goals in 24 league matches. After the 1939/40 season had begun for De Cleyn almost perfect (in five games, he made seven goals), the current championship but had stopped because of World War II broke out. In the same time introduced the young striker scored War League 16 goals in 13 missions. After the operation of the league 1940/41 resumed for a short time, graduated from De Cleyn twelve league games, scoring 19 goals, which he included itself for the first time in the ranks of the Belgian scorer hunters. In the War League, he participated at the same time in 22 games, scoring the same number of gates.

During normal game operation has been included from the season 1941/42, was the most successful Belgian striker of all time more and more what it can do. After a well played game, he came to a record of 34 league goals in 25 league games completed, which meant the repeated award as top scorer. In the ending table, the team only reached the tenth position and was therefore far from the master, Lierse SK, removed. Overall, the team's 61 Cup 1941/42 Goals, which De Cleyn had achieved more than half of the goals for his team. After the 1942/43 season, the striker was allowed for the first time in his career the championship trophy in their hands. In all 30 league games in the season was De Cleyn in use and was with his 34 goals one of the main supports for the fixing of the league title. As only very rarely in the past during this season, also played defensive line for the RFC Malinois with neat, what the underlined compared to the other clubs, 31 goals conceded clear. With his and fair performance hit De Cleyn struggled during the season 1943-44, when he met with all the 30 league games completed "only" 20 times into the opponents' goals.

and 28-year-old striker in 17 championship matches, and he came up with a record of 25 goals - in the Second World War but by the time abandoned 1944/45 season of the 27 played. With the season 1945/46 denied De Cleyn for him probably the most successful season of his career. The two teams previously advanced league, was extended for another three teams, so a total of 19 teams took part in the operation of the game highest Belgian soccer league. The number of league games, was held as in previous years, increased from 30 to 36. The RFC Malinois started from the very start in the championship and was able to celebrate at the end with 55 points (six points behind runner-Royal Antwerp FC) again as Belgian champions. Of the 108 gates, who scored the team this season, went 40 on the account of De Cleyn, himself in all 36 championship games in action. The 40 hits he was the third time in his career, Belgian top scorer. In the season 1946/47 took part in all 36 league games, scoring 31 goals. After the numerous top performances before, De Cleyn was appointed at this time for the first time the Belgian national team. With his team debut, he was already in the 30th Of age and already had a number of seasons spent in his parent club. In the league managed the fresh national player with the RFC Malinois behind the RSC Anderlecht (1) and ROC Charleroi-Marchienne (2) only the leap to third place.

With advanced age made at De Cleyn also conditional noticeable problems, which impacted on his hit rate. So it happened that he subsequently 1947/48 season in 29 games on a number of 19 goals came, and he has seen two seasons ago, more than twice the number of gates. Since before the start of the season the number of games of 36 lots was again reduced to 30 matches, De Cleyn was still almost in the championship matches in all applications. After good performances, the team managed around the Belgian goal scorers in the League Standings 1st Rank had five points, while the distance runner from Anderlecht. A smaller low point in his career so far has seen the striker in 1948-49, when he met with 24 league games completed "only" nine times into the opponents' goal and will thus not in six championship matches was used. In the following season 1949/50 saw one of the now 32 - and 33-year-olds his age already, and he came in all 30 league games on a balance sheet of 15 matches. The success of the RFC Malinois, who was often depends primarily on the results of the goal scorers remained, however, in subsequent seasons. From season to season, the team slipped into the respective League Standings ever downward. After the team finished the season 1950/51 was in tenth place in the table and De Cleyn in 30 games on a number of twelve gates came, saw the team that had to change something, not about to crash into the second division. By joining forces, the team struggled 1951/52 was high and at the end of season table fifth. De Cleyn scored twelve gates in 26 games.

With the start of the 1952/53 season, broke a new era in Belgian football. With the renaming of the highest Belgian League Division d'Honneur in Division I is a first step has been done. At the same time, however, also underwent a name change for the RFC Malinois and came from that date under Koninklijke Football Club Malinois, short KFC Malinois on. This name should be changed again until 1970. From complete conversion done to clear, De Cleyn experienced during this season, a last-altitude flight, as he scored just 15 championship matches grand total of 30 gates, which he could record more than half of the total goals scored the team. After this the person De Cleyn very successful 1953/54 season was a decent performance hit. Then came the time for 36 - and 37-year-olds in 14 missions on three goals, which was already close to a speedy end of the player's career. With the team he was with a points difference to the RSC Anderlecht runner. After six league matches and two matches ended De Cleyn his career as a footballer or during the season 1954/55. Since that time, born in Mechelen is a Belgian De Cleyn leading scorer and leading scorer of the highest Belgian soccer league.
The most goals he scored in a single game were all seven goals in a 7-0 home victory over Racing CB (Racing Club de Bruxelles). Having previously completed a variety of games for the RFC Malinois and has already reached a large number of gates, De Cleyn was first appointed in 1946 as a then 29-year-old the first time in his career, the Belgian national team. His debut, while striker was on 19 January 1946, when he was in London's Wembley Stadium against the English national football team in action. The game ended with two very early goals in a 2-0 home victory of the English. His first hits came on 23 De Cleyn February 1946, when he held 7-0 victory over Luxembourg by the same five goals. Another double followed on his next team effort on 12 May 1946, where the Belgian attackers in the 3-6 away defeat against the Netherlands 1-0 for the hit - and scored a 3-2 lead. Another goal he scored on 1 June 1947 at a 2:4 away defeat against France, and 21 September 1947 with a 2:5 home defeat against England. With a 0-2 defeat against Scotland on 28 April 1948 in Scotland's Hampden Park in Glasgow ended De Cleyn after just twelve games and nine goals in both matches his national team career.