page_title: Thomas Vermaelen
section_title: Honours
hierarchical_section_title: Thomas Vermaelen / Honours
caption_attribution_description: Thomas Vermaelen &amp; Jan Vertonghen at Ajax
context_page_description: Thomas Vermaelen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Vissel Kobe and the Belgium national team. Being left-footed, he usually plays as a left-sided centre-back and can play at left-back as well. His key attributes include aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He is also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender.
  Vermaelen joined the Ajax youth academy in 2000 and won the 2003–04 Eredivisie title in his first season with the club. He had a loan spell with RKC Waalwijk before rejoining Ajax and winning the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield. After Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's departure in 2009, he served as club captain for the remainder of the season. He joined Arsenal in 2009 and was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for that season. Following Robin van Persie's transfer to Manchester United in August 2012, he was named club captain but found first team opportunities limited due to the success of Arsenal's new first-choice defensive partnership of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny. In August 2014, he completed a £15 million transfer to Barcelona in La Liga.
context_section_description: Ajax
  Eredivisie: 2003–04
  KNVB Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
  Johan Cruyff Shield: 2006, 2007
  Arsenal
  FA Cup: 2013–14
  Barcelona
  La Liga: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
  Copa del Rey: 2015–16, 2017–18
  UEFA Champions League: 2014–15
  UEFA Super Cup: 2015
  FIFA Club World Cup: 2015
  Vissel Kobe
  Emperor's Cup: 2019
  Japanese Super Cup: 2020
  Belgium
  FIFA World Cup third place: 2018
  Individual
  PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2009–10
caption: Vermaelen (left) with Jan Vertonghen at Ajax
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