The Guardian: Thomas Meunier ‘hugely excited’ about joining Sunderland on a free transfer
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Thomas Meunier
Thomas André A. Meunier is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Sunderland and the Belgium national team.
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sports · Belgian footballer (born 1991) · association football player · also Thomas Meunier, Thomas André A. Meunier, Thomas Andre A. Meunier, Meunier
Born 12 September 1991 · Q2036160
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2026· 8 entries
Public attention spiked: 17,710 Wikipedia readers in one day, 27.8× the usual 638, with 13 article edits. Coverage that week: “Thomas Meunier ‘hugely excited’ about joining Sunderland on a free transfer” (The Guardian).
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Public attention spiked: 4,917 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.7× the usual 638, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,449 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.1× the usual 638, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 8,615 Wikipedia readers in one day, 13.5× the usual 638, with 6 article edits. Editors noted: 2019–20 season
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Public attention spiked: 6,699 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.5× the usual 638, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: upd nationalcaps
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Public attention spiked: 12,795 Wikipedia readers in one day, 20.1× the usual 638, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: International Stat update
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Played for Sunderland A.F.C. (2026) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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2024· 2 entries
Played for Trabzonspor (2024–2024) — 14 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Lille OSC (2024–2026) — 55 appearances, 3 goals.
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2023· 1 entry
Played for Borussia Dortmund II (2023–2023) — 3 appearances, 0 goals.
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2021· 1 entry
Won: DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund (2020–21).
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2020· 5 entries
Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Paris SG (2019-2020).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint Germain (2019–20).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint Germain (2019–20).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint Germain (2019–20).
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Played for Borussia Dortmund (2020–2024) — 56 appearances, 3 goals.
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2019· 3 entries
Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint Germain (2019).
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Runner-up: Coupe de France with Paris Saint Germain (2018–19).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint Germain (2018–19).
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2018· 7 entries
Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Paris SG (2017-2018).
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Won the French Coupe de France with Paris SG (2017-2018).
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Won award: Marca/Forbes World Cup All-Star team (2018).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint Germain (2017–18).
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Won: Ligue 1 with Paris Saint Germain (2017–18).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint Germain (2017–18).
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Third place: FIFA World Cup with Belgium (2018).
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2017· 4 entries
Won the French Coupe de France with Club Brugge (2016-2017).
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Won the French Coupe de la Ligue with Club Brugge (2016-2017).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint Germain (2016–17).
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Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint Germain (2017).
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2016· 6 entries
Won: Trophée des Champions with Paris Saint Germain (2016).
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Won award: Godefroid of Honour (2016).
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Won: Belgian Pro League with Club Brugge (2015–16).
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (2016–2020) — 84 appearances, 8 goals.
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Joined Paris SG in 2016.
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Signed for Paris Saint-Germain, where he won three Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, three Coupe de la Ligue titles and three Trophée des Champions before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2020
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2015· 1 entry
Won: Belgian Cup with Club Brugge (2014–15).
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2013· 2 entries
Played for Belgium men's national football team (2013) — 83 appearances, 10 goals.
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UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification matches) and scored once for the Belgium U21 team
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2011· 5 entries
Joined Club Brugge in 2011.
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Where he was converted from a winger into a right-back and won the Belgian Cup and the Belgian First Division A title
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Initially played as a striker or right winger before he was transformed into a right back by head coaches Juan Carlos Garrido, Georges Leekens and Michel Preud'homme due to the lack of players playing in that position
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Played for Club Brugge K.V. (2011–2016) — 149 appearances, 15 goals.
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Played for Belgium national under-21 football team (2011–2012) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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2009· 2 entries
Played for R.E. Virton (2009–2011) — 49 appearances, 15 goals.
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Joined Virton in 2009.
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2006· 2 entries
Played for Belgium national under-15 association football team (2006–2006) — 1 appearances, 0 goals.
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Joined Virton in 2006.
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2004· 1 entry
Joined Standard in 2004.
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1991· 1 entry
Born 1991-09-12.
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