Vincent Company is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as central defender in the English club Manchester City and the national team of Belgium. In both teams, Vincent is the captain. In the 2011/12 season, he was appointed captain of The Sky Blues after a triumph in the English Premier League, for the first time in 44 years. The growth of a football player is 193 centimeters, and the weight is 85 kilograms.
Biography and professional career
Vincent Company was born on April 10 in 1986 in the city of Ukkel (Brussels region), Belgium. He began his football career at the age of six at the Anderlecht club. He played here in various youth teams until 2003, after which he began to speak at a professional level. At the age of seventeen, he was twice recognized as the best player in the championship of Belgium (Division A) and the best player in Belgium in general. In addition, at Anderlecht, Vincent became the two-time champion of Belgium.
In the 2005/06 season, the football player received a serious injury, which he subsequently treated in Lyon. It is not strange that after this the media were full of headlines that the best footballer of Belgium was going to move to Olympic Lyon. However, contrary to all the rumors and conjectures, on June 20, 2006 it was officially announced that the defender Vincent Kompany was transferred to the German Hamburg for 10 million euros. Here immediately takes the place of Daniel Van Buyten, who went to play for the Munich “Bavaria”.
As part of the "black and blue" Vincent spent three seasons. During this period, he took part in 29 matches and scored one goal.
Career for Manchester City
On August 22, 2008, the Vincent Company signed a four-year contract with Manchester City. The transfer value of the Belgian defender totaled about 6 million pounds. As part of Blues, he received a T-shirt with 33rd number and two days later made his debut in a match against West Ham United. September 28, scored his first goal for the “MS” at the gate of Blackburn Rovers. In subsequent years, the Company became a regular and key footballer of the main team.
In the period from 2008 to 2017, the following trophies were won: Premier League Cup (2012, 2014), FA Cup (2011), English Super Cup (2012) and English League Cup (2014, 2016). During this same time, Vincent won many individual awards, among which are the prize of Alan Hardecker (2016) and the title of “Player of the Year” in Manchester City. In addition, the Company is a three-time member of the “team of the year” according to the professional football association. According to information for January 2018, the Belgian spent 240 matches for the club, in which he became the author of 16 goals.
Career Team
Vincent Company has been performing internationally since 2002. He started in the youth team until the age of 16, already in 2004 he got into the main team and became a key player. Currently, the Belgian football team is considered the strongest in its history for the selection of players. Naturally, the list starts with the captain of the team, and then there are such masters as Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Kevin De Bruyne, Raja Naingollan and many others. For the national team of Belgium, the Company played in 75 matches and scored 4 goals.
