Photo: Jon Candy from Cardiff, Wales / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ritchie De Laet strikes me as the kind of footballer fans underrate but coaches quietly cherish. A 186 cm defender from Antwerp who came up through Royal Antwerp's academy before Stoke City snapped him up at nineteen, he built a career on steadiness rather than spectacle. I have a soft spot for players whose value lives in clean sheets and dependable positioning, not viral highlights. What I admire most is the trajectory: forming at a hometown club, then crossing the Channel to test himself. That arc, local roots into a long professional life abroad, says more about character than any single stat ever could.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ritchie De Laet
- Name (Japanese)
- リッチー・デ・ラエト
- Reading
- りっちー・で・らえと
- Born
- November 28, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Antwerp, Province of Antwerp, Belgium
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ritchie De Laet born?
Born November 28, 1988 (age 37).
Where is Ritchie De Laet from?
Ritchie De Laet is from Antwerp, Province of Antwerp, Belgium.
What does Ritchie De Laet do?
Ritchie De Laet works as association football player.
How tall is Ritchie De Laet?
Ritchie De Laet is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.