Geoffrey Claeys

Claeys was born in Bruges, Belgium. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch side Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to Anderlecht and was transferred to Eendracht Aalst on loan. He later played for Lierse and Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before moving to Melbourne Victory in 2005. Although he enjoyed a solid season in the Victory defence, he rarely figured in the 2006–07 season. On 21 November 2006, Claeys retired from football. In 2007, he returned to play for Torhout 1992 KM, in the Belgian Third Division before retiring soon after. In 2009, he picked up football again, after his brother asked him to become his teammate at FC Veldegem. Veldegem plays in the provincial leagues of West Flanders.