Miguel van Damme: Belgian footballer dies aged 28 after battle with cancer
Belgian footballer Miguel van Damme has kicked the bucket at 28 years old following a long fight with leukemia.
Van Damme's Belgian first class club, Cercle Brugge, said "words are not to the point of depicting what we feel" following the news on Tuesday.
The goalkeeper was first determined to have the sickness north of five years prior.
"It is with incredible bitterness we report that our companion and partner Van Damme has battled his long and lopsided fight against leukemia," the club said.
"Miguel, your constancy and solidarity to put it all on the line [again] again and again, many difficulties, was honorable.
"You are an illustration of positivism, tirelessness and battling soul. A wellspring of motivation for every individual who battles. Everlastingly in our green-dark heart, #16."
Van Damme was at first determined to have leukemia during a clinical before the 2016-17 season, however the sickness returned again in 2019 and 2020.
He and spouse Kyana Dobbelaere became guardians to girl Camille last year.
Dobbelaere composed on Instagram: "Our dearest sweetheart, daddy left for his last match the previous evening, a match that can presently not be won. You left us gradually, yet you did it again in your as own would prefer… extremely amazing.
"You battled like a lion. We are so grateful for what your identity was. A model for some. You have caused me to understand that there is no such thing as surrendering, regardless of whether there was just that one little flicker of accomplishment, on numerous occasions you dealt with it.
"Rest now dear you have more than acquired it, you are presently liberated from all aggravation."
The Belgian Pro League said: "Our contemplations are with his family, companions and everybody at Cercle Brugge.
"Your battling soul has been moving. Find happiness in the hereafter."
