Jan Wuytens (ˈjɑn ˈʋœy̆.tə(n)s) (born 9 June 1985) is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 footballer who currently plays for FC Utrecht.

Career

Wuytens is a defender who was born in Hasselt

Hasselt

Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...

 and began his career with PSV Eindhoven in 1998. He left after six years and joined Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...

, making his professional debut in the 2005–06 season. On 15 June 2009 league rivals FC Utrecht bought the defender for €900,000.

Personal

Jan is also the uncle of Stijn Wuytens, who played professional for PSV Eindhoven and R.S.C. Anderlecht

R.S.C. Anderlecht

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...

.