{"id":36329,"date":"2026-06-15T16:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/union-berlin-acquire-belgian-defender-zeno-van-den-bosch-from-royal-antwerp\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T16:07:26","slug":"union-berlin-acquire-belgian-defender-zeno-van-den-bosch-from-royal-antwerp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/union-berlin-acquire-belgian-defender-zeno-van-den-bosch-from-royal-antwerp\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Berlin acquire Belgian defender Zeno van den Bosch from Royal Antwerp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BERLIN (AP) \u2014 Union Berlin continued rebuilding its backline on Monday with the signing of Belgian defender Zeno van den Bosch from Royal Antwerp.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of 22-year-old Van den Bosch on a long-term contract (Union did not reveal the length of his contract) should help compensate for the departures of central defenders Danilo Doek and Diogo Leite, whose contracts expire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Union have already re-signed defender Marvin Friedrich from Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach on a free transfer to strengthen their backline.<\/p>\n<p>Van den Bosch made his Belgian league debut in January 2023 and has since gone on to play over 100 competitive games for Antwerp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Zeno is a young player with great potential and will help us right away thanks to the experience he already has,&#8221; Union sporting director Horst Herdt said. &#8220;He brings height, strength and good mobility to the challenge. 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