Super Jan back in N17 on Sunday | OneFootball

Jan Vertonghen returns to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday as our special guest for the Premier League clash against Manchester City (4.30pm UK).

One of our great players of the modern era, 315 appearances in all competitions between 2012-2020, Jan will relive some wonderful Spurs memories when he speaks to Paul Coyte at half-time.

Jan is one of only 17 players to reach 200-plus appearances for us in the Premier League and one of only 10 to make over 50 appearances for us in Europe, his 56 currently seventh in our all-time list. He's also Belgium's record appearance maker with 157 caps between 2007-2024, including winning bronze at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Gallery | Jan's eight years at Spurs

Before Spurs, Jan joined Ajax's famed Academy in 2003 before signing professional terms in 2006. He went on to play over 200 times in all competitions for them, landing the Eredivisie title in 2011 and 2012. A regular captain of the team, Jan was also named Dutch Player of the Year in 2012.

Forming a formidible central defensive partnership with compatriot Toby Alderweireld, Jan made 120 appearances of a possible 152 as we finished third, runners-up, third and fourth in the Premier League between 2015/16 and 2018/19.

He also started 10 of 13 matches as we reached the UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool in 2019, producing one of the great performances topped with a goal as we beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the Round of 16, first leg at Wembley.

Jan signed off with appearance 315 against Newcastle during the Premier League's return in the 2020 COVID pandemic at St James’ Park on 15 July, 2020. Sadly, there were no fans at his final matches in Lilywhite.

After Spurs, he had spells at Benfica - where he won the Primeira Liga title in 2022/23 - and Anderlecht, where he played for two seasons before retiring at the end of 2024/25.

That night against Dortmund...

Jan says goodbye - 2020

Jan's words on leaving us in the summer of 2020 summed up his feelings for the club...

“The Club means so much,” he told us. “From the first day I got here the people welcomed me and it felt like home. I was actually on the bench for my first game but after that, being able to play, being able to be important for the Club, with friends, it’s a very special feeling.

“I came here every day and it was just like I was hanging out with my friends and playing football. That feeling is very hard to describe. It just felt like enjoying my job, and that was very special.

“I always felt great in the environment, with the supporters, and always felt appreciated by them. My family settled in London, my kids being born here... I will always have good memories."