<p>Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Miguel Van Damme has died following a long fight against leukemia, his club said on Tuesday. He was 28.</p>.<p>Van Damme started in the Belgian first division in 2014 but played less than 50 games as his career was disrupted by the disease.</p>.<p>He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016. He recovered but relapsed and announced in September 2020 that his treatment was no longer effective.</p>.<p>"Words are not enough to describe what we feel, even though we knew that things had not gone well for a while," Cercle Brugge said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Miguel, your perseverance and strength to go for it over and over, setback after setback, was admirable. You are an example of positivism, persistence and fighting spirit. A source of inspiration for everyone who fights."</p>.<p>Van Damme is survived by his wife Kyana and his daughter Camille.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Cercle Brugge goalkeeper Miguel Van Damme has died following a long fight against leukemia, his club said on Tuesday. He was 28.</p>.<p>Van Damme started in the Belgian first division in 2014 but played less than 50 games as his career was disrupted by the disease.</p>.<p>He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016. He recovered but relapsed and announced in September 2020 that his treatment was no longer effective.</p>.<p>"Words are not enough to describe what we feel, even though we knew that things had not gone well for a while," Cercle Brugge said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Miguel, your perseverance and strength to go for it over and over, setback after setback, was admirable. You are an example of positivism, persistence and fighting spirit. A source of inspiration for everyone who fights."</p>.<p>Van Damme is survived by his wife Kyana and his daughter Camille.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>