# Jerry Vandam

Jerry Boachie Van Dam (born 8 December 1988), commonly referred to as Jerry Vandam, is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Championnat National 3 club IC Croix.

## Club career
### Lille

Vandam signed for Lille in 2003, playing for youth teams until 2007. He began his professional career at the club, making his Ligue 1 debut in a 3–1 win over Rennes on 16 February 2008, where he came on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Nicolas Plestan.

#### Loan to Caen

Vandam agreed to join Caen on loan from Lille for 2011–12 Ligue 1 season. He made 36 appearances out of Caen's 38 league matches, scoring one goal. Vandam made his debut for Caen in a 1–0 win over Valenciennes on 6 August 2011, at the Stade Michel d'Ornano. He scored his first goal for the club in the 82nd minute following an assist by Frédéric Bulot in a 4–2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 29 October 2011, at the Parc des Princes. Caen were eventually relegated in 18th position, three points shy from safety in Ligue 1.

### Mechelen

On 27 January 2013, Vandam joined Belgian Pro League club Mechelen on a 3-year contract until 30 June 2016.

## International career

Vandam was born in Lille, France, to Ghanaian parents, and holds dual nationality. In September 2010, he expressed his desire to play for Ghana.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 6 March 2020
Appearances by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Lille | 2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lille | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Lille | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lille | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Lille | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lille | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Lille B | 2010–11 | CFA | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Lille B | 2012–13 | CFA | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Lille B | Total | Total | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Caen (loan) | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Mechelen | 2012–13 | Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mechelen | 2013–14 | Pro League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mechelen | 2014–15 | Pro League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mechelen | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Waasland-Beveren | 2014–15 | Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ischia | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dunkerque | 2016–17 | National | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Le Puy | 2017–18 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Le Puy | 2018–19 | National 2 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 |
| Le Puy | 2019–20 | National | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Le Puy | Total | Total | 71 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 199 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in the Pro League Europa League play-offs