Charles De Ketelaere

Charles De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.

Charles De Ketelaere
De Ketelaere warming up with Belgium in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 90
Youth career
2008–2019 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Club Brugge 82 (18)
National team‡
2017 Belgium U16 4 (1)
2018 Belgium U17 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 6 (3)
2020– Belgium U21 6 (1)
2020– Belgium 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

De Ketelaere joined Club Brugge at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy.[2] He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football.[2]

He made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, when he played the full game in the 2019–20 Belgian Cup matchup against Francs Borains.[3]

On 22 October 2019, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Paris Saint-Germain. He started the game and was substituted in the 57th minute with the score of 1–0 to Paris Saint-Germain, the game eventually ended with a 5–0 loss.[4] On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Zulte Waregem to reach the Belgian Cup Final.[5]

On 20 October 2020, De Ketelaere scored the game winning goal in the 93rd minute to defeat Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 in the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[6]

International career

De Ketelaere was called up to the senior Belgium national team squad in November 2020 and made his debut as a substitute against Switzerland.[7] On 10 October 2021, he scored his first international goal for Belgium in their 2–1 loss against Italy in the Nations League third place playoff match.[2]

Personal life

As of October 2021, De Ketelaere is living with his mother.[2] He studied law at university, but stopped after his football career took off.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 March 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 131616[lower-alpha 1]0–252
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 384107[lower-alpha 2]2–466
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 3113346[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]04117
Career total 82181051921011225
  1. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202010
202131
202220
Total61
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Ketelaere goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Charles De Ketelaere
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2021Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy2 Italy1–21–22021 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours

Club Brugge

Individual

References
  1. "Charles De Ketelaere". Club Brugge (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. "Is De Ketelaere Belgium's new De Bruyne?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Francs Borains v Club Brugge game report". Soccerway. 25 September 2019.
  4. "Club Brugge v PSG game report". Soccerway. 22 October 2019.
  5. "Club staat in de bekerfinale met dank aan gouden invaller De Ketelaere". sporza.be (in Dutch). 5 February 2020.
  6. "Club Brugge stun wasteful Zenit with late winner". ESPN. 20 October 2020.
  7. "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "C. De Ketelaere". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. "Charles De Ketelaere". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. "Club Brugge is kampioen en Waasland-Beveren degradeert, 1A volgend seizoen met zestien ploegen én verkorte play-offs". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
  12. "De Ketelaere is Belofte van het Jaar en het smaakt naar meer: "Gouden Schoen? Ik weet niet of het haalbaar is"". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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