Maarten Vandevoordt
Maarten Vandevoordt (born 26 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club Genk. He will join Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Brustem C. | |||
| Sint-Truiden | |||
| –2019 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Genk | 53 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 20 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:04, 30 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 10 December 2019, Vandevoordt, aged 17 years 287 days, became the youngest goalkeeper in UEFA Champions League history, playing 90 minutes in a 4–0 loss to Napoli.[1][2]
On 12 April 2022, German club RB Leipzig announced that they had completed a deal to sign Vandevoordt in 2024 on a five-year contract running until 2029.[3]
Career statistics
- As of 7 November 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2019–20 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 16 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | First Division A | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
Notes
- Appearances in the Belgian Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Belgian Super Cup
References
- "Champions League youngest goalkeepers: Vandevoordt, Svilar, Casillas". UEFA. 11 December 2019.
- "Napoli 4-0 Genk". BBC Sport. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Leipzig sign keeper Vandevoordt from 2024 until 2029". BeSoccer. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- Maarten Vandevoordt at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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