Enzo Geerts (born 3 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Jong PSV. Born in Belgium, he represented his country of birth at youth level before opting to play for Poland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KSC Keerbergen | |||
| –2017 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 2017–2022 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Jong PSV | 31 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editGeerts was a youth player at KSC Keerbergen and then KV Mechelen in his native Belgium.[1]
Club career
editGeerts joined Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in 2017 who beat off competition from Belgian sides such as Club Brugge and Genk for his signing.[2] He signed his first professional contract with PSV in July 2021.[3][4] In August 2022 he signed a new three-year contract with PSV taking him up to 2025.[5][6]
He made his Eerste Divisie match day squad debut on 6 January 2023 as Jong PSV played at away against NAC Breda at the Rat Verlegh Stadion.[7] He made his senior debut on 20 January 2023 appearing as a substitute as FC Den Bosch hosted Jong PSV in the league at the De Vliert Stadium.[8]
International career
editGeerts was born to a Belgian father and Polish mother, and a dual-citizen after gaining a Polish passport in early 2024.[9] He has represented Belgium at under-17 and under-18 level.[10] B In October that year, he received his first call-up to the Poland under-20s for November Elite League games against Italy and England.[11] He earned his first cap in a 1–1 draw against the latter on 19 November.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "KFC Werchter haalt de band aan met … PSV Eindhoven". Regiosport.be. 6 August 2022.
- ^ "PSV troeft Club en Genk af in strijd om toptalent KV Mechelen'". Voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ "PSV geeft jonge Belg eerste profcontract". Voetbalnieuws.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Young Belgian Geerts (16) gets a professional contract with PSV". Voetbalprimeur.be.
- ^ "NIEUW CONTRACT, ENZO GEERTS TEKENT BIJ". psv.nl. 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Belgian talent Enzo Geerts longer with PSV". Voetbalbelgie.be.
- ^ "NAC VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
- ^ "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
- ^ Papuga, Wojciech (13 January 2024). "Utalentowany Belg z polskim paszportem. Niebawem otrzyma powołanie!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "A Belgian international U17 extends until 2025 at PSV Eindhoven". Walfoot.be. 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Grał w kadrze Belgii, został powołany do reprezentacji Polski". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Kiełbasa, Aleksy (19 November 2024). "Wielka niespodzianka polskiej młodzieżówki. Udało się powstrzymać niepokonaną Anglię". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
edit- Enzo Geerts at Soccerway
- Enzo Geerts at WorldFootball.net
- Enzo Geerts at PSV