Joaquin Seys (born 28 March 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ostend, Belgium[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 65 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Oostende | ||
| 2012–2022 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Club NXT | 51 | (1) |
| 2024– | Club Brugge | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium U18 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 13 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:49, 22 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSeys began playing football with Oostende, before joining the academy of Club Brugge in 2012.[2] On 31 March 2022, Seys signed his first professional contract with Club Brugge until 2024, and was promoted to their reserves Club NXT where he became a starter.[3] On 10 May 2023, he extended his contract with the club until 2026.[4]
With his Club NXT coach Nicky Hayen promoted to senior first-team head coach, Seys made his senior debut with Club Brugge at the 2024 Belgian Super Cup on 20 July 2024, starting in a 2–1 loss to Union Saint-Gilloise.[5]
Seys scored on his league debut a week later against KV Mechelen in a 1-1 draw, again as a starter.[6][7] His selections continued into Club Brugge's UEFA Champions League campaign, making his debut in the competiton against Borussia Dortmund, going off with the score 0-0 with 15 minutes to go. Without Seys, Club fell to a 3-0 home loss.[8]
Following a series of notable displays, including a 1-0 Champions League win over Aston Villa, Seys was called up to the Belgium senior squad by coach Domenico Tedesco for UEFA Nations League ties in November 2024 against Italy and Israel.[9] In his next match after the announcement, Seys scored against Beerschot in a 2-2 draw only to go off with a leg injury that forced him to withdraw from the squad.[10] [11] [12][13]
International career
editSeys is a youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U18s.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | — | — | — | 51 | 1 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Wie is Joaquin Seys, 17-jarig talent van Club Brugge dat selectie haalde tegen Union?". Voetbalflitsen.be - het leukste en opvallendste voetbalnieuws!. 3 June 2023.
- ^ Taecke, Tomas (12 July 2024). "Sterk aan de bal en goede offensieve impulsen: wie is Joaquin Seys, het jeugdproduct van Club dat plots voor zijn vuurdoop staat?". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Club Brugge geeft 17-jarige verdediger profcontract tot 2024". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Jonge verdediger tekent bij tot 2026 bij Club NXT". VoetbalPrimeur.be (in Dutch).
- ^ "L'Union signe une première depuis 2004 en battant le Club Bruges". RTL Info (in French). 20 July 2024.
- ^ "KV Mechelen graait punt weg bij Club Brugge, Nilsson mist reuzekans in slotfase" [KV Mechelen takes point away from Club Brugge, Nilsson misses huge chance in final phase]. Sporza (in Dutch). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Club Brugge v KV Mechelen - Jupiler Pro League S1". ProLeague.be (in Dutch). Belgian Pro League. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Ondanks de harde 0-3 zat er meer in: Club Brugge vergeet gouden kansen te grijpen en kraakt in slot tegen Dortmund" [Despite the hard 0-3, there was more in it: Club Brugge forgets to seize golden opportunities and cracks in the end against Dortmund]. Sporza (in Dutch). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Club-revelatie Joaquin Seys voor het eerst Rode Duivel, ook recordschutter Romelu Lukaku opnieuw in selectie" [Club revelation Joaquin Seys becomes Red Devil for the first time, record scorer Romelu Lukaku also back in selection]. Sporza (in Dutch). 8 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Club dondert van Champions League-wolk: Al Sahafi bezorgt Beerschot onverhoopt punt na pijnlijke ommekeer" [Club falls from Champions League cloud: Al Sahafi unexpectedly gives Beerschot point after painful turnaround]. Sporza (in Dutch). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Alweer een geblesseerde Duivel? Seys onzeker na stevige botsing: "Hebben hem net naar binnen gedragen"" [Another injured Devil? Seys uncertain after heavy collision: "We just carried him inside"]. Sporza (in Dutch). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Tegenvaller voor Joaquin Seys: Club-verdediger moet streep trekken door eerste stap bij Rode Duivels" [Setback for Joaquin Seys: Club defender must draw a line through first step at Red Devils]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "De Ketelaere, Doku, Fofana en Seys haken af bij de Rode Duivels, Sardella debuteert" [De Ketelaere, Doku, Fofana and Seys drop out of the Red Devils, Sardella makes his debut]. Sporza (in Dutch). 11 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
External links
edit- Joaquin Seys at Soccerway
- ACFF Profile