Nathan Huygevelde (born 23 January 2004) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Kortrijk on loan from Union SG.[1]

Nathan Huygevelde
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union SG
Number 35
Youth career
2009–2010 Olympic Ledegem
2010–2017 Kortrijk
2017–2020 Gent
2020–2022 Union SG U18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Union SG U23 48 (9)
2023– Union SG 4 (0)
2024–Kortrijk (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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At sixteen, Huygevelde switched from the youth academy of Gent and joined Union SG where he primarily played for the club's youth team in the Belgian Division 2. His first involvements for the senior team came when he was named on the bench in both of the team's Champions League qualifying matches against Rangers, later in the season he was also an unused substitute in the teams Europa League last 16 and quarter-final matches. He wasn't named in the matchday squad in any of the league or cup games.

In his first season for Union U23, he made thirty appearances and scored five goals.

His first appearance for the senior team came on August 12, 2023, when he featured as a last-minute substitute as the team beat OH Leuven later in the season he also featured in a derby game against RWDM. He also made a late substitute appearance for the team in the Europa League qualifying and the Europa Conference League. For the youth team, he made a further eighteen appearances scoring four goals.

Statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals!
Union SG U23 2022–23 Belgian Division 2 30 5 30 5
2023–24 Belgian Division 2 18 4 18 4
Union SG 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Career total 50 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 52 9

References

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  1. ^ "Nathan Huygevelde is een Kerel". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2024.