Maarten Vandevoordt (born 26 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Brustem C. | |||
| Sint-Truiden | |||
| –2019 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Genk | 139 | (0) |
| 2024– | RB Leipzig | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 19 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOn 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]
International career
editIn October 2024 he was named in the senior Belgium squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and France on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 29 October 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian First Division A | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | — | 51 | 0 | ||
| Total | 139 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 0 | ||
| RB Leipzig | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editGenk
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Geen De Bruyne en Lukaku bij Rode Duivels, wel selectie voor Fofana, Ngonge, Smets en Vandevoordt" [No De Bruyne and Lukaku at Red Devils, but selections for Fofana, Ngonge, Smets and Vandevoordt]. sporza. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Maarten Vandevoordt at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "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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