Alec Van Hoorenbeeck

Alec Van Hoorenbeeck

Van Hoorenbeeck with Twente in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mortsel, Belgium [1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left back [1]
Team information
Current team	Twente
Number	17
Youth career
	Kontich FC
0000–2014	Beerschot AC
2014–2019	Mechelen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Mechelen	43	(0)
2020	→ Heist (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2021	→ Helmond Sport (loan)	38	(3)
2023–2024	→ Twente (loan)	16	(0)
2024–	Twente	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2025

Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (born 30 December 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. ^[2]

Career

He was sent on a season-long loan to Helmond Sport on 15 August 2020 as part of a new cooperation agreement between Mechelen and Helmond Sport. ^[3]

On 15 August 2023, Van Hoorenbeeck moved on loan to Twente, with an option to buy. ^[4] On 29 March 2024, Twente made the transfer permanent and signed a two-year contract with Van Hoorenbeeck. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 February 2025

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
Mechelen	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	13	0	2	0	—		4 [a]	0	19	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	26	0	5	0	—		—		31	0
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	3	0	—		—		1 [b]	0	4	0
	Total		43	0	7	0	—		5	0	55	0
Heist (loan)	2019–20	Belgian Division 3	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
Helmond Sport (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	38	3	1	0	—		—		39	3
Twente (loan)	2023–24	Eredivisie	16	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	—		17	0
Twente	2024–25	Eredivisie	12	1	2	1	7 [d]	1	—		21	3
Career total			116	4	9	1	8	0	5	0	138	6

1. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Playoff
2. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Conference League
4. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Mechelen

• Belgian Cup: 2018–19 ^[6]

References

1. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck at WorldFootball.net
2. Alec Van Hoorenbeeck at Soccerway
3. "Helmond Sport gaat samenwerken met KV Mechelen". lc.nl (in Dutch). Leeuwarder Courant. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
4. "Alec van Hoorenbeeck naar FC Twente" [Alec van Hoorenbeeck to FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
5. "Alec van Hoorenbeeck blijft bij FC Twente" [Alec van Hoorenbeeck stays at FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. "Geel-rood delirium op de Heizel: KV Mechelen wint Beker van België". sporza.be. Retrieved 25 March 2021.