Arno Verschueren

Arno Verschueren

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lier, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Twente
Number	32
Youth career
2002–2019	Lierse
2009–2012	Westerlo
2012–2014	OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Westerlo	19	(0)
2016–2020	NAC Breda	106	(13)
2020–2022	Lommel	36	(6)
2022	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	12	(2)
2022–2025	Sparta Rotterdam	78	(19)
2025–	Twente	16	(0)
International career‡
2012	Belgium U15	3	(0)
2012–2013	Belgium U16	9	(0)
2013–2014	Belgium U17	13	(0)
2014–2015	Belgium U18	5	(0)
2015–2016	Belgium U19	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Arno Verschueren (born 8 April 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Verschueren made his top flight debut on 9 August 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 1–1 draw. He replaced Jarno Molenberghs after 80 minutes. ^[3]

On 19 January 2022, Verschueren agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The transfer was a loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, and then the transfer became permanent, as Verschueren signed a contract with Sparta until the summer of 2025. ^[4]

On 28 January 2025, Verschueren moved to Twente on a three-and-a-half-year contract. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Westerlo	2014–15	Belgian First Division A	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2015–16	Belgian First Division A	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
NAC Breda	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	34	4	1	0	—		4 [a]	0	39	4
	2017–18	Eredivisie	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	18	1	0	0	—		3	1	21	1
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	28	7	4	0	—		—		32	7
	Total		106	13	6	0	—		7	1	119	13
Lommel	2020–21	Belgian First Division B	21	3	2	0	—		—		23	3
	2021–22	Belgian First Division B	15	3	3	0	—		—		18	3
	Total		36	6	5	0	—		—		41	6
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Sparta Rotterdam	2022–23	Eredivisie	31	9	2	1	—		—		33	10
	2023–24	Eredivisie	27	9	1	0	—		0	0	28	9
	2024–25	Eredivisie	20	1	2	1	—		0	0	22	2
	Total		78	19	5	2	—		0	0	83	22
Twente	2024–25	Eredivisie	16	0	—		2 [b]	0	—		18	0
Career total			248	40	16	2	2	0	7	1	273	42

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Team of the Month: October 2022 ^[6]

References

1. Arno Verschueren at Soccerway
2. NAC versterkt zich met Verschueren‚ foxsports.nl, 14 August 2016
3. "Waasland-Beveren - Westerlo - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
4. "WITTE ROOK: ARNO VERSCHUEREN SPELER VAN SPARTA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Arno Verschueren naar FC Twente" [Arno Verschueren to FC Twente] (in Dutch). FC Twente. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
6. "Cody Gakpo is the Eredivisie Player of the Month for the second month running". Eredivisie. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

• Arno Verschueren at WorldFootball.net
• Arno Verschueren at the Royal Belgian Football Association