Arno Verschueren

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Arno Verschueren
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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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Westerlo 19 (0)
2016–2020 NAC Breda 106 (13)
2020–2022 Lommel 36 (6)
2022Sparta 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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Westerlo 2014–15 Belgian First Division A 5050
2015–16 Belgian First Division A402060
2016–17 Belgian First Division A000000
Total9020110
NAC Breda 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 344104 [a] 0394
2017–18 Eredivisie 26110271
2018–19 Eredivisie1810031211
2019–20 Eerste Divisie28740327
Total10613607111913
Lommel 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 21320233
2021–22 Belgian First Division B15330183
Total36650416
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie12200122
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie319213310
2023–24 Eredivisie2791000289
2024–25 Eredivisie2012100222
Total781952008322
Twente 2024–25 Eredivisie1602 [b] 0180
Career total24840162207127342

Honours

Individual

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.