Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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– | Sparta Rotterdam | 68 | (18) |
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 26 October 2024 ‡ 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 club Sparta Rotterdam. [1] [2]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 68 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 71 | 20 | |||
Career total | 222 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 243 | 40 |
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