Aster Vranckx

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Aster Vranckx
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Vranckx with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aster Jan D. Vranckx [1]
Date of birth (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Kortenberg, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 6
Youth career
SC Hoegaarden
KVK Tienen
Woluwe-Zaventem
Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Mechelen 43 (5)
2021– VfL Wolfsburg 55 (2)
2022–2023 → AC Milan (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2017 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2021– Belgium U21 12 (0)
2023– Belgium 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Aster Jan D. Vranckx (born 4 October 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

On 3 December 2018, Vranckx signed his first professional contract with KV Mechelen. [3] Vranckx made his debut for Mechelen in the 2019 Belgian Super Cup, in a 3–0 loss to Genk. [4] Vranckx announced on 9 December 2020 that he chose to play for VfL Wolfsburg after the ongoing season. [5]

On 1 September 2022, Vranckx moved to Italy and joined Serie A club AC Milan on a season-long loan, with an option to buy. [6]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese mother. He is a youth international for Belgium. [7]

In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mechelen 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 9100—10101
2020–21 Belgian Pro League34430——374
Total435300010475
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 2420040—282
2022–23 Bundesliga1000——10
2023–24 Bundesliga24020——260
2024–25 Bundesliga6000——60
Total552204010612
AC Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 90100000100
Career total10776040101187

International

As of match played 14 October 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202340
202450
Total90

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References

  1. ↑ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 9" (PDF). UEFA. 8 November 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Aster Vranckx". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "KV Mechelen schiet in actie en geeft 16-jarig talent zijn eerste profcontract". Voetbalkrant.com. 3 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Genk vs. Mechelen - 20 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Aster Vranckx justifie le choix Wolfsburg : "C'est le scénario parfait"". walfoot.be. 10 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ASTER VRANCKX" (in Italian). Milan. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aster Vranckx (17), de nieuwe chouchou van KV Mechelen: "Leuk, die vergelijkingen met Tielemans en Kompany"". www.gva.be.
  8. ↑ "Tedesco haalt Bakayoko en Vranckx bij Rode Duivels om afwezigheid De Bruyne op te vangen" [Tedesco brings Bakayoko and Vranckx into Red Devils squad to compensate absence of De Bruyne]. sporza.be. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Aster Vranckx at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Aster Vranckx". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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