Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Tielt, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zelzate | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2007 | Eendracht Aalter | ||
2007–2008 | Zulte Waregem | ||
2008–2018 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Lommel (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020 | → Deinze (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Waasland-Beveren | 39 | (2) |
2022–2024 | Knokke | 46 | (4) |
2024– | Zelzate | 26 | (4) |
International career | |||
2015 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Belgium U16 | 5 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Belgium U18 | 5 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:04, 5 May 2025 (UTC) |
Brendan Schoonbaert (born 9 May 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Zelzate. He progressed through Club Brugge's youth academy, and later played for several lower-tier clubs in Belgium.
Schoonbaert progressed through the youth systems of Eendracht Aalter, Zulte Waregem, and Club Brugge. In the summer of 2019, he was involved in the first-team preparations under newly appointed head coach Philippe Clement. He scored in an early pre-season friendly against KFC Heist and was included in the senior squad's training camp in Garderen. [2] [3] Following this, he remained with the first team alongside fellow youth players Charles De Ketelaere, Ignace Van der Brempt, and Maxim De Cuyper [4] . Despite a promising pre-season, his performances were slightly marred by an own goal in a friendly against Deinze. [5]
In September 2019, Schoonbaert was loaned to Lommel for the season. [6] He made his debut on 26 September 2019 in a Belgian Cup match against Standard Liège, starting under head coach Stefán Gíslason. [7] He subsequently started in a league fixture against Roeselare. [8] However, the loan was terminated midway through the season, and he joined Deinze on a new loan agreement. Due to the early cancellation of the season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not make an official appearance for the club, which was crowned champions of the Belgian First Amateur Division. [9]
In July 2020, Schoonbaert signed with Waasland-Beveren. [10] He secured a starting position in central defence under coach Nicky Hayen. [11] Despite his initial involvement, the club was relegated to the Belgian First Division B at the end of the season. The following campaign saw a decrease in playing time due to an early-season injury and a red card received during a match against Virton. [12]
The club exercised the option to extend his contract in April 2022, but by the summer, Schoonbaert was informed he was no longer part of the club's future plans. [13] [14]
In July 2022, Schoonbaert signed a two-year contract with Knokke. [15] He was sent off in his first official appearance for the club during a Belgian Cup match against ASV Geel. [16]
After leaving Knokke as a free agent in 2024, he joined amateur club Zelzate in late August 2024. [17]
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