Daan Heymans

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Daan Heymans
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Turnhout, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder [1]
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 38
Youth career
2005−2009 KSK Retie
2009−2016 Westerlo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Westerlo 25 (4)
2018–2021 Waasland-Beveren 37 (8)
2019Lommel SK (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2022 Venezia 7 (0)
2022Charleroi (loan) 16 (4)
2022–2025 Charleroi 107 (22)
2025– Genk 2 (0)
International career
2017 Belgium U18 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2019

Daan Heymans (born 15 June 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Genk. [2]

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Club career

On 27 January 2022, Heymans joined Charleroi on a 1.5-year loan with an option to buy. [3] On 3 July 2022, he moved to Charleroi on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. [4]

On 18 June 2025, Heymans signed a four-year contract with Genk. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 July 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Westerlo 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 100010
2017–18 Challenger Pro League 24420264
Total25420274
Waasland-Beveren 2018–19 Belgian Pro League200020
2019–20 500050
2020–21 32821349
Total39821419
Lommel (loan) 2018–19 Challenger Pro League12100121
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 7031101
Charleroi 2021–22 Belgian Pro League102006 [b] 2164
2022–23 33611347
2023–24 35322375
2024–25 29111110 [c] 34015
Total107224410512731
Genk 2025–26 Belgian Pro League10000010
Career total191351160010521846
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Appearance(s) in play-off
  3. Nine appearances and three goals in European play-offs, One appearance in Europa League play-offs

References

  1. Daan Heymans at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Daan Heymans at Soccerway
  3. "BIENVENUE, DAAN !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "DAAN HEYMANS DÉFINITIVEMENT ZÈBRE !" (in French). Charleroi. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. "Daan Heymans is KRC Genk's first signing of the summer". KRC Genk. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.