Ferre Slegers

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Ferre Slegers
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-01) 1 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 MVV
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2022 Genk
2022–2023 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– MVV 26 (4)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U15 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U16 2 (3)
2023– Belgium U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ferre Slegers (born 1 December 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club MVV.

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Career

In 2022, Slegers transitioned from the youth academy of Genk to Sint-Truiden. [1] His swift progress captured the attention of head coach Bernd Hollerbach. [2] [3] Despite Hollerbach's admiration for Slegers, his breakthrough into the first team did not materialize, and the board opted not to renew his contract. [4]

On 20 June 2023, he joined Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club MVV, signing a two-year contract with an option for a third. [1] [5] His professional debut for the club's first team came on 13 August 2023. In the opening match of the Eerste Divisie season against VVV-Venlo, ending in a 3–1 victory, Slegers earned a starting position under coach Maurice Verberne. He scored the opening goal shortly after halftime and was substituted in the 72nd minute for Dailon Livramento. [6] [7]

International career

Slegers is a Belgium youth international. In November 2023, he received a call-up for the Belgium national under-20 team. [8] He made his debut for the side in a friendly against France U20 on 21 November, replacing Mo Salah in the 86th minute of a 2–2 draw. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 March 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MVV 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 26410—274
Career total2641000274

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    2. ↑ Schoofs, Gunter (29 July 2022). "STVV-coach Bernd Hollerbach: "Logisch dat de club Bauer niet zomaar kan laten gaan"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    3. ↑ Schoofs, Gunter (23 March 2023). "Leistner werkt aan comeback: "Ik wil absoluut nog spelen voor STVV"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    4. ↑ Schoofs, Gunter (2 May 2023). "Make-over bij STVV, deze jongeren ruiken hun kans: van smaakmaker in Nederland tot toptalent in doel". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    5. ↑ Visser, Emil (20 June 2023). "MVV haalt met middenvelder Ferre Slegers opnieuw jonge Belg binnen". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    6. ↑ "VVV vs. MVV 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
    7. ↑ "MVV opent eerste divisie met winst in Limburgse derby bij VVV, Willem II speelt gelijk". NOS (in Dutch). 13 August 2023. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
    8. ↑ "Ferre Slegers en Kanou Sy opgeroepen voor België". MVV Maastricht (in Dutch). 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    9. ↑ "Vriendschappelijke wedstrijd: België U20–Frankrijk U20". Royal Belgian FA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
    10. ↑ Ferre Slegers at Soccerway
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