Flor Van den Eynden

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Flor Van den Eynden
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Herentals, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Helmond Sport
Number 3
Youth career
KFC Lille
Westerlo
Beerschot
0000–2017 Mechelen
2017–2019 Inter Milan
2022 Mechelen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 FC Eindhoven 22 (1)
2022– Helmond Sport 54 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Belgium U17 8 (1)
2017 Belgium U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:33, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Flor Van den Eynden (born 29 July 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.

Contents

He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017" of the 60 best young talents in world football. [1]

Club career

Eindhoven

Van den Eynden played youth football for KFC Lille, Westerlo, Beerschot, Mechelen and the Italian club Inter Milan.

In 2019, he joined Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. [2] He made his debut for the club on 27 September 2019 in a 4–1 home win against Telstar, coming off the bench in the 88th minute for Samy Bourard. [3] He scored his first goal for Eindhoven in the 4–0 cup victory against Rijnsburgse Boys. [4] After two seasons, his contract with Eindhoven expired. Afterwards, he was on trial with Lierse Kempenzonen and Lommel, but this did not result in a contract. [5] [6]

During the 2021–22 season, Van den Eynden played for the under-21 team of Mechelen, sometimes playing alongside his brother, Bas Van den Eynden as a centre-back. [7]

Helmond Sport

On 25 May 2022, Van den Eynden signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport, with an option for an additional year. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 December 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eindhoven 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 14021161
2020–21 Eerste Divisie810081
Total22121242
Helmond Sport 2022–23 Eerste Divisie35010360
2023–24 Eerste Divisie19010200
Total54020562
Career total7614100802

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