Laurent Depoitre

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Laurent Depoitre
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Depoitre playing for Gent in 2015
Personal information
Full name Laurent Depoitre [1]
Date of birth (1988-12-07) 7 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Tournai, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 29
Youth career
1995–2001 AS Montkainoise
2001–2003 Excelsior Moeskroen
2003–2005 R.F.C. Tournai
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 R.F.C. Tournai 31 (12)
2007–2009 RRC Péruwelz 43 (16)
2009–2012 Eendracht Aalst 69 (25)
2012–2014 KV Oostende 62 (20)
2014–2016 Gent 58 (24)
2016–2017 Porto 7 (1)
2017–2019 Huddersfield Town 56 (6)
2019– Gent 107 (26)
International career‡
2015 Belgium 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:08, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Laurent Depoitre (born 7 December 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gent. He has made one senior appearance for the Belgium national team.

Contents

Club career

Eendracht Aalst

When a large number of players had to leave Péruwelz after the 2008–09 season, Eendracht Aalst took advantage of the situation in the summer of 2009 and signed Depoitre alongside Damien Galucci and Olivier De Castro. [2] Depoitre formed a good pair in Alost with Wouter Moreels, and he was chosen as the best player of the team after his first season. 2011, the team became champion in Third Division A. In the 2011–12 season Depoitre was followed by, among other clubs, AA Gent, Lierse SK, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Beerschot AC, N.E.C., Heerenveen, Willem II and Roda JC. [3]

Oostende

In 2012, Depoitre joined Oostende from Aalst. [3] [4]

In January 2013, it was announced that he would be transferred to Zulte Waregem in 2013–14. Afterwards, his transfer turned out to be a part of a share transaction between Yves Lejaeghere, the then-president of Ostend, and Patrick Decuyper, the then-general manager of Zulte Waregem. [5] In the end the transaction was cancelled and as a result the transfer was also revoked.

Gent

After Depoitre decided not to extend his contract with Oostende, it was announced that he would play for KAA Gent during the 2014–2015 season. [4]

Porto

On 8 August 2016, Depoitre signed for Portuguese club Porto for four seasons, with €40 million release fee. Porto paid a €6 million transfer fee to Gent. [6] [7] He finished the season with 13 appearances across all competitions scoring two goals and providing one assist. [8]

Huddersfield Town

On 23 June 2017, it was confirmed that Depoitre had signed a two-year contract with Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town, for an undisclosed fee, and a record transfer fee for the club. [8] However, his transfer fee record would go on to be overtaken later that transfer window, by Aaron Mooy moving from Manchester City for £8 million. [9] [10]

He was released by Huddersfield at the end of the 2018–19 season, having scored six times in sixty appearances for the club, including the second goal in Huddersfield's win of Manchester United and the goal v Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure a draw against the then-champions and with it the point that kept Huddersfield in the Premier League for a second season. [11]

Return to Gent

On 23 July 2019, Depoitre returned to Belgium, signing for his former club Gent on a three-year contract. [12]

International career

On 10 October 2015, he made his senior debut for the national team in a 4–1 win in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Andorra. Depoitre scored his team's fourth goal. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2020 [14] [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aalst 2009–10 Belgian Third Division 10—10
2010–11Belgian Third Division14821——169
2011–12 Belgian Second Division 338———338
Total471631––5017
Oostende 2012–13 Belgian Second Division341452——3916
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 28663—323711
Total6220115–327627
Gent 2014–15 Belgian Pro League291251—614014
2015–16 Belgian Pro League2712517 [lower-alpha 1] 1824716
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 20—2 [lower-alpha 2] 1—41
Total5824102921439131
Porto 2016–17 Primeira Liga 71511 [lower-alpha 1] 0—132
Huddersfield Town 2017–18 Premier League 33610–1 [lower-alpha 3] 0356
2018–19 Premier League23010–1 [lower-alpha 3] 0250
Total56620–20606
Gent 2019–20 Belgian First Division A2281012 [lower-alpha 4] 7—3515
2020–21 Belgian First Division A232104 [lower-alpha 5] 0—282
2021–22 Belgian First Division A25104113 [lower-alpha 6] 1—4212
Total702061298—10529
Career total3478937103910195442114
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

TeamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201511
Total11
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 10 October 2015. [14]
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2015 Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, AndorraFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 4–14–1 Euro 2016 qualifier

Honours

Aalst

Oostende

Gent

Individual

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  1. ↑ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Redant, Wim (17 July 2009). "VOETBAL 3DE KLASSE Laurent Depoitre (20) is de nieuwe aanvalsleider van Eendracht Aalst" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Transfernieuws" (in Dutch). KV Oostende. 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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  5. ↑ Vandenabeele, Christian (10 June 2013). "Laurent Depoitre: KV Oostende of Zulte Waregem? Of Cercle Brugge?" [Laurent Depoitre: KV Oostende or Zulte Waregem? Or Cercle Brugge?] (in Dutch). Sport/Voetbal Magazine. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Depoitre reinforces the Dragons". FC Porto. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Porto telt zes miljoen neer voor Depoitre". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Laurent Depoitre: Huddersfield sign FC Porto striker for record fee". BBC Sport. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Aaron Mooy: Huddersfield Town agree club-record £10m fee with Man City". BBC Sport. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Huddersfield Town TRANSFER: AARON MOOY JOINS TOWN PERMANENTLY".
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