Maarten Vandevoordt

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Maarten Vandevoordt
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 26
Youth career
VV Brustem C.
Sint-Truiden
0000–2019 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Genk 128 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2017–2018 Belgium U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U17 12 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U19 7 (0)
2021– Belgium U21 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Maarten Vandevoordt (born 26 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club Genk. He will join Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in 2024.

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Club career

On 10 December 2019, Vandevoordt, aged 17 years 287 days, became the youngest goalkeeper in UEFA Champions League history, playing 90 minutes in a 4–0 loss to Napoli. [1] [2]

On 12 April 2022, German club RB Leipzig announced that they had completed a deal to sign Vandevoordt in 2024 on a five-year contract running until 2029. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2023 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genk 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 40201 [lower-alpha 2] 00070
2020–21 Belgian First Division A16040——200
2021–22 Belgian First Division A380108 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0480
2022–23 Belgian First Division A40030——430
Career total98010090101180

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Genk

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References

  1. ↑ "Champions League youngest goalkeepers: Vandevoordt, Svilar, Casillas". UEFA. 11 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Napoli 4-0 Genk". BBC Sport. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Leipzig sign keeper Vandevoordt from 2024 until 2029". BeSoccer. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Maarten Vandevoordt at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.


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