Maarten Vandevoordt

Maarten Vandevoordt

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	RB Leipzig
Number	26
Youth career
	VV Brustem C.
	Sint-Truiden
0000–2019	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Genk	139	(0)
2024–	RB Leipzig	2	(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)
2021–2024	Belgium U21	19	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Maarten Vandevoordt (born 26 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.

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]

International career

In October 2024 he was named in the senior Belgium squad for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and France on 10 and 14 October 2024, respectively. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 February 2025 ^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genk	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	4	0	2	0	1 [b]	0	0	0	7	0
	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	16	0	4	0	—		—		20	0
	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	38	0	1	0	8 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	48	0
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	40	0	3	0	—		—		43	0
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	41	0	0	0	10 [e]	0	—		51	0
	Total		139	0	10	0	19	0	1	0	169	0
RB Leipzig	2024–25	Bundesliga	2	0	3	0	2 [b]	0	—		7	0
Career total			141	0	13	0	21	0	1	0	176	0

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
5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Genk

• Belgian Cup: 2020–21 ^[6]

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. "Geen De Bruyne en Lukaku bij Rode Duivels, wel selectie voor Fofana, Ngonge, Smets en Vandevoordt" [No De Bruyne and Lukaku at Red Devils, but selections for Fofana, Ngonge, Smets and Vandevoordt]. sporza. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
5. Maarten Vandevoordt at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
6. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

External links

• Maarten Vandevoordt at the Royal Belgian Football Association