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![]() Stroeykens with Anderlecht in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Zellik, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Anderlecht | 94 | (12) |
International career | |||
2019 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (5) |
2022– | Belgium U20 | 2 | (1) |
2023– | Belgium U21 | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 February 2025 |
Mario Stroeykens (born 29 September 2004) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division A.
On 15 January 2021, at 16 years, 3 months and 17 days, Stroeykens made his professional debut for RSC Anderlecht, in a 2–0 away loss to Eupen, under then manager Vincent Kompany.
On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against K.V. Mechelen. Under different managers Stroeykens never really broke through, often being a substitute or playing for Anderlecht’s U23 side, the RSCA Futures.
It was under manager Brian Riemer, after signing a contract extension until 2026 in the 2023-2024 season that he really broke through, playing 40 games in all competitions, scoring 6 goals and providing 6 assists. [2]
He was very important for Anderlecht’s challenge for the title that season, only losing first and second spot on the last 2 Matchdays of the Belgian Pro League Champions’ play-offs after a 0–1 home loss to rivals Club Brugge and a 3–1 away loss to Royal Antwerp FC. He had some notable performances in important moments for Paars-Wit, and he demonstrated his talent on 7 December 2023, by scoring a stunning goal from outside the box in the Belgian Clasico against Standard Liège in the Belgian Cup, leading his side to a 2–0 home win. [3]
Born in Belgium, to Belgian father and Congolese mother. [4] He is a youth international for Belgium.
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 [a] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
2023–24 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
2024–25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 [b] | 1 | 31 | 4 | ||
Career total | 94 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 124 | 15 |