| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Jean Wasinski [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Liege, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Genk (on loan from Schalke 04) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | US Hesbignonne | ||
| 2014–2018 | Stade Waremmien | ||
| 2018–2021 | Charleroi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Charleroi | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Kortrijk (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2024– | Schalke 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Schalke 04 II | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Jong Genk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2024 | |||
Martin Jean Wasinski (born 7 April 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Challenger Pro League club Jong Genk, on loan from Schalke 04.
Having joined Charleroi at under-15 level, [2] he progressed through the club's youth ranks, making his professional debut in the 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw with Zulte Waregem on 22 August 2021, aged 17. [3] [4] Used in a variety of positions across defence and midfield, and having to split his time between football and school, Wasinski made 15 league appearances during the 2021–22 season. [3] [5]
In August 2022, Wasinski extended his contract with Charleroi until summer 2025. [2]
On 6 January 2023, Wasinski was loaned by Kortrijk until the end of the 2022–23 season. [6] On 17 July 2023, it was announced that the loan-deal was extended for the next season also. [7]
On 21 June 2024, 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 announced that they had signed Wasinski on a free transfer until 30 June 2028. [8] On 24 January 2025, he was loaned to Genk until the end of the season with an option to make the move permanent, where he was initially supposed to play for their second team Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League. [9] [10]
Born in Belgium, Wasinski is of Polish descent. [11] He was called up to the Belgian under-16 team in November 2019 for a youth tournament in Paraguay. [12] He has also represented Belgium at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels. [13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charleroi | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Kortrijk (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 II | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Jong Genk (loan) | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 50 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 1 | ||
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