Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mathias Delorge-Knieper | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Heers VV | ||
2011–2022 | Sint-Truiden | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | Sint-Truiden | 41 | (1) |
2023 | → Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2024– | Gent | 17 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Belgium U16 | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
2023 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 [1] |
Mathias Delorge-Knieper (born 31 July 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gent.
Delorge is a youth product of Heers VV before moving to Sint-Truiden's academy in 2011. In November 2020, he started training with the senior team for the first time. [2] On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves. [3] He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021. [4]
Delorge made his senior and professional debut with Sint-Truiden as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Standard Liège on 10 April 2022. [5] In the summer of 2022 he tore his meniscus, which kept him out for 4 months. On January 31, 2023, he was loaned to Lierse Kempenzonen in the Challenger Pro League for the second half of the season. [6] Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season. [7]
On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with Gent. [8]
Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023. [9]
Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sint-Truidense | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
Total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Gent | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 [a] | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | |
Career total | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4 |
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