Maxime Wenssens

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Maxime Wenssens
Personal information
Full name Maxime Kali Nathan Wenssens
Date of birth (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Uccle, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Thes Sport
Number 34
Youth career
Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Sint-Truiden 0 (0)
2020–2022 Mechelen 0 (0)
2023–2024 Union SG B 8 (0)
2023–2024 Union SG 0 (0)
2025– Thes Sport 0 (0)
International career
2024– Rwanda 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:19, 3 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:35, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Maxime Kali Nathan Wenssens (born 17 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thes Sport. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Rwanda national team.

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Career

On 13 March 2018, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truidense V.V. for 2.5 season. [1] On 19 November 2020, he transferred to K.V. Mechelen where he was the reserve goalkeeper. [2] On 27 August 2023, he transferred to Union Saint-Gilloise on a 1+1 year contract to act as third goalkeeper. [3] On 10 July 2024, Wenssens was released by Union Saint-Gilloise. [4]

International career

Wenssens was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Rwandan mother. [3] He was first called up to the Rwanda national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. [5] He debuted for Rwanda in a friendly 2–0 win over Madagascar on 25 March 2024. [6]

Honours

Union Saint-Gilloise

References

  1. "Saint-Trond met sous contrat un de ses jeunes gardiens de 16 ans". RTBF.
  2. "Maxime Wenssens, de nieuwe doelman van KV Mechelen: "Ik wil opklimmen in de pikorde" | Gazet van Antwerpen".
  3. 1 2 Gyimah, Edmund Okai (2 September 2023). "Rwanda's Maxime Wenssens signs for Belgian side Union Saint Gilloise". The New Times.
  4. Gyimah, Edmund Okai (10 July 2024). "Union SG release Rwandan goalie Wenssens". The New Times.
  5. "Maxime Wenssens ukina mu Bubiligi yahamagawe mu 'Amavubi' bwa mbere | IGIHE".
  6. "Maxime Wenssens yavuze ku buryo yakiriwe mu Amavubi no ku guhanganira umwanya na Fiacre | IGIHE".