Nathan De Cat

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Nathan De Cat
Personal information
Full name Nathan De Cat [1]
Date of birth (2008-07-19) 19 July 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height 1.92m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 74
Youth career
–2024 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– RSCA Futures 33 (3)
2025– Anderlecht 18 (2)
International career‡
2024– Belgium U17 6 (2)
2024– Belgium U18 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 April 2025

Nathan De Cat (born 19 July 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Jupiler Pro League club RSC Anderlecht.

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Career

De Cat is a youth product of Anderlecht having joined them at age 10, and he signed his first professional contract with them in October 2023, valid until June 2025. [2] He made his professional debut on 22 February 2024, in a 0–1 Challenger Pro League away win against SL16 FC. [3] On 27 August 2024, De Cat extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2027, and was promoted to the senior squad. [4]

On 20 February 2025, he made his first team debut for Anderlecht in UEFA Europa League knockout game against Fenerbahçe, coming on as a substitute. He is one of the youngest debutants for Anderlecht at 16 years, 7 months and 1 day. [5]

He made his professional league debut as a 1 minute substitute vs Racing Genk on 6th April in a Jupiler Pro League Champions’ Playoffs match, coming on in the 90th minute.

On 1 May 2025, he scored his first goal for RSC Anderlecht against Royal Antwerp FC in a Jupiler Pro League Champions’ playoffs match, after coming on as a substitute for Majeed Ashimeru. [6]

International career

De Cat is a youth international for Belgium. He was part of the Belgian U17 team who reached the semi-finals of the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where he was named in the Team of the Tournament. [7]

Style of play

De Cat was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football", where he was described as a "towering midfielder", and further "He is a fighter, but loves dribbling too". [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Belgian Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RSCA Futures 2023–24 Challenger Pro League 100———100
2024–25 Challenger Pro League233———233
Total333———333
Anderlecht 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 61001 [a] 0—71
2025–26 Belgian Pro League121005 [b] 0—171
Total182006000242
Career total515006000575
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "LISTE D'ÉQUIPE" (PDF). FIFA. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Nathan De Cat signs his first professional contract - October 2023 - Soccerway". rsca.be.
  3. ↑ "SL16 FC vs. RSCA Futures - 2 February 2024 - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Nathan De Cat has extended his contract until 2027 | RSC Anderlecht". www.rsca.be. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  5. ↑ "16-jarige Decat debuteert bij RSC Anderlecht" [16 year old Decat makes his debut for RSC Anderlecht]. voetbalbelgië.be. voetbalbelgië. 26 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Antwerp-Anderlecht live: 16 jarige De Cat zet Anderlecht op dubbele voorsprong tegen tienkoppig Antwerp" [Antwerp-Anderlecht live: 16 year old De Cat puts Anderlecht 2 goals ahead against 10-men Antwerp]. Sporza.be. Sporza. 1 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 11 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (2025-10-14). "Next Generation 2025: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  9. ↑ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA . 3 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.


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