Siebe Van der Heyden

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Siebe Van der Heyden
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Van der Heyden in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Denderleeuw, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 44
Youth career
2004-2005 SK Denderhoutem
2005-2008 Dender
2008–2009 Club Brugge
2009–2016 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Oostende 2 (1)
2018–2019 FC Eindhoven 32 (1)
2019–2023 Union SG 97 (3)
2023– Mallorca 8 (0)
2025 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 13 (1)
2025– Gent 1 (0)
International career‡
2022– Belgium 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:38, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 July 2025

Siebe Van der Heyden (born 30 May 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Belgian Pro League side Gent [1] and the Belgium national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Van der Heyden started with SK Denderhoutem in 2004, before moving to Dender. [3] [4] He also played for the youth academies of Club Brugge and Anderlecht. He was denied a professional contract at Anderlecht despite regularly starting for their youth team but signed his first professional contract at Belgian Pro League team Oostende in the summer of 2016, where he signed a two-year contract. [5] [6] [7] Van der Heyden made his Belgian First Division A debut for Oostende on 21 May 2017 against Anderlecht, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute for David Rozehnal. [8] Van der Heyden struggled to break into the first team however, and was released at the end of his contract in 2018. [8]

Eindhoven

Van der Heyden was offered a contract with FC Knokke, but instead, on 30 July 2018, moved to the Netherlands, signing with FC Eindhoven for one year with an option to extend the contract for one more year following a trial. [6] [9] [10] He made his debut on 17 August 2018, where he lost 2–1 against Jong PSV. He also scored in the same match, the only goal he would score that season. [11] Over the season, he would be a regular starter for David Nascimento's side. [12]

Union SG

On 10 July 2019, he returned to his home country in the following year, signing a three year old contract with an option to extend for another year with Challenger Pro League team Union SG. [13] He made his debut with the team on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 win against Roeselare. [14] [15] He scored his first goal for Union SG on 30 January 2021 against Molenbeek. [16] His one year extension was activated on 11 August 2021, with another option for a one year extension. [17]

Mallorca

On 19 July 2023, Van der Heyden signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Mallorca. [18]

Loan to St. Pauli

On 30 January 2025, Van der Heyden joined St. Pauli in Germany on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. [19]

Move to Gent

On 25 July 2025, he joined Pro League side Gent, signing a contract until the summer of 2028 [1]

International career

On 18 March 2022, Van der Heyden was named in the senior Belgium squad for the two friendly matches on 26 and 29 March the same year, respectively against Republic of Ireland and Burkina Faso. [20] He debuted against the former opponent, playing the full match in a 3–0 victory. [21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2025 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oostende 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 1000——10
2017–18 1000——10
Total2000000020
FC Eindhoven 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 32110——331
Union SG 2019–20 Proximus League 13020——150
2020–21 24230——272
2021–22 Belgian First Division A28020——300
2022–23 3213010 [a] 0—451
Total973100100001173
Mallorca 2023–24 La Liga 6050——110
2024–25 2000—0020
Total8050—00130
St. Pauli (loan) 2024–25 Bundesliga 131———131
Gent 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 100000—10
Career total1535160100001795
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

K.V. Oostende

Union SG

References

  1. 1 2 UNKNOWN, NOT SAID, UNKNOWN, NOT SAID (25 July 2025). "Welkom, Siebe Van der Heyden!". K.A.A. Gent.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Siebe Van der Heyden at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Jeugdspeler van SK Denderhoutem wordt Rode Duivel" (in Dutch). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Home FCV Dender EH en Laura De Neve gehuldigd voor prestaties" (in Dutch). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Van der Heyden terug naar Belgische club?" (in Dutch). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. 1 2 Koen Van Uytvange (13 May 2023). "Siebe Van der Heyden (Union): 'We werken om meer te verdienen. Ook dat is voetbal'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Ostende attire le jeune Anderlechtois Siebe Van der Heyden" (in French). 18 May 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. 1 2 Jelle Ruts (23 February 2021). "Siebe Van der Heyden op een zucht van terugkeer naar 1A" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Siebe Van der Heyden tekent bij FC Eindhoven" [Siebe Van der Heyden signs with FC Eindhoven] (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Thomas Dal (30 July 2018). "Ook proefspeler Siebe Van der Heyden dwingt een contract af bij FC Eindhoven" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Florian van Velthoven (17 August 2018). "Jong PSV wint kleine lichtstadderby: 'Een wedstrijd die alle kanten op kon'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Siebe Van der Heyden voor 5 jaar naar Real Mallorca" (in Dutch). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Welkom Siebe Van der Heyden!" (in Dutch). RUSG. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Niet eenvoudig om die knalprestaties over te doen"" (in Dutch). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise vs. KSV Roeselare 3 - 0". Soccerway. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  16. ↑ Florent Malice (30 January 2021). "L'Union Saint-Gilloise l'emporte tranquillement lors du derby de Molenbeek" (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Nieuw contract voor Siebe Van der Heyden" (in Dutch). 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Siebe Van Der Heyden" [RCD Mallorca sign Siebe Van Der Heyden] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Der FC St. Pauli leiht Siebe Van der Heyden aus" [FC St. Pauli loans Siebe Van der Heyden] (in German). FC St. Pauli. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  20. ↑ "Roberto Martinez roept Union-verdediger Siebe Van der Heyden op voor oefenduels" [Roberto Martinez calls up Union-defender Siebe Van der Heyden for friendly matches]. sporza.be (in Dutch). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Debutant Siebe Van der Heyden levert visitekaartje af met oog op Qatar: "Vooral hard genoten"" [Debutant Siebe Van der Heyden delivers a business card with a view to Qatar: "I really enjoyed it"]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "Siebe van der Heyden". FlashScore. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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