Thibaut Van Acker

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Thibaut Van Acker
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Van Acker in July 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Merendree, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lierse Kempenzonen
Number 8
Youth career
1997–2009 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Club Brugge 34 (0)
2012–2013 → Beerschot (loan) 11 (0)
2013–2016 Cercle Brugge 89 (5)
2016–2019 Roeselare 70 (8)
2019–2021 MVV 59 (1)
2021– Lierse Kempenzonen 86 (27)
International career
2010 Belgium U19 4 (0)
2010–2012 Belgium U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Thibaut Van Acker (born 21 November 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lierse Kempenzonen in the Belgian First Division B.

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Club career

Club Brugge

Born in Merendree, [1] Van Acker joined the academy at Club Brugge at the age of four. [2] On 3 November 2009, he signed his first professional contract for the club on 3 November 2009, lasting until the summer of 2012. [3] He made his debut for Club Brugge on 26 December 2010 in a 2–0 victory away at K.A.A. Gent, before going on to make a further 7 league appearances that season. [1]

Over the next few seasons, Van Acker played a rotational role in Club Brugge's squad, [4] and he would sign a two-year contract extension in 2011, keeping at the club until June 2014. [5] He joined Beerschot on loan in January 2013, [4] and made 11 league appearances for the club before returning to Club Brugge at the end of the season. [1]

Cercle Brugge

In June 2013, Van Acker signed for fellow Brugge-based club Cercle Brugge on a three-year contract. [6] He made his league debut for the club on 27 July 2013 in a 1–1 draw at R.A.E.C. Mons, their first game of the season, before scoring the first goal of his professional career on 5 October 2013 in a 2–1 win at K.V. Mechelen. [1] Over three years at the club, he made 89 league appearances, scoring 5. [1]

KSV Roeselare

Following the expiry of his contract in June 2016, Van Acker joined K.S.V. Roeselare on a two-year contract. [7] He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Lierse S.K., before going on to make 23 league appearances during the 2016–17 season, scoring once. [1] After making 31 league appearances and scoring 3 goals during the 2017–18 season, his contract was extended by a further year. [8] During the 2018–19 season, he made 25 league appearances dor Roeselare, in which he scored 4 goals. [1]

MVV

In September 2019, Van Acker joined Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on a one-year contract. [9] Van Acker made his debut for MVV Maastricht on 13 September 2019 in a 2–1 defeat at home to SC Telstar, [10] before going on to make 24 appearances for the club during the season, though he did not score. [1] In June 2020, Van Acker signed a one-year contract extension. [11]

Lierse Kempenzonen

On 13 April 2021, Van Acker signed a two-year contract with Lierse Kempenzonen in the Belgian First Division B. [12] [13]

International career

Van Acker has played for Belgium at under-19 and under-21 levels. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Thibaut Van Acker". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ↑ Wiche, Roel (14 February 2020). "Thibaut van Acker: van toptalent bij Club Brugge tot onverstoorbare leider van MVV". De Limburger (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Van Acker : 1er contrat pro au FC Bruges". Le Soir (in French). 3 November 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 Steurbaut, Kersten (4 January 2013). "Thibaut Van Acker: 'Ik heb scorend vermogen'". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Baute, Olivier (2 August 2011). "FC Bruges : Prolongation de contrat pour Van Acker". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Thibaut van Acker naar Cercle Brugge" (in Dutch). Club Brugge K.V. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Thibaut Van Acker en Raphaël Lecomte versterken KSVR". De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Thibaut Van Acker en Yves De Winter blijven langer bij Roeselare". De Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 18 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Thibaut Van Acker transfervrij voor een seizoen naar MVV". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. ↑ Visser, Emil (13 September 2019). "MVV in eigen huis kansloos tegen Telstar". De Limburger (in Flemish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Aanvoerder Van Acker jaar langer bij MVV". De Limburger (in Dutch). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Thibaut Van Acker kiest voor Lierse". lierse.com (in Dutch). 13 April 2021.
  13. ↑ De Cnodder, Kristof (13 April 2021). "Lierse Kempenzonen strikt nu ook ervaren Thibaut Van Acker: "Derde keer, goede keer"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish).
  14. ↑ Thibaut Van Acker at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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