Thibo Baeten

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Thibo Baeten
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Go Ahead Eagles
Number 32
Youth career
Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Club NXT 15 (6)
2021–2023 NEC 10 (1)
2021–2022Torino Primavera (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023Beerschot (loan) 30 (13)
2023 Beerschot 0 (0)
2023– Go Ahead Eagles 5 (0)
International career
2017 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U17 15 (5)
2019 Belgium U18 4 (4)
2020 Belgium U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Thibo Baeten (born 4 June 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.

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Club career

Baeten began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, he made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 2–0. [1]

Baeten scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2020 against Union Saint-Gilloise. His first-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 1–1. [2]

In the winter of 2021, Baeten expressed his wish to leave Club Brugge, where he had an expiring contract. [3] That winter, Baeten could count on interest from Cercle Brugge and from Italy. [4] [5] On 22 January 2021, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club NEC until mid-2024. [6] On 5 March 2021, Baeten scored his first goal for NEC in the 7–0 win over Helmond Sport. [7] [8]

On 23 May 2021, Baeten won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. Unlike his compatriots Jonathan Okita and Mathias De Wolf, Baeten did not appear in any of the three promotion matches.

On 3 August 2021, he joined Serie A side Torino on loan with an option to buy. [9] He would join the club's under-19 team. [10]

On 10 April 2022, Baeten agreen to join Beerschot on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy. [11] Following the loan, on 5 July 2023, Beerschot used their option to buy and made the transfer permanent, as Baeten signed a three-year contract with the club, with an option for the fourth year. [12]

However, on the next day, Baeten moved to Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles, signing a three-year contract. [13] [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2020 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club NXT 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 6363
Career total63000063

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