Timon Vanhoutte

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Timon Vanhoutte
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Personal information
Full name Timon Maurice Vanhoutte
Date of birth (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Kortrijk
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 RSC Anderlecht
Youth career
–2011 SV Kortrijk
2011-2014 KV Kortrijk
2014-2018 Club Brugge
2018- RSC Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022- RSCA Futures 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 14 January 2025

Timon Maurice Vanhoutte (born 29 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper in the Challenger Pro League for RSC Anderlecht reserve side RSCA Futures. [1]

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Early life

He is from Kortrijk in the Flemish province of West Flanders. He was an outfield player as a youngster at SV Kortrijk but at the age of seven years-old he moved to KV Kortrijk, where he retrained as a goalkeeper. He was in the youth set-up at Club Brugge prior to joining RSC Anderlecht in 2018 at the age of 14 years-old. Whilst he was in the academy there he attended boarding school in Anderlecht at the Sint-Niklaas Institute. [2] [3]

Club career

In September 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with RSC Anderlecht. [4] He made his debut for RSCA Futures against K Beerschot VA in the Challenger Pro League on 26 November 2022. [5]

During the 2023-24 season he became first choice goalkeeper for RSCA Futures in the Challenger Pro League following the promotion of Bart Verbruggen to the Anderlecht first team. [3] In April 2024, having overcome a knee injury which hampered his progress, he signed a new three-year contract with the club. [6] [7]

On the 31 October 2024, he was an unused substitute for the senior Anderlecht side in the Belgian Cup in a 4-0 away win over Royale Union Tubize-Braine. [8]

International career

He is a Belgium youth international. He played for the Belgium national under-18 football team against England U18 keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw on 13 November 2021. [9] He also featured in a 3-2 home win for the Belgium national under-19 football team against England U19 in October 2021. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Timon Vanhoutte". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Verdruye, Amaury (August 10, 2023). "Challenger Pro League is more West Flemish than ever: father in blue-black but sons in purple-white, a goalkeeper with musical talent and an example for many". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Redant, Wim (2 February 2023). "Timon Vanhoutte, as a West Flemish, chose RSCA Futures over Club NXT: "My godfather is an Anderlecht supporter"". Nieuwsblad.
  4. ↑ "TIMON VANHOUTTE EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT UNTIL 2024". rsca.be. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "RSC ANDERLECHT II VS. BEERSCHOT 1 - 2". Soccerway. 26 Nov 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Talent does not regret transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht: "Biggest top club"". Voetbal Primeur. April 24, 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kortrijk native Timon Vanhoutte extends contract with Anderlecht until 2027: "I am now learning a lot from Kasper Schmeichel"". nieuwsblad.be. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "TUBIZE-BRAINE VS. ANDERLECHT 0 - 4". Soccerway. 31 Oct 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "BELGIUM U18 VS. ENGLAND U18 0 - 0". Soccerway. 13 Nov 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "BELGIUM U19 VS. ENGLAND U19 3 - 2". Soccerway. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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