Yari Verschaeren

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Yari Verschaeren
Personal information
Full name Yari Verschaeren
Date of birth (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anderlecht
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2008 KJB Kruibeke
2007–2010 Beveren
2010–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Anderlecht 150 (24)
2023 RSCA Futures 1 (0)
International career
2016 Belgium U16 7 (1)
2017–2018 Belgium U17 10 (1)
2018 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2019–2022 Belgium U21 10 (2)
2019– Belgium 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at the age of 9 from Beveren. [2] In 2017, Verschaeren signed his first contract at Anderlecht. [3]

Verschaeren made his first team debut on 25 November 2018 against Sint-Truiden, before being substituted after 78 minutes in the game, which was a 4–2 away defeat. [4] Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava. [5] He was substituted in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen. On 10 August 2024, Verschaeren made his 150th appearance for Anderlecht against OH Leuven, while wearing the captain’s armband in absence of Jan Vertonghen.

International career

Verschaeren made his international debut for Belgium on 9 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier. [6] A month later, he scored his first goal from a penalty, in Belgium's 9–0 win against San Marino. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 June 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 212001 [b] 0222
2019–20 Belgian Pro League21210222
2020–21 Belgian Pro League22610236
2021–22 Belgian Pro League367404 [c] 2449
2022–23 Belgian Pro League2821013 [c] 2424
Career total12819701840015323

International

As of match played 29 March 2022 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201931
202030
202210
Total71
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verschaeren goal. [9]
List of international goals scored by Yari Verschaeren
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2019 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, BelgiumFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 8–09–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Anderlecht

Individual

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