Zeno Debast

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Zeno Debast
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Debast with Anderlecht in 2024
Personal information
Full name Zeno Koen Debast [1]
Date of birth (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Halle, Belgium [2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sporting CP
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2010 KSK Halle
2010–2021 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Anderlecht 78 (0)
2024– Sporting CP 0 (0)
International career
2018 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2019 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2021 Belgium U19 6 (0)
2023– Belgium U21 4 (0)
2022– Belgium 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Zeno Koen Debast (born 24 October 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team.

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Career

Debast is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in October 2019. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge. [3] [ better source needed ]

In September 2022, Debast received his first call-up to the Belgian senior squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Wales and Netherlands. [4] He debuted against the former opponent on 22 September that ended in a 2–1 victory. [5] Debast was also called up to the Belgium squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 November 2022. [6]

On 11 June 2024, during an interview for Het Laatste Nieuws , Debast confirmed that he had agreed personal terms to join Portuguese side Sporting CP from the 2024–25 season. [7] [8] The transfer was made official on 4 July, as the player signed a five-year deal with the club. [9] [10] The deal commanded a 15.5 million fee, plus €5.5 million in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Anderlecht. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 200020
2021–22 50000050
2022–23 3402013 [lower-alpha 1] 0490
2023–24 37030400
Career total78040130960

International

As of match played 22 June 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202230
202320
202450
Total100

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  6. "Roberto Martinez selects 26 Devils for the World Cup". Royal Belgian Football Association. 10 November 2022.
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  10. 1 2 "Sporting oficializa Debast". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. Zeno Debast at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  12. Zeno Debast at National-Football-Teams.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg