Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 July 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Brasschaat, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Mariaburg VK | ||
2011–2013 | Beerschot | ||
2013–2016 | Lierse | ||
2016–2022 | Royal Antwerp | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Royal Antwerp II | 12 | (0) |
2022– | Royal Antwerp | 81 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
2024 | Belgium U21 | 6 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:30, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Zeno Van Den Bosch (born 6 July 2003) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Royal Antwerp as a central defender. He has also played for the Belgium national under-21 football team.
He was born in Brasschaat, in Flanders. Van Den Bosch trained as a youngster at Mariaburg VK, Beerschot and Lierse. [1]
He joined up with the Royal Antwerp football academy in 2016. [2] In September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club. [3] In September 2022, his contract was extended to 2025, with the club having an option to extend it further. [4]
On January 18, 2023, Van Den Bosch made his official debut in the club's first team: in a 3–0 league match win against KV Oostende. [5] In April 2023, Van Den Bosch appeared as a substitute in the Belgian Cup final as Antwerp defeated KV Mechelen 2–0. [6] Later that year, on 22 August, he made his debut in European competitions in a 1–0 victory over Greek club side AEK Athens in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League. [7] By the beginnings of the 2024-25 season, it was reported in the Belgian media that the contract had been extended to the summer of end of the 2025-26 season, amid reported transfer interest in the player from clubs in Portugal, Italy and Germany, such as Mainz and Torino. [8] [9] [10] He scored his first league goal for Antwerp on 9 November 2024, in a 2-1 away win against KV Kortrijk. [11]
He featured for the Belgium national under-21 football team in a 3-1 home win against Malta U21 on 21 March 2024 in a UEFA European U21 Championship qualifying match. [12]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Royal Antwerp | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 [a] | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
Career total | 30 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
Royal Antwerp