Zinho Vanheusden

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Zinho Vanheusden
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 KV Mechelen
(on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 13
Youth career
2008–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2018 Inter Milan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Standard Liège (loan) 27 (2)
2019–2021 Standard Liège 28 (1)
2021– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Genoa (loan) 14 (0)
2022–2023 → AZ (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024 → Standard Liège (loan) 21 (0)
2024– → KV Mechelen (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Belgium U16 11 (1)
2015–2016 Belgium U17 14 (6)
2016–2017 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2017–2020 Belgium U21 11 (2)
2020– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:39, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club KV Mechelen, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan, and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Inter Milan

In mid-2015, Vanheusden joined Inter Milan's youth academy [1] after seven seasons in the Standard Liège youth system. He was promoted to the first team in the last few matches of 2016–17 Serie A; [2] he also appeared as an unused bench for a few matches at the start of 2017–18 Serie A. [3] [4] [5] [6] He also played for the under-19 team as the starting defender, winning 2016–17 Campionato Nazionale Primavera. [7] On 27 September 2017, Vanheusden injured his cruciate ligament in a UEFA Youth League match against Dynamo Kyiv, [8] which kept him out of action for four months. [9] On 26 January 2018, Vanheusden extended his contract with Inter until June 2022. [10]

Loan to Standard Liège

On 30 January 2018, Vanheusden joined Standard Liège until 30 June 2018, with an option to extend for one more year. [11] Vanheusden made his professional debut in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A playoff win over Gent on 14 April 2018. [12]

Standard Liège

On 28 June 2019, Standard Liège signed Vanheusden in a permanent deal for a reported €12.5 million fee, which surpassed Nicolae Stanciu's record as the most expensive purchase by a Belgium club. [13] [14]

Return to Inter Milan

On 13 July 2021, he returned to Inter Milan. [15]

Loan to Genoa

On 20 July, he was sent on loan to Genoa. [16] He made his Serie A debut on 21 August against Inter away, at the Giuseppe Meazza in a 4–0 loss to his team. [17]

Loan to AZ

On 25 July 2022, Vanheusden was loaned by AZ in the Netherlands, with an option to buy. [18]

Loan to Standard Liège

On 8 July 2023, he returned to Standard Liège for the upcoming season. [19]

Loan to KV Mechelen

On 25 July 2024, he joined KV Mechelen for a season-long loan, with an option to buy. [20]

International career

Vanheusden debuted with the Belgium national team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020. [21]

Personal life

Vanheusden is named after the Brazilian footballer, Zinho after his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. [22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 August 2024 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège (loan) 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 100000–10
2018–19 262004 [a] 0–302
Standard Liège 2019–20 201305 [a] 1–282
2020–21 80005 [a] 04 [b] 0170
Total5533014140764
Genoa (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 14020––160
AZ (loan) 2022–23 Eredivisie 70001 [c] 0–80
Standard Liège (loan) 2023–24 Belgian Pro League21020–1 [b] 0240
KV Mechelen (loan) 2024–25 Belgian Pro League1000––10
Career total98370151501254
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Belgian Pro League European play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

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