Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta (on loan from AC Milan) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2019 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Club Brugge | 90 | (19) |
2022– | AC Milan | 32 | (0) |
2023– | → Atalanta (loan) | 35 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (1) |
2018 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (3) |
2020–2023 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (1) |
2020– | Belgium | 15 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from AC Milan, and the Belgium national team.
De Ketelaere joined Club Brugge at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy. [3] He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football. [3]
He made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, when he played the full game in the 2019–20 Belgian Cup matchup against Francs Borains. [4]
On 22 October 2019, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Paris Saint-Germain. He started the game and was substituted in the 57th minute with the score of 1–0 to Paris Saint-Germain, the game eventually ended with a 5–0 loss. [5] On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Zulte Waregem to reach the Belgian Cup final. [6]
On 20 October 2020, De Ketelaere scored the game winning goal in the 93rd minute to defeat Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 in the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. [7]
On 2 August 2022, De Ketelaere joined Serie A club AC Milan on a contract until 30 June 2027. [8] Signed for a fee reported to be in the range of €35 million, De Ketelaere however failed to fulfill the initial expectations of the Rossoneri, scoring no goals throughout the entire season and making only nine league starts. [9]
On 16 August 2023, Atalanta formally confirmed the signing of De Ketelaere from AC Milan on a loan move with an option to buy. [10] On 20 August 2023, De Ketelaere came off the bench during Atalanta's Serie A match against Sassuolo, striking the crossbar before sealing his debut Serie A goal with a precise header. [11] The match ended 2–0 in Atalanta's favor. [12] On 21 September, De Ketelaere marked his presence by netting his first goal in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Raków Częstochowa, contributing to Atalanta's 2–0 victory. [13] [14]
De Ketelaere was called-up for his debut in November 2020 in the Belgium national team as a substitute in a loss to Switzerland. [15] On 10 October 2021, he scored his debut international goal in the Belgium third place playoff match loss to Italy for the Nations League, 2–1. [3] In a 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Morocco, De Ketelaere substituted Michy Batshuayi in the 75th minute.
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
2020–21 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 46 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
Total | 90 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 26 | ||
AC Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
Atalanta (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 11 [lower-alpha 7] | 2 | — | 50 | 14 | |
Career total | 158 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 40 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Belgium | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 7 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 1 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2021 | Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy | 2 | Italy | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals |
2 | 12 September 2023 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 13 | Estonia | 5–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
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