Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yari Verschaeren | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 July 2001||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Anderlecht | 128 | (19) |
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 8 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC) |
Verschaeren is a young 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.
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 2 | — | 44 | 9 | ||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13[c] | 2 | — | 42 | 4 | ||
Career total | 128 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 23 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Belgium | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2019 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | San Marino | 8–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
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