Charles De Ketelaere

Charles De Ketelaere
	Warming-up at Nations League 2021, Torino, Italy
Personal information
Date of birth	10 March 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	90
Youth career
2008–2019	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–	Club Brugge
National team‡
2017	Belgium U16
2018	Belgium U17
2019	Belgium U19
2020–	Belgium U21
2020–	Belgium
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 6 December 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Charles De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.

Club career[]

De Ketelaere joined Club Brugge at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy.^[2] He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Zulte Waregem to reach the Belgian Cup Final.^[5]

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.^[6]

International career[]

De Ketelaere was called up to the senior Belgium national team squad in November 2020 and made his debut as a substitute against Switzerland.^[7] On 10 October 2021, he scored his first international goal for Belgium in their 2–1 loss against Italy in the Nations League third place playoff match.^[2]

Personal life[]

As of October 2021, De Ketelaere is living with his mother.^[2] He studied law at university, but stopped after his football career took off.^[2]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 3 October 2021^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Belgian Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Club Brugge	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	13	1	6	1	6^[a]	0	–		25	2
	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	38	4	1	0	7^[b]	2	–		46	6
	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	10	4	0	0	2^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	13	4
Career total			61	9	7	1	15	2	1	0	84	12

^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International[]

As of match played 16 November 2021^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2020	1	0
Belgium	2021	3	1
Total		4	1

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Ketelaere goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Charles De Ketelaere
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2021	Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy	2	Italy	1–2	1–2	2021 UEFA Nations League Finals

Honours[]

Club Brugge

Individual

Belgian Promising Talent of the Year: 2020^[12]

References[]

^ "Charles De Ketelaere". Club Brugge (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Is De Ketelaere Belgium's new De Bruyne?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Francs Borains v Club Brugge game report". Soccerway. 25 September 2019.
^ "Club Brugge v PSG game report". Soccerway. 22 October 2019.
^ "Club staat in de bekerfinale met dank aan gouden invaller De Ketelaere". sporza.be (in Dutch). 5 February 2020.
^ "Club Brugge stun wasteful Zenit with late winner". ESPN. 20 October 2020.
^ "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Charles De Ketelaere". Retrieved 18 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Charles De Ketelaere". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Club Brugge is kampioen en Waasland-Beveren degradeert, 1A volgend seizoen met zestien ploegen én verkorte play-offs". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
^ "De Ketelaere is Belofte van het Jaar en het smaakt naar meer: "Gouden Schoen? Ik weet niet of het haalbaar is"". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2020.

External links[]

Charles De Ketelaere at Soccerway
Belgium profile at Belgian FA

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[9] Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

[10] Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

[UCL-11] Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

[12] Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

[1] "Charles De Ketelaere". Club Brugge (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2021.

[auto-2] "Is De Ketelaere Belgium's new De Bruyne?" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[3] "Francs Borains v Club Brugge game report". Soccerway. 25 September 2019.

[4] "Club Brugge v PSG game report". Soccerway. 22 October 2019.

[5] "Club staat in de bekerfinale met dank aan gouden invaller De Ketelaere". sporza.be (in Dutch). 5 February 2020.

[6] "Club Brugge stun wasteful Zenit with late winner". ESPN. 20 October 2020.

[7] "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[8] "Charles De Ketelaere". Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[EUFoot-13] "Charles De Ketelaere". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[14] "Club Brugge is kampioen en Waasland-Beveren degradeert, 1A volgend seizoen met zestien ploegen én verkorte play-offs". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[15] "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.

[16] "De Ketelaere is Belofte van het Jaar en het smaakt naar meer: "Gouden Schoen? Ik weet niet of het haalbaar is"". www.hln.be (in dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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v t Belgian Sportsperson of the Year
Men	1967 Ferdinand Bracke 1968 Serge Reding 1969–1974 Eddy Merckx 1975 Bruno Brokken 1976 Ivo Van Damme 1977 Michel Pollentier 1978 Raymond Ceulemans 1979–1980 Robert Van de Walle 1981 Freddy Maertens 1982 Jacky Ickx 1983 Eddy Annys 1984 Claude Criquielion 1985 Gaston Rahier & Vincent Rousseau 1986 William Van Dijck 1987 Georges Jobé 1988 Eric Geboers 1989 Thierry Boutsen 1990 Rudy Dhaenens 1991 Jean-Michel Saive 1992 Georges Jobé 1993 Vincent Rousseau 1994 Jean-Michel Saive 1995–1996 Fred Deburghgraeve 1997 Luc Van Lierde 1998 Fred Deburghgraeve 1999 Luc Van Lierde 2000 Joël Smets 2001–2004 Stefan Everts 2005 Tom Boonen 2006 Stefan Everts 2007 Tom Boonen 2008 Sven Nys 2009–2011 Philippe Gilbert 2012 Tom Boonen 2013 Frederik Van Lierde 2014 Thibaut Courtois 2015 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 Greg Van Avermaet 2017 David Goffin 2018 Eden Hazard 2019 Remco Evenepoel 2020-2021 Wout van Aert
Women	1975 Carine Verbauwen 1976–1977 Anne-Marie Pira 1978–1979 Carine Verbauwen 1980 Ingrid Berghmans 1981 Annie Lambrechts 1982–1986 Ingrid Berghmans 1987 Ingrid Lempereur 1988–1989 Ingrid Berghmans 1990–1991 Sabine Appelmans 1992 Annelies Bredael 1993 Gella Vandecaveye 1994–1995 Brigitte Becue 1996 Ulla Werbrouck 1997 Gella Vandecaveye 1998 Dominique Monami 1999–2002 Kim Clijsters 2003–2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Kim Clijsters 2006–2007 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2008 Tia Hellebaut 2009–2011 Kim Clijsters 2012 Evi Van Acker 2013 Kirsten Flipkens 2014 Nafissatou Thiam 2015 Delfine Persoon 2016–2017 Nafissatou Thiam 2018–2019 Nina Derwael 2020 Emma Meesseman 2021 Nina Derwael
Team	1997 Noliko Maaseik 1998 Motocross team 1999 Davis Cup team 2000 Anderlecht 2001 Fed Cup team 2002 La Villette 2003 Motocross team 2004 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2005 Men's under-21 football team 2006 Fed Cup team 2007–2008 Women's 4×100 metres relay 2009–2011 Men's 4×400 metres relay 2012 Men's field hockey team 2013–2014 Men's football team 2015 Davis Cup team 2016 Men's field hockey team 2017 Davis Cup team 2018–2019 Men's field hockey team 2020 Women's national basketball team 2021 Men's field hockey team
Talent	1998 Kim Clijsters 1999 Bart Wellens 2000 Bart Aernouts 2001 Jurgen Van den Broeck 2002 Thomas Buffel 2003 Kirsten Flipkens 2004 Aagje Vanwalleghem 2005 Niels Albert 2006 Yoris Grandjean 2007 Dominique Cornu 2008 Elise Matthysen 2009 Romelu Lukaku 2010 Luca Brecel 2011 Thomas van der Plaetsen 2012 Kimmer Coppejans 2013 Nafissatou Thiam 2014 Divock Origi 2015 Tiesj Benoot 2016 Louise Carton 2017 Lotte Kopecky 2018 Remco Evenepoel 2019 Yari Verschaeren 2020 Charles De Ketelaere 2021 Thibau Nys
Paralympic	2010 Sven Decaesstecker 2011 2012 Marieke Vervoort 2013 Joachim Gérard 2014 Michèle George 2015 Marieke Vervoort 2016 Laurens Devos 2017–2018 Peter Genyn 2019–2021 Joachim Gérard
Coach	2011–2012 Jacques Borlée 2013–2014 Marc Wilmots 2015 Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2016–2017 Roger Lespagnard 2018 Roberto Martínez 2019 Shane Mcleod 2020 Philip Mestdagh 2021 Shane Mcleod

Personal information
Warming-up at Nations League 2021, Torino, Italy
Date of birth	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Club Brugge
Number	90
Youth career
2008–2019	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Club Brugge	68	(10)
National team^‡
2017	Belgium U16	4	(1)
2018	Belgium U17	1	(0)
2019	Belgium U19	6	(3)
2020–	Belgium U21	6	(1)
2020–	Belgium	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 6 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 (UTC)