Yari Verschaeren

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Yari Verschaeren
Personal information
Full name Yari Verschaeren
Date of birth (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 51
Youth career
2007–2008 KJB Kruibeke
2007–2010 Beveren
2010–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Anderlecht 84 (14)
National team‡
2016 Belgium U16 7 (1)
2017–2018 Belgium U17 10 (1)
2018 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2019– Belgium U21 8 (1)
2019– Belgium 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.

Club career[]

Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at age 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 a 4–2 away defeat.[4] Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava.[5] He was subbed on in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen.

International career[]

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]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 5 December 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 21 2 0 0 1[b] 0 — 22 2
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 21 2 1 0 — — 22 2
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 22 6 1 0 — — 23 6
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 20 4 2 0 4[c] 2 — 26 6
Career total 84 12 4 0 5 2 — 93 16
  1. ^ Includes the Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International[]

As of match played 11 October 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2019 3 1
2020 3 0
Total 6 1
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verschaeren goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Yari Verschaeren
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2019 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  San Marino 8–0 9–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "Yari Verschaeren". RSC Anderlecht. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Anderlecht-vrienden Evenepoel en Verschaeren: 'Op woensdag gingen we naar de Quick. Dat schept een band'". De Morgen (in Dutch). 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Verschaeren: "Mijn droom? Barcelona"" [Verschaeren: "My dream? Barcelona"]. Anderlecht-online (in Dutch). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht – 25 November 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Anderlecht-Spartak Trnava 2019 History". UEFA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. ^ English, Tom (9 September 2019). "Scotland 0–4 Belgium: Brutal defeat all but ends group hopes for Steve Clarke's side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Belgium 9–0 San Marino: Belgium become first team to qualify for Euro 2020 with big win". BBC Sport. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. ^ Yari Verschaeren at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Verschaeren, Yari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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