Zinho Vanheusden

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Zinho Vanheusden
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Genoa (on loan from Inter Milan)
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2018 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Standard Liège (loan) 26 (2)
2019–2021 Standard Liège 32 (1)
2021– Inter Milan 0 (0)
2021– → Genoa (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:39, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Inter Milan. He also represents the Belgium national football team.

Club career[]

In mid-2015, Vanheusden joined Inter Milan's youth academy[1] after 7 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 FC Dynamo Kyiv,[8] which kept him out of action for 4 months.[9] On 26 January 2018, Vanheusden extended his contract with Inter until June 2022.[10]

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

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]

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

International career[]

Vanheusden debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[16]

Personal life[]

Vanheusden is named after the Brazilian footballer, Zinho after his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "YOUTH TEAM TRANSFER DEALINGS" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "LAZIO 1-3 INTER" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "INTER 2-0 SPAL, THE NERAZZURRI MAINTAIN PERFECT RECORD" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ^ "GOALS FROM SKRINIAR AND PERISIC SEE INTER BEAT CROTONE" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "INTER STOPPED IN BOLOGNA, IT FINISHES 1-1 AT THE DALL'ARA" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "INTER 1-0 GENOA: D'AMBROSIO HEADER SEALS LATE WIN" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ "INTER PRIMAVERA ARE CHAMPIONS OF ITALY" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ "UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE: INTER 2-2 DYNAMO KYIV". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Cruciate ligament injury for Vanheusden". Football Italia. Tiro Media. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Inter, il giovane Vanheusden rinnova fino al 2022". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian).
  11. ^ "Zinho VANHEUSDEN op uitleenbasis naar Standard".
  12. ^ "Un penalty tardif d'Emond donne une victoire précieuse au Standard contre Gand". 14 April 2018.
  13. ^ Uccellieri, Daniel (28 June 2019). "UFFICIALE: Inter, Vanheusden allo Standard Liegi a titolo definitivo". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Inter sell Vanheusden for €12.5m". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  15. ^ "FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO STATEMENT". Inter Milan. 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire - 8 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  17. ^ "Jonge Belg wint prijzen in Italië: "Zinho, het geheim van het jonge Inter"".

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