Arno Verschueren

Belgian footballer

Arno Verschueren
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2019 Lierse
2009–2012 Westerlo
2012–2014 OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Westerlo 19 (0)
2016–2020 NAC Breda 106 (13)
2020–2022 Lommel 36 (6)
2022 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 12 (2)
2022– Sparta Rotterdam 54 (16)
International career
2012 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2012–2013 Belgium U16 9 (0)
2013–2014 Belgium U17 13 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U18 5 (0)
2015–2016 Belgium U19 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Arno Verschueren (born 8 April 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.[1][2]

Club career

Verschueren made his top flight debut on 9 August 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 1–1 draw. He replaced Jarno Molenberghs after 80 minutes.[3]

On 19 January 2022, Verschueren agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The transfer was a loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, and then the transfer became permanent, as Verschueren signed a contract with Sparta until the summer of 2025.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Westerlo 2014–15 Belgian First Division A 5 0 5 0
2015–16 Belgian First Division A 4 0 2 0 6 0
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 2 0 11 0
NAC Breda 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 34 4 1 0 4[a] 0 39 4
2017–18 Eredivisie 26 1 1 0 27 1
2018–19 Eredivisie 18 1 0 0 3 1 21 1
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 28 7 4 0 32 7
Total 106 13 6 0 7 1 119 13
Lommel 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 21 3 2 0 23 3
2021–22 Belgian First Division B 15 3 3 0 18 3
Total 36 6 5 0 41 6
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 12 2 0 0 12 2
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 31 9 2 1 33 10
2023–24 Eredivisie 23 7 1 0 0 0 24 7
Total 54 16 3 1 0 0 57 18
Career total 208 37 14 1 0 0 7 1 229 38
  1. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Arno Verschueren at Soccerway
  2. ^ NAC versterkt zich met Verschueren‚ foxsports.nl, 14 August 2016
  3. ^ "Waasland-Beveren - Westerlo - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "WITTE ROOK: ARNO VERSCHUEREN SPELER VAN SPARTA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Cody Gakpo is the Eredivisie Player of the Month for the second month running". Eredivisie. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

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Sparta Rotterdam – current squad