Maarten Vandevoordt

Belgian footballer

Maarten Vandevoordt
Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Genk
Number	26
Youth career
	VV Brustem C.
	Sint-Truiden
0000–2019	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Genk	128	(0)
International career^‡
2017	Belgium U15	3	(0)
2017–2018	Belgium U16	6	(0)
2018–2019	Belgium U17	12	(0)
2019–2020	Belgium U19	7	(0)
2021–	Belgium U21	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Maarten Vandevoordt (born 26 February 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club Genk. He will join Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in 2024.

Club career

On 10 December 2019, Vandevoordt, aged 17 years 287 days, became the youngest goalkeeper in UEFA Champions League history, playing 90 minutes in a 4–0 loss to Napoli.^[1]^[2]

On 12 April 2022, German club RB Leipzig announced that they had completed a deal to sign Vandevoordt in 2024 on a five-year contract running until 2029.^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2023^[4]

Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genk	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	4	0	2	0	1^[b]	0	0	0	7	0
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	16	0	4	0	—		—		20	0
	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	38	0	1	0	8^[c]	0	1^[d]	0	48	0
	2022–23	Belgian First Division A	40	0	3	0	—		—		43	0
Career total			98	0	10	0	9	0	1	0	118	0

Notes

^ Includes Belgian Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Genk

Belgian Cup: 2020–21^[5]

References

^ "Champions League youngest goalkeepers: Vandevoordt, Svilar, Casillas". UEFA. 11 December 2019.
^ "Napoli 4-0 Genk". BBC Sport. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Leipzig sign keeper Vandevoordt from 2024 until 2029". BeSoccer. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
^ Maarten Vandevoordt at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.