Sebbe Augustijns

Belgian footballer (born 1999)

Sebbe Augustijns
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyra-Lierse
Youth career
2005–2009 Achterbroek
2009–2010 Willem II
2010–2013 Beerschot
2013–2014 Waasland-Beveren
2014–2019 KV Mechelen
2019–2020 RKC Waalwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 RKC Waalwijk 18 (0)
2023 Telstar 19 (0)
2024– Lyra-Lierse 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:27, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Sebbe Augustijns (born 3 September 1999) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lyra-Lierse.

Club career

RKC Waalwijk

Born in Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium,[1] Augustijns played youth football for Achterbroek, Willem II, Beerschot and Waasland-Beveren before playing for KV Mechelen between 2014 and 2019.[3][4] He left KV Mechelen in summer 2019 and subsequently signed for RKC Waalwijk.[4] He made his debut for Waalwijk on 28 October 2020, starting in a 2–2 KNVB Cup draw with SC Cambuur before being substituted with 15 minutes remaining.[5][4] He made his Eredivisie debut for Waalwijk as a substitute in a 1–1 draw away to sc Heerenveen on 14 January 2021.[2] In March 2021, Augustijns signed a two-year contract extension with RKC, keeping him at the club until 2023.[1]

On 15 December 2021, Augustijns suffered a fracture in his left fibula in the 41st minute of a cup match against Harkemase Boys, which required surgery and kept him sidelined for several months.[6][7] He returned to the pitch on 15 May 2022, replacing Vurnon Anita in the 83rd minute of a 3–1 away league victory against AZ.[8][9]

Augustijns left RKC in 2023, after making 22 total appearances for the club in three years.[2] He failed to become a starter during his time at the club, and expressed that he wanted to seek playing time elsewhere.[10]

Telstar

On 29 June 2023, Augustijns signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Telstar, with an option to extend by another season.[11][10] He made his debut for the club on 14 August, starting in a 1–0 league loss on the opening day of the season to Jong PSV.[12]

Augustijns announced his retirement from professional football in January 2024, choosing instead to focus on a civil career in his in-laws' company.[13] Next to his civil career, he wanted to continue playing amateur football.[14]

Lyra-Lierse

On 24 January 2024, Augustijns signed a contract with Belgian fourth-tier Belgian Division 2 club Lyra-Lierse until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option for the 2024–25 season.[15]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RKC Waalwijk 2020–21 Eredivisie 8 0 1 0 9 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 4 0 2 0 6 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 6 0 1 0 7 0
Total 18 0 4 0 22 0
Telstar 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 19 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 37 0 5 0 42 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sebbe Augustijns tekent tweejarig contract". RKC Waalwijk (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Sebbe Augustijns at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sebbe Augustijns". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b c De Munter, Kevin (20 January 2021). "Sebbe Augustijns uit Kalmthout krijgt speelminuten in Eredivisie bij RKC Waalwijk: "Dit smaakt naar meer"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Ongelukkig RKC na penalty's tegen Cambuur uit de beker". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sebbe Augustijns lang uit de roulatie". RKC Waalwijk (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "RKC-bankzitter is geopereerd na duel bij Harkemase Boys en is maandenlang out". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "AZ Alkmaar – RKC Waalwijk 1:3 (Eredivisie 2021/2022, 34. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  9. ^ Haarsm, Jeroen (15 May 2022). "'Schaam je kapot' en witte zakdoekjes: AZ gaat met kopzorgen de play-offs in". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b Brood, Thomas (29 June 2023). "Beleefde Belg Sebbe Augustijns kiest met Telstar voor meer speeltijd". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Telstar bereikt akkoord met Sebbe Augustijns". SC Telstar (Press release) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  12. ^ Brood, Thomas (14 August 2023). "Zeperd voor Telstar tegen Jong PSV". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Wegen Telstar en Augustijns scheiden". SC Telstar (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  14. ^ Brood, Thomas (4 January 2024). "Carrièreswitch voor Telstar-speler Sebbe Augustijns: Belg stopt per direct met voetbal". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  15. ^ "K. LYRA-LIERSE HAALT SEBBE AUGUSTIJNS (24) IN HUIS" [K. LYRA-LIERSE BRINGS IN SEBBE AUGUSTIJNS (24).] (in Dutch). Lyra-Lierse. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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