Thibo Baeten
Belgian footballer (born 2002)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| 2021–2022 | → Torino (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 15 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | NEC | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Beerschot (loan) | 30 | (13) |
| 2023 | Beerschot | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2020 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 2 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Thibo Baeten (born 4 June 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles.
Club career
Baeten began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, he made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 2–0.[1]
Baeten scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2020 against Union Saint-Gilloise. His first-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 1–1.[2]
In the winter of 2021, Baeten expressed his wish to leave Club Brugge, where he had an expiring contract.[3] That winter, Baeten could count on interest from Cercle Brugge and from Italy.[4][5] On 22 January 2021, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club NEC until mid-2024.[6] On 5 March 2021, Baeten scored his first goal for NEC in the 7–0 win over Helmond Sport.[7][8]
On 23 May 2021, Baeten won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. Unlike his compatriots Jonathan Okita and Mathias De Wolf, Baeten did not appear in any of the three promotion matches.
On 3 August 2021, he joined Serie A side Torino on loan with an option to buy.[9] He would join the club's under-19 team.[10]
On 10 April 2022, Baeten agreen to join Beerschot on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[11] Following the loan, on 5 July 2023, Beerschot used their option to buy and made the transfer permanent, as Baeten signed a three-year contract with the club, with an option for the fourth year.[12]
However, on the next day, Baeten moved to Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles, signing a three-year contract.[13][14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2020[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Career total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "Club NXT 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise". Soccerway.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Topschutter van Club NXT kondigt zijn afscheid aan". voetbalprimeur.be (in Dutch). 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Jonge aanvaller Club Brugge op weg naar Italië? - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Club NXT herneemt op het Lisp zonder Thibo Baeten". Nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Thibo Baeten tekent meerjarig contract bij N.E.C." nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 22 January 2021.
- ^ Vorstermans, Ron (5 March 2021). "Dramatische avond voor Helmond Sport en TOP Oss". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
- ^ "Baeten verklaart manier van juichen tegen Helmond Sport". ForzaNEC.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Baeten al Toro" (in Italian). Torino. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Torino, UFFICIALE: arriva Baeten in prestito". Toro.it (in Italian). 3 August 2021.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN JOINS BEERSCHOT ON LOAN". Beerschot. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN: FROM "ON LOAN" TO FULL CONTRACT". Beerschot. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN: 'MOCHT GELIJK IN DE AUTO SPRINGEN BIJ TWEE EAGLES-SUPPORTERS'" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Thibo Baeten ruilt Beerschot voor Go Ahead Eagles". Proximus.be (in Flemish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Thibo Baeten at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at the UEFA website
- Thibo Baeten at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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