Yari Verschaeren

Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.

Yari Verschaeren
Personal information
Full name Yari Verschaeren
Date of birth (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001[1]
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 51
Youth career
2007–2008 KJB Kruibeke
2007–2010 Beveren
2010–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Anderlecht 80 (12)
National team‡
2016 Belgium U16 7 (1)
2017–2018 Belgium U17 10 (1)
2018 Belgium U18 1 (0)
2019 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2019– Belgium U21 8 (1)
2019– Belgium 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:52, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at age 9 from Beveren.[2] In 2017, Verschaeren signed his first contract at Anderlecht.[3]

Verschaeren made his first team debut on 25 November 2018 against Sint-Truiden, before being substituted after 78 minutes in a 4–2 away defeat.[4] Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava.[5] He was subbed on in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen.

International career

Verschaeren made his international debut for Belgium on 9 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[6] A month later, he scored his first goal, from a penalty, in Belgium's 9–0 win against San Marino.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 5 December 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 212001[lower-alpha 2]0—222
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 21210——222
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 22610——236
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 162104[lower-alpha 3]2—214
Career total 80123052—8814
  1. Includes the Belgian Cup
  2. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 11 October 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 201931
202030
Total61
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verschaeren goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Yari Verschaeren
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 October 2019King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium San Marino8–09–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References
  1. "Yari Verschaeren". RSC Anderlecht. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Anderlecht-vrienden Evenepoel en Verschaeren: 'Op woensdag gingen we naar de Quick. Dat schept een band'". De Morgen (in Dutch). 5 December 2021.
  3. "Verschaeren: "Mijn droom? Barcelona"" [Verschaeren: "My dream? Barcelona"]. Anderlecht-online (in Dutch). 20 July 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht – 25 November 2018". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. "Anderlecht-Spartak Trnava 2019 History". UEFA. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. English, Tom (9 September 2019). "Scotland 0–4 Belgium: Brutal defeat all but ends group hopes for Steve Clarke's side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. "Belgium 9–0 San Marino: Belgium become first team to qualify for Euro 2020 with big win". BBC Sport. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. Yari Verschaeren at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  9. "Verschaeren, Yari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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