Dante Vanzeir (born 16 April 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Belgian club Union SG and the Belgium national team as a winger.
![]() Vanzeir during a friendly between Union SG and Lens in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Beringen, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Union SG | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2016 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2020 | Genk | 6 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) | 37 | (15) |
2019–2020 | → KV Mechelen (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2020– | Union SG | 74 | (40) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (4) |
2015 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (2) |
2016 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2016 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:26, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Vanzeir is a youth exponent from K.R.C. Genk. He started playing in the young sector of Genk when he was eleven.[1]
He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 18 September 2016 in a 0–2 home defeat against R.S.C. Anderlecht. He replaced Leon Bailey after 81 minutes.[2]
On 30 July 2020, Genk announced that they had sold Vanzeir to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, with whom he signed a contract until the summer of 2023. With Union, he became champion in First Division B on 13 March 2021, with Union returning to the Belgian First Division after 48 years. Vanzeir had a big part in the title win, being the club's top scorer and the joint top scorer of the competition with 19 league goals.[3]
On 25 July 2021, the day of his return to the Jupiler Pro League, Vanzeir provided an assist for the go-ahead goal in the Brussels derby against RSC Anderlecht, which Union eventually won 1–3.[4] Two days later, Vanzeir extended his contract until 2024, with an option for an additional year.[5] On 28 August he scored a hat-trick in the home game against Standard Liège.[6]
In November 2021, he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, on 13 and 16 November against Estonia and Wales respectively.[7] He made his debut against Wales.[8]
His sister, Luna Vanzeir, is also a football player. She plays for KRC Genk of the Super League.[9]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genk | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division B | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 39 | 16 | |
Mechelen (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Union SG | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 21 | ||
2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 15 | |||
2022–23 | Belgian First Division A | 15 | 7 | — | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 22 | 9 | |||
Total | 74 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 45 | ||
Career total | 127 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 151 | 66 |
Genk
Union SG
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Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – current squad | |
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Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year (First Division B) | |
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