Charles De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Belgium national team.
![]() De Ketelaere with Belgium in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles De Ketelaere | ||
Date of birth | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
Number | 90 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2019 | Club Brugge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Club Brugge | 90 | (19) |
2022– | AC Milan | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (1) |
2018 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (3) |
2020– | Belgium U21 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Belgium | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 3 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 (UTC) |
De Ketelaere joined Club Brugge at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy.[2] He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football.[2]
He made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, when he played the full game in the 2019–20 Belgian Cup matchup against Francs Borains.[3]
On 22 October 2019, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Paris Saint-Germain. He started the game and was substituted in the 57th minute with the score of 1–0 to Paris Saint-Germain, the game eventually ended with a 5–0 loss.[4] On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Zulte Waregem to reach the Belgian Cup Final.[5]
On 20 October 2020, De Ketelaere scored the game winning goal in the 93rd minute to defeat Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 in the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[6]
On 2 August 2022, De Ketelaere joined Serie A club AC Milan on a contract until 30 June 2027.[7]
De Ketelaere was called-up for his debut in November 2020 in the Belgium team as a substitute in a loss to Switzerland.[8] On 10 October 2021, he scored his debut international goal in the Belgium third place playoff match loss to Italy for the Nations League, 2–1.[2]
As of October 2021, De Ketelaere was living with his mother.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 25 | 2 | |
2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 46 | 6 | ||
2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 49 | 18 | |
Total | 90 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 26 | ||
AC Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career total | 95 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 26 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Belgium U16 | 2017 | 4 | 1 |
Belgium U17 | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Belgium U19 | 2019 | 6 | 3 |
Belgium U21 | 2020 | 4 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 1 | |
Belgium | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
2022 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 1 | |
Career total | 25 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 October 2021 | Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy | 2 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals |
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