Dries Wouters (born 28 January 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Mechelen, on loan from Schalke 04.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Mechelen (on loan from Schalke 04) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2006 | KSK Jecora | ||
2006–2014 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2021 | Genk | 52 | (2) |
2021– | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
2022 | → Mechelen (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2019 |
Wouters played with Genk as a junior. He made his Belgian Pro League debut with K.R.C. Genk on 10 May 2015 against SV Zulte Waregem.[1]
He signed for Schalke 04, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, in July 2021.[2] On 12 January 2022, Wouters returned to Belgium to join Mechelen on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 20 June 2022, the loan was extended.[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genk | 2014–15 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2017–18 | First Division A | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | First Division A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
Schalke 04 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Mechelen (loan) | 2021–22 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 58 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 3 |
Genk[5]
K.V. Mechelen – current squad | |
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