Flor Van den Eynden (born 29 July 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017" of the 60 best young talents in world football.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Herentals, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Helmond Sport | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Lille | |||
| Westerlo | |||
| Beerschot | |||
| 0000–2017 | Mechelen | ||
| 2017–2019 | Inter Milan | ||
| 2022 | Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Eindhoven | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | Helmond Sport | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:45, 4 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:22, 13 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Van den Eynden played youth football for KFC Lille, Westerlo, Beerschot, Mechelen and the Italian club Inter Milan.
In 2019, he joined Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[2] He made his debut for the club on 27 September 2019 in a 4–1 home win against Telstar, coming off the bench in the 88th minute for Samy Bourard.[3] He scored his first goal for Eindhoven in the 4–0 cup victory against Rijnsburgse Boys.[4] After two seasons, his contract with Eindhoven expired. Afterwards, he was on trial with Lierse Kempenzonen and Lommel, but this did not result in a contract.[5][6]
During the 2021–22 season, Van den Eynden played for the under-21 team of Mechelen, sometimes playing alongside his brother, Bas Van den Eynden as a centre-back.[7]
On 25 May 2022, Van den Eynden signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport, with an option for an additional year.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eindhoven | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Helmond Sport | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
Helmond Sport – current squad | |
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