Indy Boonen (born 4 January 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oostende in the Belgian First Division A.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Indy Boonen | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oostende | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2015 | Genk | ||
| 2015–2018 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Oostende | 57 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:26, 31 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2018 | |||
Boonen began his career with Genk but was released in the summer of 2014. He signed a three-year contract with English club Manchester United as a 16-year-old in February 2015.[1] He trained with the first team on occasion, but rejected the club's offer of a new contract in 2018 and left to return to Belgium with K.V. Oostende that June.[2] He made his professional debut for Oostende in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A win over Royal Excel Mouscron on 28 July 2018, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Richairo Živković.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw away to S.V. Zulte Waregem on 1 December 2018. He finished the season with a total of three goals in 24 league appearances for the club.
Boonen is the son of former professional footballer Jacky Boonen. His brother Seppe is also a footballer, who currently plays for K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen. Like Indy, Seppe spent time in Manchester United's youth academy. Seppe began his career as a goalkeeper, but has since changed to being a forward.
K.V. Oostende – current squad | |
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