Thibo Baeten (born 4 June 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Beerschot on loan from the Dutch club NEC.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Beerschot (on loan from NEC) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 15 | (6) |
| 2021– | NEC | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Torino Primavera (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Beerschot (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2020 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 2 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Baeten began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, Baeten made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 0–2.[1]
Baeten scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2020 against Union Saint-Gilloise. His 1st minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 1–1.[2]
In the winter of 2021, Baeten expressed his wish to leave Club Brugge, where he had an expiring contract.[3] That winter, Baeten could count on interest from Cercle Brugge and from Italy.[4][5] On 22 January 2021, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club NEC until mid-2024.[6] On 5 March 2021, Baeten scored his first goal for NEC in the 7–0 win over Helmond Sport.[7][8]
On 23 May 2021, Baeten won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. Unlike his compatriots Jonathan Okita and Mathias De Wolf, Baeten did not appear in any of the three promotion matches.
On 3 August 2021, he joined Serie A side Torino on loan with an option to buy.[9] He would join the club's under-19 team.[10]
On 10 April 2022, Baeten agreen to join Beerschot on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
| Career total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
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