Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yari Verschaeren | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 21)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | KJB Kruibeke | ||
| 2007–2010 | Beveren | ||
| 2010–2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Anderlecht | 112 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Belgium U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2019– | Belgium | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:07, 22 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at age 9 from Beveren.[2] In 2017, Verschaeren signed his first contract at Anderlecht.[3]
Verschaeren made his first team debut on 25 November 2018 against Sint-Truiden, before being substituted after 78 minutes in a 4–2 away defeat.[4] Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava.[5] He was subbed on in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen.
Verschaeren made his international debut for Belgium on 9 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier.[6] A month later, he scored his first goal, from a penalty, in Belgium's 9–0 win against San Marino.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2022-23 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 112 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | — | 130 | 20 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Belgium | 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 October 2019 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 8–0 | 9–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Anderlecht
Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year | |
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R.S.C. Anderlecht – current squad | |
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