Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar on loan from Italian Serie A club Inter Milan. He also represents the Belgium national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AZ (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
2015–2018 | Inter Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 26 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Standard Liège | 32 | (1) |
2021– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2022– | → AZ (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Belgium U17 | 14 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (2) |
2020– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:41, 19 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:39, 2 November 2020 (UTC) |
In mid-2015, Vanheusden joined Inter Milan's youth academy[1] after 7 seasons in the Standard Liège youth system. He was promoted to the first team in the last few matches of 2016–17 Serie A;[2] he also appeared as an unused bench for a few matches at the start of 2017–18 Serie A.[3][4][5][6] He also played for the under-19 team as the starting defender, winning 2016–17 Campionato Nazionale Primavera.[7] On 27 September 2017, Vanheusden injured his cruciate ligament in a UEFA Youth League match against FC Dynamo Kyiv,[8] which kept him out of action for 4 months.[9] On 26 January 2018, Vanheusden extended his contract with Inter until June 2022.[10]
On 30 January 2018, Vanheusden joined the Standard Liège until 30 June 2018, with an option to extend for one more year.[11] Vanheusden made his professional debut with Standard Liège in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A playoff win over K.A.A. Gent on 14 April 2018.[12]
On 28 June 2019, Standard Liège signed Vanheusden in a permanent deal for a reported €12.5 million fee, which surpassed Nicolae Stanciu's record as the most expensive purchase by a Belgium club.[13][14]
On 13 July 2021, he returned to Inter Milan.[15]
On 20 July, he was sent on loan to Genoa.[16] He made his Serie A debut on 21 August against Inter away at the Giuseppe Meazza in a 4–0 loss to his team.[17]
On 25 July 2022, Vanheusden was loaned by AZ in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[18]
Vanheusden debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège (loan) | 2017–18 | First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018–19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
Standard Liège | 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 76 | 4 | ||
Genoa | 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Career total | 63 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 82 | 4 |
Vanheusden is named after the Brazilian footballer, Zinho after his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[21]
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