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Thibo Baeten
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Beerschot
(on loan from NEC)
Number 7
Youth career
Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Club NXT 15 (6)
2021– NEC 10 (1)
2021–2022Torino Primavera (loan) 0 (0)
2022–Beerschot (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2017 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U17 15 (5)
2019 Belgium U18 4 (4)
2020 Belgium U19 1 (0)
*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)

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.

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
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

References

  1. ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Club NXT 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "OFFICIEEL: Topschutter van Club NXT kondigt zijn afscheid aan". voetbalprimeur.be (in Dutch). 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Jonge aanvaller Club Brugge op weg naar Italië? - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Club NXT herneemt op het Lisp zonder Thibo Baeten". Nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 21 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Thibo Baeten tekent meerjarig contract bij N.E.C." nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ Vorstermans, Ron (5 March 2021). "Dramatische avond voor Helmond Sport en TOP Oss". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Baeten verklaart manier van juichen tegen Helmond Sport". ForzaNEC.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Baeten al Toro" (in Italian). Torino. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Torino, UFFICIALE: arriva Baeten in prestito". Toro.it (in Italian). 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "THIBO BAETEN JOINS BEERSCHOT ON LOAN". Beerschot. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ^ Thibo Baeten at Soccerway