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Charles De Ketelaere

Charles De Ketelaere

Belgian footballer (born 2001)


Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from AC Milan, and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Club Brugge

De Ketelaere joined Club Brugge at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy.[3] He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football.[3]

He made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, when he played the full game in the 2019–20 Belgian Cup matchup against Francs Borains.[4]

On 22 October 2019, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Paris Saint-Germain. He started the game and was substituted in the 57th minute with the score of 1–0 to Paris Saint-Germain, the game eventually ended with a 5–0 loss.[5] On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Zulte Waregem to reach the Belgian Cup final.[6]

On 20 October 2020, De Ketelaere scored the game winning goal in the 93rd minute to defeat Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 in the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[7]

AC Milan

On 2 August 2022, De Ketelaere joined Serie A club AC Milan on a contract until 30 June 2027.[8] Signed for a fee reported to be in the range of €35 million, De Ketelaere however failed to fulfill the initial expectations of the Rossoneri, scoring no goals throughout the entire season and making only nine league starts.[9]

Loan to Atalanta

On 16 August 2023, Atalanta formally confirmed the signing of De Ketelaere from AC Milan on a loan move with an option to buy.[10] On 20 August 2023, De Ketelaere came off the bench during Atalanta's Serie A match against Sassuolo, striking the crossbar before sealing his debut Serie A goal with a precise header.[11] The match ended 2–0 in Atalanta's favor.[12] On 21 September, De Ketelaere marked his presence by netting his first goal in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Raków Częstochowa, contributing to Atalanta's 2–0 victory.[13][14]

International career

De Ketelaere warming up for the 2021 Nations League game against Italy

De Ketelaere was called-up for his debut in November 2020 in the Belgium national team as a substitute in a loss to Switzerland.[15] On 10 October 2021, he scored his debut international goal in the Belgium third place playoff match loss to Italy for the Nations League, 2–1.[3] In a 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Morocco, De Ketelaere substituted Michy Batshuayi in the 75th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 April 2024[16]
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  1. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 October 2023[17]
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Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Ketelaere goal.[18]
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Honours

Club Brugge

Individual


References

  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Belgium (BEL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Charles De Ketelaere". Club Brugge (in French). 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. "Is De Ketelaere Belgium's new De Bruyne?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. "Francs Borains v Club Brugge game report". Soccerway. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Club Brugge v PSG game report". Soccerway. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Club staat in de bekerfinale met dank aan gouden invaller De Ketelaere". sporza.be (in Dutch). 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. "Club Brugge stun wasteful Zenit with late winner". ESPN. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. "AC Milan flop De Ketelaere determined to redeem himself". Football Today. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. "CHARLES DE KETELAERE IS AN ATALANTA PLAYER!". Atalanta BC. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. "De Ketelaere scores less than 40 minutes into his Atalanta debut". OneFootball. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  11. "De Ketelaere and Zortea seal victory over Sassuolo – Atalanta". Atalanta BC. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. "Atalanta seal 2-0 victory over Raków in Europa League opener". Atalanta BC. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  13. "Belgium 2–1 Switzerland". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  14. "C. De Ketelaere". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  15. "Charles De Ketelaere". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  16. "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  17. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  18. "De Ketelaere is Belofte van het Jaar en het smaakt naar meer: "Gouden Schoen? Ik weet niet of het haalbaar is"". www.hln.be (in dutch). Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

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