Charles Marc S. De Ketelaere (born 10 March 2001) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as an

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for club

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and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Club Brugge

De Ketelaere joined

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at the age of 7, also working as a ball boy. He also played tennis as a youth, but chose to pursue football. He made his senior debut on 25 September 2019, when he played the full game in the 2019–20 Belgian Cup matchup against

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. On 22 October 2019, he made his

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debut against

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. 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. On 5 February 2020, he scored a goal in a 2–1 win against

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to reach the Belgian Cup Final. On 20 October 2020, De Ketelaere scored the game winning goal in the 93rd minute to defeat

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2–1 in the group stage of the

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AC Milan

On 2 August 2022, De Ketelaere joined

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club

on a contract until 30 June 2027.

International career

De Ketelaere was called-up for his debut in November 2020 in the Belgium team as a substitute in a loss to

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. On 10 October 2021, he scored his debut international goal in the Belgium third place playoff match loss to

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for the Nations League, 2–1. In a

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match against

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, De Ketelaere substituted

Michy Batshuayi Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. Batshuayi began his professional career at Standard Liège in 2011, scorin ...

in the 75th minute.

Personal life

As of October 2021, De Ketelaere was living with his mother.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each De Ketelaere goal.''

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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Individual * Belgian Promising Talent of the Year: 2020 * Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

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Belgium profile
at Belgian FA * 2001 births Footballers from Bruges Living people Belgian footballers Association football midfielders Belgium international footballers Belgium youth international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Belgian Pro League players Serie A players Club Brugge KV players A.C. Milan players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub