Indy Zeb Boonen (born 4 January 1999) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a winger for Greek Super League 2 club

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Club career

Boonen began his career with

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but was released in the summer of 2014. He signed a three-year contract with English club

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as a 16-year-old in February 2015. He trained with the first team on occasion, but rejected the club's offer of a new contract in 2018 and left to return to Belgium with

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that June. He made his professional debut for Oostende in a 2–1

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win over

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on 28 July 2018, coming on as an injury-time substitute for

Richairo Živković Richairo Juliano Živković (/''Rišairo Žulijano Živković''; born 5 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Emmen. Born in the Netherlands, Živković represented his country of birth at s ...

. He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw away to

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on 1 December 2018. He finished the season with a total of three goals in 24 league appearances for the club.

Personal life

Boonen is the son of former professional footballer Jacky Boonen. His brother Seppe is also a footballer, who currently plays for

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. Like Indy, Seppe spent time in Manchester United's youth academy. Seppe began his career as a goalkeeper, but has since changed to being a forward.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boonen, Indy 1999 births Living people People from Dilsen-Stokkem Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers K.R.C. Genk players Manchester United F.C. players K.V. Oostende players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football wingers Expatriate men's footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England