Keano Vanrafelghem
 Vanrafelghem in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Torhout, Belgium | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mechelen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Club NXT | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Patro Eisden | 19 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sporting Hasselt (loan) | 32 | (19) |
| 2025– | Mechelen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 May 2018 | |||
Keano Vanrafelghem (born 2 August 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Mechelen.
Club career
Vanrafelghem began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, he made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as NXT lost 2–0.[1]
On 31 January 2023, Vanrafelghem signed with Patro Eisden.[2] On 31 August 2023, he was loaned to Sporting Hasselt.[3]
On 16 January 2025, Vanrafelghem joined Mechelen on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 September 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | 1B Pro League | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 1B Pro League | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Patro Eisden | 2022–23 | National Division 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | ||
| Total | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Sporting Hasselt (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 2 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 19 | |
| Career total | 53 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 24 | ||
References
- ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "Welkom Keano Vanrafelghem!" (in Dutch). Patro Eisden. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Vanrafelghem, Verburgh en Cuypers op huurbasis naar Sporting Hasselt" [Vanrafelghem, Verburgh and Cuypers on loan to Sporting Hasselt] (in Dutch). Patro Eisden. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Geel-rood verwelkomt Keano 'Kiki' Vanrafelghem" [Yellow-red welcomes Keano 'Kiki' Vanrafelghem] (in Dutch). K.V. Mechelen. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Keano Vanrafelghem at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at the Belgian First Division B website