Thibo Baeten
 Baeten with Go Ahead Eagles in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thibo Roger Baeten[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Roda JC | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| 2021–2022 | → Torino (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 15 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | NEC | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Beerschot (loan) | 30 | (13) |
| 2023 | Beerschot | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Roda JC (loan) | 11 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U17 | 15 | (5) |
| 2019 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (4) |
| 2020 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:51, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thibo Roger Baeten (born 4 June 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on loan from Go Ahead Eagles.
Club career
Baeten 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 a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 2–0.[2]
Baeten scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2020 against Union Saint-Gilloise. His first-minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 1–1.[3]
In the winter of 2021, Baeten expressed his wish to leave Club Brugge, where he had an expiring contract.[4] That winter, Baeten could count on interest from Cercle Brugge and from Italy.[5][6] On 22 January 2021, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club NEC until mid-2024.[7] On 5 March 2021, Baeten scored his first goal for NEC in the 7–0 win over Helmond Sport.[8][9]
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.[10] He would join the club's under-19 team.[11]
On 10 April 2022, Baeten agreen to join Beerschot on loan for the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[12] Following the loan, on 5 July 2023, Beerschot used their option to buy and made the transfer permanent, as Baeten signed a three-year contract with the club, with an option for the fourth year.[13]
However, on the next day, Baeten moved to Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles, signing a three-year contract.[14][15]
On 30 August 2024, Baeten was loaned by Roda JC.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| NEC | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Beerschot (loan) | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 13 | ||
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Roda JC (loan) | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 28 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ a b Thibo Baeten at Soccerway
- ^ "RWDM 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
- ^ "Club NXT 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise". Soccerway.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Topschutter van Club NXT kondigt zijn afscheid aan". voetbalprimeur.be (in Dutch). 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Jonge aanvaller Club Brugge op weg naar Italië? - Voetbalbelgie.be". Voetbalbelgië (in Flemish). 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Club NXT herneemt op het Lisp zonder Thibo Baeten". Nieuwsblad.be (in Flemish). 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Thibo Baeten tekent meerjarig contract bij N.E.C." nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 22 January 2021.
- ^ Vorstermans, Ron (5 March 2021). "Dramatische avond voor Helmond Sport en TOP Oss". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch).
- ^ "Baeten verklaart manier van juichen tegen Helmond Sport". ForzaNEC.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Baeten al Toro" (in Italian). Torino. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Torino, UFFICIALE: arriva Baeten in prestito". Toro.it (in Italian). 3 August 2021.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN JOINS BEERSCHOT ON LOAN". Beerschot. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN: FROM "ON LOAN" TO FULL CONTRACT". Beerschot. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "THIBO BAETEN: 'MOCHT GELIJK IN DE AUTO SPRINGEN BIJ TWEE EAGLES-SUPPORTERS'" (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Thibo Baeten ruilt Beerschot voor Go Ahead Eagles". Proximus.be (in Flemish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Roda JC huurt Thibo Baeten van Go Ahead Eagles" [Roda JC loans Thibo Baeten from Go Ahead Eagles] (in Dutch). Roda JC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
External links
- Profile at the UEFA website
- Thibo Baeten at the Royal Belgian Football Association