Yentl Van Genechten
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Heist | |||
| 2010–2013 | Westerlo | ||
| 2013–2015 | Mechelen | ||
| 2015–2018 | Westerlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Westerlo | 7 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | →Thes Sport (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lierse Kempenzonen | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Eupen | 89 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:40, 11 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Yentl Van Genechten (born 18 August 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Challenger Pro League club Eupen.
Club career
Van Genechten is a youth product of Heist, Mechelen, and Westerlo. He signed his first professional contract with Westerlo on 13 March 2018.[2] He had a season-long loan with Thes Sport in the 2019–20 season.[3] He then transferred to Lierse Kempenzonen on 17 April 2020.[1] The following season he joined the Genk U21s on 10 July 2021.[4] On 28 June 2022, he transferred to the Belgian Pro League club Eupen until 2025.[5]
References
- ^ a b "YENTL VAN GENECHTEN NAAR LIERSE". www.lierse.com.
- ^ "Mooi! Westerlo is Schalke en Roda te snel af voor 17-jarig talent: "Eerste balcontact was stressen"". Voetbalkrant.com. 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Van Genechten in de basis?". www.hbvl.be.
- ^ "Officiel : Genk annonce l'arrivée de Yentl Van Genechten". Walfoot.be. 10 July 2021.
- ^ "L'AS Eupen engage Yentl Van Genechten, un défenseur de 21 ans de Genk". sudinfo.be. 28 June 2022.