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Mathias Delorge

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Mathias Delorge
Personal information
Full name Mathias Delorge-Knieper
Date of birth (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gent
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2010 Heers VV
2011–2022 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Sint-Truiden 41 (1)
2023Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 10 (1)
2024– Gent 18 (1)
International career
2019–2020 Belgium U16 5 (0)
2021 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2023 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 [1]

Mathias Delorge-Knieper (born 31 July 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gent.

Club career

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Delorge is a youth product of Heers VV before moving to Sint-Truiden's academy in 2011. In November 2020, he started training with the senior team for the first time.[2] On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves.[3] He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.[4]

Delorge made his senior and professional debut with Sint-Truiden as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Standard Liège on 10 April 2022.[5] In the summer of 2022 he tore his meniscus, which kept him out for 4 months. On January 31, 2023, he was loaned to Lierse Kempenzonen in the Challenger Pro League for the second half of the season.[6] Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.[7]

On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with Gent.[8]

International career

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Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023.[9]

Personal life

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Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 December 2024
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sint-Truidense 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 40 1 0 0 40 1
Total 41 1 0 0 41 1
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 10 1 0 0 10 1
Gent 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 18 1 2 0 12[a] 1 32 2
Career total 69 3 2 0 12 1 0 0 83 4
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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  1. ^ RBFA profile
  2. ^ "Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot". www.hbvl.be. 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER". stvv.com. 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ Eliasy, Alain (13 July 2021). "Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin". Knack.
  5. ^ "Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"". VoetbalBelgie.
  8. ^ "Van Kanarie naar Buffalo: welkom, Mathias!" [From Canary to Buffalo: welcome, Mathias!] (in German). K.A.A. Gent. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ "L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?". Walfoot.be. 22 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV". VoetbalBelgie.
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