Club NXT

Club NXT is the youth academy of Belgian club Club Brugge. The most senior team of Club NXT acts as Club Brugge's reserve team, and competed in the Belgian First Division B, the second flight of Belgian football, in the 2020–21 season.

Club NXT
Full nameClub NXT
Founded1 July 2020 (2020-07-01)
GroundDaknamstadion
Capacity12,136
OwnerClub Brugge
PresidentBart Verhaeghe
Head coachRik De Mil
2020–21Belgian First Division B, 8th of 8
WebsiteClub website

History

On 1 July 2020, Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge announced that they would be rebranding their youth academy to Club NXT.[1] On 13 August 2020, it was announced that the club's reserve team would play in the Belgian First Division B, the second flight of Belgian football for the 2020–21 season.[2]

Club NXT played its first match in the second division on 22 August 2020 against RWDM47.[3] On 30 August 2020, Thomas Van den Keybus scored the club's first goal against Lommel in a 2–2 draw.[4]

Players

First-team squad
As of 5 December 2021[5] – Note: Reserve players are given a "B" squad number although they aren't used as shirt numbers. The squad numbers below are registered for the first team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Kiany Vroman
2 DF  BEL Denzel De Roeve
3 DF  BEL Jorne Spileers
4 DF  BEL Ibe Hautekiet
5 DF  BEL Kyriani Sabbe
6 DF  BEL Jules van Bost
7 DF  BEL Wilkims Ochieng
11 MF  BEL Arne Engels
13 GK  BEL Jelle Van Neck
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  BEL Lukas Mondele
15 MF  BEL Ibrahima Breze Fofana
16 MF  BEL Mathis Servais
17 MF  BEL Keano Van Rafelghem
19 FW  BEL Noah Aelterman
21 GK  BEL Henri Maton
22 MF  BEL Lenn De Smet
25 FW  BEL Romeo Vermant

See also

References
  1. "Club Academy becomes Club NXT". Club Brugge. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  2. "Club Brugge verduidelijkt plannen met Club NXT in 1B". Voetbal Nieuws. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "RWDM47 2–0 Club NXT". Soccerway.
  4. "Club NTX 2–2 Lommel". Soccerway.
  5. "Club NXT U21". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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