Dries Wouters
Dries Wouters (born 28 January 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Mechelen on loan from 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tongeren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Mechelen (on loan from Schalke 04) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | KSK Jecora | ||
| 2006–2014 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Genk | 52 | (2) |
| 2021– | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Mechelen (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Belgium U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2019 | |||
Career
Wouters played with Genk as a junior. He made his Belgian Pro League debut with K.R.C. Genk on 10 May 2015 against SV Zulte Waregem.[1]
He signed for Schalke 04, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, in July 2021.[2] On 12 January 2022, Wouters returned to Belgium to join Mechelen on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2014–15 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | First Division A | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in First Division A Europa League play-offs
References
- "Zulte Waregem - Genk - 10 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- "FC Schalke 04 holt Dries Wouters vom KRC Genk". kicker (in German). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "DONE DEAL: DRIES WOUTERS WORDT GEHUURD" (in Dutch). K.V. Mechelen. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Dries Wouters at Soccerway
- Dries Wouters at WorldFootball.net
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