Aster Vranckx
Aster Jan Vranckx (born 4 October 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
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Vranckx with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aster Jan Vranckx | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kortenberg, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Hoegaarden | |||
| KVK Tienen | |||
| Woluwe-Zaventem | |||
| Mechelen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Mechelen | 43 | (5) |
| 2021– | VfL Wolfsburg | 49 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → AC Milan (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Belgium U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Belgium | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:45, 8 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 3 December 2018, Vranckx signed his first professional contract with KV Mechelen.[1] Vranckx made his debut for Mechelen in the 2019 Belgian Super Cup, in a 3–0 loss to Genk.[2] Vranckx announced on 9 December 2020 that he chose to play for VfL Wolfsburg after the ongoing season.[3]
On 1 September 2022, Vranckx moved to Italy and joined Serie A club AC Milan on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[4]
International career
Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese mother. He is a youth international for Belgium.[5]
In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 April 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mechelen | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| AC Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 101 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 7 | ||
References
- "KV Mechelen schiet in actie en geeft 16-jarig talent zijn eerste profcontract". Voetbalkrant.com. 3 December 2018.
- "Genk vs. Mechelen - 20 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Aster Vranckx justifie le choix Wolfsburg : "C'est le scénario parfait"". walfoot.be. 10 December 2020.
- "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ASTER VRANCKX" (in Italian). Milan. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "Aster Vranckx (17), de nieuwe chouchou van KV Mechelen: "Leuk, die vergelijkingen met Tielemans en Kompany"". www.gva.be.
- "Tedesco haalt Bakayoko en Vranckx bij Rode Duivels om afwezigheid De Bruyne op te vangen" [Tedesco brings Bakayoko and Vranckx into Red Devils squad to compensate absence of De Bruyne]. sporza.be. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- Aster Vranckx at Soccerway