Aster Vranckx

Aster Vranckx
Vranckx with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aster Jan D. Vranckx[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Kortenberg, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
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 53 (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 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:45, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Aster Jan D. 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.

Club career

On 3 December 2018, Vranckx signed his first professional contract with KV Mechelen.[3] Vranckx made his debut for Mechelen in the 2019 Belgian Super Cup, in a 3–0 loss to Genk.[4] Vranckx announced on 9 December 2020 that he chose to play for VfL Wolfsburg after the ongoing season.[5]

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.[6]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese mother. He is a youth international for Belgium.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
2024–25 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 53 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 59 2
AC Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 105 7 6 0 4 0 1 0 116 7

International

As of match played 14 October 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2023 4 0
2024 5 0
Total 9 0

References

  1. ^ "European Championship 2024: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 9" (PDF). UEFA. 8 November 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Aster Vranckx". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "KV Mechelen schiet in actie en geeft 16-jarig talent zijn eerste profcontract". Voetbalkrant.com. 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Genk vs. Mechelen - 20 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Aster Vranckx justifie le choix Wolfsburg : "C'est le scénario parfait"". walfoot.be. 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ASTER VRANCKX" (in Italian). Milan. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Aster Vranckx (17), de nieuwe chouchou van KV Mechelen: "Leuk, die vergelijkingen met Tielemans en Kompany"". www.gva.be.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Aster Vranckx at Soccerway
  10. ^ "Aster Vranckx". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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