Yorbe Vertessen

Yorbe Vertessen
Vertessen at Union SG in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tienen, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 7
Youth career
FC Rillaar Sport
–2009 Westerlo
2009–2019 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Jong PSV 14 (5)
2020–2024 PSV Eindhoven 64 (11)
2023 → Union SG (loan) 15 (3)
2024– Union Berlin 28 (4)
International career‡
2015–2016 Belgium U15 5 (2)
2016–2017 Belgium U16 6 (1)
2017–2018 Belgium U17 13 (7)
2018 Belgium U18 5 (3)
2019 Belgium U19 1 (1)
2021–2023 Belgium U21 12 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:52, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Yorbe Vertessen (born 8 January 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.

Club career

Born in the Belgian town of Tienen, Vertessen joined PSV Eindhoven as a schoolboy from Westerlo in 2009.

On 2 May 2021, Vertessen scored his first goal for the PSV senior side in a 2–2 draw with SC Heerenveen in Eredivisie play.[1] On 7 August 2021, Vertessen scored in a 4–0 Johan Cruyff Shield win over rivals Ajax, in turn helping to end Ajax's 17 game unbeaten streak.[2]

On 28 January 2023, Vertessen was loaned to Union Saint-Gilloise until the end of the 2022–23 season,[3] while Union were lying second in the Belgian Pro League, and made his debut in Union's 4–0 win over Zulte Waregem on 5 February 2023.[4]

On 1 February 2024, Vertessen signed with Union Berlin in Germany.[5]

International career

Vertessen featured in the Belgium squad for the European Under-17 Championship in 2018, earning a place in the team of the tournament.[6]

He was joint top scorer in the tournament alongside Italy's Edoardo Vergani,[7] scoring in group stage wins over Ireland (2–0) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4–0).

Further goals came in the 2–1 quarter-final win over Spain and the 2–1 semi-final defeat at the hands of eventual winners Italy.

Career statistics

As of match played 21 December 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 9 4 — — — 9 4
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 5 1 — — — 5 1
Total 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5
PSV Eindhoven 2020–21 Eredivisie 15 2 1 0 2 0 — 18 2
2021–22 Eredivisie 24 6 4 0 14[a] 2 1[b] 1 43 9
2022–23 Eredivisie 8 0 1 0 3[c] 2 1[b] 0 13 2
2023–24 Eredivisie 17 3 2 1 9[d] 1 1[b] 0 29 5
Total 64 11 8 1 26 5 3 1 101 18
Union SG (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 15 3 2 0 3[c] 1 — 20 4
Union Berlin 2023–24 Bundesliga 13 3 0 0 — — 13 3
2024–25 Bundesliga 15 1 2 1 — — 17 2
Total 28 4 2 1 — — 30 5
Career total 121 23 12 2 29 6 3 1 165 33
  1. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

PSV

Individual

References

  1. ^ "PSV held to a 2-2 draw by SC Heerenveen". PSV. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Madueke: Nigeria prospect's brace powers PSV past 10-man Ajax in Dutch Super Cup". Goal. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Yorbe Vertessen en prêt à l'Union jusqu'à la fin de la saison" (in French). Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Union Saint-Gilloise thrash Zulte Waregem 4-0 to keep pressure on league leaders" (in French). Brussels Times. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ^ "YORBE VERTESSEN SIGNS FOR UNION". Union Berlin. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 16 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ^ Yorbe Vertessen at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ^ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Nine clubs provide players for Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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