Siebe Van der Heyden

Siebe Van der Heyden (born 30 May 1998) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a centre back for La Liga club Mallorca and the Belgium national team.[1]

Siebe Van der Heyden
Van der Heyden in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998
Place of birth Denderleeuw, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Mallorca
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2016 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Oostende 2 (1)
2018–2019 FC Eindhoven 32 (1)
2019–2023 Union SG 97 (4)
2023– Mallorca 2 (0)
International career
2022– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Van der Heyden made his Belgian First Division A debut for Oostende on 21 May 2017 in a game against Anderlecht, as an 88th-minute substitute for David Rozehnal.[2]

On 30 July 2018, Van der Heyden moved to the Netherlands, signing with FC Eindhoven for one year with an option to extend the contract for one more year.[3] He returned to his home country in the following year, signing for Union SG.

On 19 July 2023, Van der Heyden signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Mallorca.[4]

International career

On 18 March 2022, Van der Heyden was named in the senior Belgium squad for the two friendly matches on 26 and 29 March 2022 against Republic of Ireland and Burkina Faso respectively.[5] He made his debut against Burkina Faso, playing the full match in a 3—0 win.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2022[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oostende 2016-17 Jupiler Pro League 100010
2017-18 100010
Total 2000000020
FC Eindhoven 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 32110331
Union SG 2019–20 Proximus League 13020150
2020–21 24230272
2021–22 Jupiler Pro League 25020270
Total 622700000692
Career total 9638000001043

    Honours

    K.V. Oostende

    Union SG

    References

    1. Siebe Van der Heyden at WorldFootball.net
    2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 21 May 2017.
    3. "Siebe Van der Heyden tekent bij FC Eindhoven" [Siebe Van der Heyden signs with FC Eindhoven] (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 30 July 2018.
    4. "El RCD Mallorca ficha a Siebe Van Der Heyden" [RCD Mallorca sign Siebe Van Der Heyden] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
    5. "Roberto Martinez roept Union-verdediger Siebe Van der Heyden op voor oefenduels" [Roberto Martinez calls up Union-defender Siebe Van der Heyden for friendlies]. sporza.be. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
    6. Siebe Van Der Heyden at flashscore. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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