Christiaan Ravych

{{short description|Belgian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Christiaan Ravych

| image = ChristiaanRavychfebruari2025.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Christiaan Ravych in 2025.

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|7|30}}

| birth_place = Kortrijk, Belgium WorldFootball.net. (n.d.). *Christiaan Ravych* - Profilo giocatore. Recuperato il 26 marzo 2025, da https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/christiaan-ravych/

| height = 1.87m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Cercle Brugge

| clubnumber = 66

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Club Brugge

| youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Cercle Brugge

| years1 = 2022 | clubs1 = Jong Cercle | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = Cercle Brugge | caps2 = 90 | goals2 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2022

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 11 May 2025

}}

Christiaan Ravych (born 30 July 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cercle Brugge.{{Soccerway|christiaan-ravych/717537}}

Professional career

Ravych is a youth product of the academy of Club Brugge, and moved to the neighboring club Cercle Brugge in 2021. On 8 December 2021, he signed a semi-professional contract with Cercle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cerclebrugge.be/nl/news/twee-beloften-ondertekenen-een-semi-profcontract-proficiat-xander-martle-en-christiaan-ravych|title=Twee beloften ondertekenen een semi-profcontract: proficiat Xander Martlé en Christiaan Ravych! | Nieuws - Cercle Brugge|website=www.cerclebrugge.be}} He made his professional debut with Cercle Brugge as a substitute replacing an injured Edgaras Utkus in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A win over Anderlecht on 30 July 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220730_95733970|title=Sexy Cercle dient Felice Mazzu en Anderlecht al op tweede speeldag eerste nederlaag toe|website=Het Nieuwsblad Mobile}}

International career

Ravych is a youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U17s.{{Cite web|url=https://kw.be/sport/voetbal/jupiler-pro-league-profs-1a/christiaan-ravych-maakt-voorbereiding-mee-bij-groen-zwart-cercle-brugge-leek-de-perfecte-stap-voor-mij/|title=Christiaan Ravych maakt voorbereiding mee bij groen-zwart: "Cercle Brugge leek de perfecte stap voor mij"|first=Redactie|last=KW|date=July 10, 2022|website=KW.be}}

He has expressed his interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.{{cite web | url=https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/460450-the-football-player-from-belgium-expressed-his-readiness-to-play-for-the-national-team-of-ukraine | title=The football player from Belgium expressed his readiness to play for the national team of Ukraine | date=30 March 2023 }}

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