Davy Roef

{{short description|Belgian footballer}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Davy Roef

| image = Rostov-Anderleht (11) — копия.jpg

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|2|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Antwerp, Belgium

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Gent

| clubnumber = 33

| youthclubs1 = KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk

| youthclubs2 = Beerschot A.C.

| youthyears3 = 2007–2012

| youthclubs3 = Anderlecht

| years1 = 2012–2020

| clubs1 = Anderlecht

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = → Deportivo La Coruña (loan)

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = → Waasland-Beveren (loan)

| caps3 = 60

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–

| clubs4 = Gent

| caps4 = 79

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U19

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2017

| nationalteam3 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 23 February 2025

| nationalteam-update = 20:44, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

}}

Davy Roef (born 6 February 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gent.

Club career

=Early career=

Roef spent time with several clubs in his youth, such as Beerschot A.C., KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk, and Anderlecht.

=Anderlecht=

Roef was a graduate of the Anderlecht academy, and made his senior league debut in a 2–1 loss to Mechelen. He replaced an injured Silvio Proto after 39 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/19/belgium/pro-league/kv-mechelen/royal-sporting-club-anderlecht/1477763/|title=Mechelen vs. Anderlecht - 19 januari 2014|website=Soccerway}}

=Deportivo La Coruña (loan)=

In January 2017, Roef was loaned out to Deportivo La Coruña. He struggled to break into the team while at Deportivo however, and it got worse for him after suffering an ankle injury in training.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170209_02721606|title = Slecht begin voor Davy Roef bij Deportivo: Keeper buiten strijd met enkelblessure}} He made one league appearance for them, coming on 20 May 2017 in a 3–0 win over Las Palmas.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/20/spain/primera-division/real-club-deportivo-de-la-coruna/union-deportiva-las-palmas/2283280/|title=Deportivo la Coruña vs. Las Palmas - 20 May 2017 - Soccerway}}

=Waasland-Beveren (loan)=

Following the expiry of his loan in June, Roef was loaned out again, this time to Waasland-Beveren.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20170822_03029485|title = Anderlecht heeft oplossing voor Roef gevonden}} He made his league debut on 26 August 2017 in a 1–0 loss to Sint-Truiden.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/26/belgium/pro-league/sint-truidense-vv/kv-red-star-waasland/2461902/|title = Sint-Truiden vs. Waasland-Beveren - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway}}

International career

Roef has been capped at U19 level by Belgium twice.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/davy-roef/194904/|title=België - D. Roef - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway|website=nl.soccerway.com}} He was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland in September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/denmark-vs-belgium/teams/423904|title=Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium|publisher=Sky Sports |date=5 September 2020 |accessdate=6 September 2020}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 23 February 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Belgian Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="7"|Anderlecht

|2012–13{{cite web|title=D. Roef|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/davy-roef/194904/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=19 January 2014}}

|Belgian Pro League

|0

000000000
2013–14

|Belgian Pro League

|1

000000010
2014–15

|Belgian Pro League

|2

0301{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}}00060
2015–16

|Belgian Pro League

|0

02000colspan="2"|—20
2016–17

|Belgian First Division A

|15

0109{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—220
2019–20

|Belgian First Division A

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!18

060100colspan="2"|—340
Deportivo La Coruña

|2016–17

|La Liga

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
rowspan="3"|Beveren

|2017–18

|Belgian Pro League

|30

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—330
2018–19

|Belgian Pro League

|30

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300
colspan="2"|Total

!60

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—630
rowspan="6"|Genk

|2020–21

|Belgian Pro League

|6

0106{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}}0colspan="2"|—130
2021–22

|Belgian Pro League

|14

0204{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—200
2022–23

|Belgian Pro League

|11

0109{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League}}01{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}}0220
2023–24

|Belgian Pro League

|22

03012{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—370
2024–25

|Belgian Pro League

|25

00012{{efn|name=UECL}}0colspan="2"|—380
colspan="2"|Total

!79

070430101300
colspan="3"|Career total

!158

0160530102280

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Honours

References

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