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 | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Belgian Pro League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Belgian Pro League |2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|Belgian Pro League |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|Belgian First Division A |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Belgian First Division A |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo La Coruña
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Beveren
|Belgian Pro League |30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Belgian Pro League |30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 63 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="6"|Genk
|Belgian Pro League |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Belgian Pro League |14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Belgian Pro League |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}} | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2023–24
|Belgian Pro League |22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Belgian Pro League |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12{{efn|name=UECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!158 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 0 |
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Honours
Gent
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- {{RBFA player|PH_5860}}
- {{Soccerway|davy-roef/194904}}
{{K.A.A. Gent squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roef, Davy}}
Category:Footballers from Antwerp
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain