Indy Boonen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Indy Boonen

| image = File:FC Liefering vs. Manchester United (U23)-Testspiel 11. Juli 2017 24.jpg

| caption = Indy Boonen playing for Manchester United against FC Liefering on 11 July 2017.

| fullname = Indy Zeb Boonen{{cite web |title=Indy Zeb Boonen – Jupiler Pro League |url=https://www.proleague.be/en/jpl/players/mzrka1w28qc7vgr5xmcngqg9 |website=Jupiler Pro League |access-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111163544/https://www.proleague.be/en/jpl/players/mzrka1w28qc7vgr5xmcngqg9 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |url-status=live}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|4}}

| birth_place = Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium{{cite news |last1=Standaert |first1=Thomas |title=Indy Boonen komt boven water aan de kust na maandenlange lijdensweg: Mensen weten niet van hoever ik kom |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20221027_96100380 |access-date=11 November 2022 |work=Het Belang van Limburg |date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107093742/https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20221027_96100380 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |language=nl-BE}}

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Lokeren-Temse

| clubnumber = 25

| youthyears1 = 2006–2015 |youthclubs1 = Genk

| youthyears2 = 2015–2018 |youthclubs2 = Manchester United

| years1 = 2018–2023 |clubs1 = Oostende |caps1 = 68 |goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2024 |clubs2 = Panachaiki |caps2 = 4 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024– |clubs3 = Lokeren-Temse |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2016 |nationalteam1 = Belgium U17 |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017 |nationalteam2 = Belgium U18 |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 |nationalteam3 = Belgium U19 |nationalcaps3 = 8 |nationalgoals3 = 2

| club-update = 20 January 2025

| nationalteam-update = 30 July 2018

}}

Indy Zeb Boonen (born 4 January 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Challenger Pro League club Lokeren-Temse.

Club career

Boonen began his career with Genk but was released in the summer of 2014. He signed a three-year contract with English club Manchester United as a 16-year-old in February 2015.{{cite news |title=Indy Boonen 'signs three-year Manchester United contract' |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9721598/indy-boonen-signs-three-year-manchester-united-contract |work=Sky Sports |date=20 February 2015 |accessdate=16 December 2021 }} He trained with the first team on occasion, but rejected the club's offer of a new contract in 2018 and left to return to Belgium with K.V. Oostende that June.{{cite news |first=Ciaran |last=Kelly |title=Indy Boonen leaves Manchester United |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-utd-transfer-indy-boonen-14788509 |work=Manchester Evening News |publisher=MEN Media |date=19 June 2018 |accessdate=16 December 2021 }} He made his professional debut for Oostende in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A win over Royal Excel Mouscron on 28 July 2018, coming on as an injury-time substitute for Richairo Živković.{{cite web|url=https://nl.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/28/belgium/pro-league/kv-oostende/rrc-peruwelz/2794759/|title=Oostende-Moeskroen|website=soccerway.com}} He scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw away to S.V. Zulte Waregem on 1 December 2018. He finished the season with a total of three goals in 24 league appearances for the club.

Boonen played several months for Super League Greece 2 club Panachaiki during the first half of 2024, making four appearances. In June 2024, he returned to Belgium, signing with Challenger Pro League club Lokeren-Temse on a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.{{cite web |title=Sporting haalt Indy Boonen terug naar België: "Ik ben blij met deze kans" |url=https://www.sporting.be/welkom-indy-boonen/ |website=KSC Lokeren-Temse |access-date=31 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701152754/https://www.sporting.be/welkom-indy-boonen/ |archive-date=1 July 2024 |language=nl-BE |date=24 June 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Elegeert |first1=Ivan |title=Vader en oud-speler Jacky loodst Indy Boonen (25) naar KSC Lokeren-Temse: "De ideale club om zijn loopbaan te herlanceren" |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240626_93020034 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=Gazet van Antwerpen |date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626083808/https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20240626_93020034 |archive-date=26 June 2024 |language=nl-BE}}

Personal life

Boonen is the son of former professional footballer Jacky Boonen. His brother Seppe is also a footballer, who most recently played for Patro Eisden.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/seppe-boonen/623211/|access-date= 6 November 2024|title= S. Boonen|website= soccerway.com}} Like Indy, Seppe spent time in Manchester United's youth academy. Seppe began his career as a goalkeeper, but has since changed to being a forward.