Mathias Delorge
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mathias Delorge
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Mathias Delorge-Knieper
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sint-Truiden, Belgium
| height = 1.89m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Gent
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs1 = Heers VV
| youthyears2 = 2011–2022
| youthclubs2 = Sint-Truiden
| years1 = 2022–2024
| clubs1 = Sint-Truiden
| caps1 = 41
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Gent
| caps3 = 38
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U20
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 5 June 2025
| ntupdate = 11:15, 24 March 2025 (UTC) [https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/10060/info RBFA profile]
| medaltemplates =
}}
Mathias Delorge-Knieper (born 31 July 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gent.
Club career
Delorge is a youth product of Heers VV before moving to Sint-Truiden's academy in 2011. In November 2020, he started training with the senior team for the first time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/dmf20201222_95982557|title=Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot|date=22 December 2020|website=www.hbvl.be}} On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves.{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207101320/https://www.stvv.com/nl/nieuws/a-kern/eerste-profcontract-voor-mathias-delorge|title=EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER|date=15 January 2021|website=stvv.com}} He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.knack.be/sport/voetbal/zo-maakt-nieuwe-coach-hollerbach-stvv-klaar-voor-seizoensbegin/|title=Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin|first=Alain|last=Eliasy|date=13 July 2021|website=Knack}}
Delorge made his senior and professional debut with Sint-Truiden as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Standard Liège on 10 April 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/live/voetbal/322442/|title=Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard|date=10 April 2022|website=Het Nieuwsblad}} In the summer of 2022 he tore his meniscus, which kept him out for 4 months. On January 31, 2023, he was loaned to Lierse Kempenzonen in the Challenger Pro League for the second half of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20230131_94187994|title=Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV|date=31 January 2023|website=Gazet van Antwerpen}} Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/artikel/mathias-delorge-stvv-interview|title=Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"|website=VoetbalBelgie}}
On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with Gent.{{cite web|publisher=K.A.A. Gent|url=https://www.kaagent.be/nl/nieuws/24-07-2024/van-kanarie-naar-buffalo-welkom-mathias|title=Van Kanarie naar Buffalo: welkom, Mathias!|trans-title=From Canary to Buffalo: welcome, Mathias!|date=24 July 2024|access-date=2 August 2024|language=de}}
International career
Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2023-11-22/lune-des-revelations-de-notre-championnat-vers-le-top-europeen-|title=L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?|date=22 November 2023|website=Walfoot.be}}
Personal life
Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalbelgie.be/artikel/mathias-delorge-eerste-profcontract-bij-stvv|title=Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV|website=VoetbalBelgie}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 25 May 2025}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Sint-Truidense
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Belgian Pro League |40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 1 | |||
| Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)
|10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 1 | |||
| Gent
|Belgian Pro League |38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=UECL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 54 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!89 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|mathias-delorge-knieper/688094}}
- [https://www.rbfa.be/en/international/10060/info RBFA profile]
{{K.A.A. Gent squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delorge, Mathias}}
Category:Sportspeople from Bilzen
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Sint-Truidense V.V. players
Category:Lierse S.K. (2018) players
Category:Belgian Pro League players