Ritchie De Laet
{{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|De Laet|Laet|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ritchie De Laet
| image = Ritchie De Laet-Carrington,April2010.jpg
| caption = De Laet with Manchester United in 2010
| full_name = Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2017-18.pdf |title=Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa |publisher=English Football League |page=2 |access-date=16 June 2018}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|28|df=y}}{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=113 }}
| birth_place = Antwerp, Belgium
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1994–1998
| youthclubs1 = KSK Hoboken
| youthyears2 = 1998–1999
| youthclubs2 = Mechelen
| youthyears3 = 1999–2004
| youthclubs3 = KSK Hoboken
| youthyears4 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs4 = KFCO Wilrijk
| youthyears5 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs5 = Royal Antwerp
| years1 = 2006–2007
| clubs1 = Royal Antwerp
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = Stoke City
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → Wrexham (loan)
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009–2012
| clubs4 = Manchester United
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010
| clubs5 = → Sheffield United (loan)
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = → Preston North End (loan)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = → Portsmouth (loan)
| caps7 = 22
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2011–2012
| clubs8 = → Norwich City (loan)
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2012–2016
| clubs9 = Leicester City
| caps9 = 115
| goals9 = 4
| years10 = 2016
| clubs10 = → Middlesbrough (loan)
| caps10 = 10
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2016–2019
| clubs11 = Aston Villa
| caps11 = 8
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2018
| clubs12 = → Royal Antwerp (loan)
| caps12 = 6
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2018–2019
| clubs13 = → Melbourne City (loan)
| caps13 = 25
| goals13 = 7
| years14 = 2019–2024
| clubs14 = Royal Antwerp
| caps14 = 150
| goals14 = 2
| totalcaps = 363
| totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2009
| nationalteam2 = Belgium
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
}}
Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet ({{IPA|nl|ˈrɪtɕi də ˈlaːt}}; born 28 November 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
De Laet played for various youth teams before joining the Royal Antwerp youth academy, where he was eventually picked up by Stoke City in 2007. Two years later, De Laet was signed by Premier League champions Manchester United where he mainly appeared for the reserves besides being sent on loan spells. In 2012, he joined Leicester City where he played more consistently and was part of the historic team winning the 2015–16 Premier League. He then had a three-year stint with Aston Villa, before returning to Royal Antwerp in 2019 where he won the domestic double.
De Laet made his international debut for Belgium in 2009, and gained two caps for the national team.
Club career
=Stoke City=
Born in Antwerp, De Laet began his career at Belgian club Royal Antwerp. On 17 August 2007, he signed a three-year contract with Championship team Stoke City for an initial £100,000 fee.{{cite web |url=http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1094546,00.html |title=De Laet Signs! |publisher=Stoke City F.C. |date=17 August 2007 |access-date=17 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130054520/http://www.stokecityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~1094546,00.html |archive-date=30 January 2009}} In July 2008, De Laet joined AFC Bournemouth on trial and played his first game in a friendly against Portsmouth, a 4–1 defeat. However, he later returned to Stoke. In October 2008, he joined Wrexham of the Conference National on a one-month loan deal, making his debut in a 2–0 victory over Lewes in the league. He made three appearances during his time at the club before his loan spell was terminated in order for him to undergo a hernia operation.{{cite news |title=Tsiaklis agrees Wrexham extension |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7760390.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=2 February 2009 }}
=Manchester United=
File:Ritchie De Laet.jpg, at Manchester United to Birmingham City on 16 August 2009]]
On 8 January 2009, De Laet was signed by Premier League champions Manchester United on a three-year contract. The fee to be paid by Manchester United depended on appearances.{{cite news |title=Man Utd sign De Laet from Stoke |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7817774.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 January 2009 |access-date=2 February 2009 }} After joining United, De Laet played exclusively for the club's reserve team. In March 2009, De Laet was named as one of five over-age players in the Manchester United under-18 squad for the Torneo Calcio Memorial Claudio Sassi-Sassuolo; he played in three of the five matches, and scored a penalty in the 5–3 semi-final penalty shoot-out win over Modena to take the Red Devils into the final, in which they beat Ajax 1–0.{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Bartram |title=Reds reign in Italy |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6630657 |work=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=13 April 2009 |access-date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416111537/http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=6630657 |archive-date=16 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}
De Laet made his first appearance for the Manchester United first team on 24 May 2009, when he was named at left-back for the last game of the 2008–09 Premier League season against Hull City.{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Hughes |title=Hull 0–1 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048308.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=24 May 2009 |access-date=7 June 2009 }}
In the 2009–10 season, De Laet featured in the League Cup, coming on as a substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Barnsley in the third and fourth rounds and starting against Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth. Despite a defensive injury crisis in November 2009, Alex Ferguson preferred to bring midfielder Michael Carrick on for Gary Neville ahead of De Laet, after the United captain suffered a groin strain in the next league match away to West Ham United on 5 December. He then played his first league game of the 2009–10 season on 15 December against Wolverhampton Wanderers. De Laet played his second league game against Fulham on 19 December, which ended in a 3–0 defeat. On 4 May 2010, he was voted as the Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year, beating Oliver Gill and Magnus Wolff Eikrem to the award.{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Bostock |title=De Laet's delight |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=6648668 |work=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=4 May 2009 |access-date=29 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508201631/http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70%7D&newsid=6648668 |archive-date=8 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}
In September 2010, De Laet joined Championship side Sheffield United on a 30-day emergency loan deal after the Blades suffered a defensive injury crisis, with both Chris Morgan and Rob Kozluk ruled out for several weeks.{{cite news |title=Blades bring in defender |url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10418~2164613,00.html |publisher=Sheffield United F.C. |date=24 September 2010 |access-date=24 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926142039/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10418~2164613%2C00.html |archive-date=26 September 2010}} De Laet returned to Old Trafford at the end of his month having made six appearances for the Blades.{{cite news |title=Loan still in the mix |url=http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Gaffersnotes/0,,10418~2200151,00.html |work=Sheffield United F.C. |publisher=Sheffield United FC |date=28 October 2010 |access-date=29 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115035853/http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/Gaffersnotes/0,,10418~2200151,00.html |archive-date=15 November 2010}}
File:Ritchie De Laet - Portsmouth.jpg on 16 April 2011]]
On 17 November 2010, De Laet joined Championship team Preston North End on a 28-day loan after an injury to first-team defender Callum Davidson.{{cite news |title=De Laet Signs On Loan |url=http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~2222290,00.html |work=pnefc.net |publisher=Preston North End FC |date=17 November 2010 |access-date=17 November 2010 }} On 14 January 2011, De Laet joined Portsmouth of the Championship on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |title=Pompey pounce for De Laet |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11674_6662777,00.html |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |date=14 January 2010 |access-date=14 January 2010 }}
==Norwich City loan==
On 17 June 2011, De Laet joined newly promoted Premier League side Norwich City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.{{cite news |title=Top-flight loan for De Laet |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Jun/top-flight-loan-for-ritchie-de-laet.aspx |work=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=17 June 2011 }} He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at Wigan Athletic, conceding the penalty for the Wigan goal. However, he redeemed himself with a number of excellent blocks to retain the scoreline. On 21 August, he scored his first goal for Norwich against former club Stoke City in a 1–1 draw. This was also De Laet's first senior goal. De Laet was sidelined with a back injury whilst at Norwich. He made his return from injury on 27 December 2011 against Tottenham Hotspur in a 2–0 loss.{{cite news |title=Norwich cancel De Laet loan |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/7440039/Norwich-cancel-De-Laet-loan |work=SkySports.com |publisher=Sky Sports |date=18 January 2012 |access-date=18 January 2012 }} On 18 January 2012, he returned to United after Norwich cancelled his loan.
=Leicester City=
On 14 May 2012, De Laet signed a three-year deal with Leicester City. He was joined at Leicester by fellow United player Matty James, who signed on the same day.{{cite web |title=Agreement reached for United Duo |url=http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2773743,00.html |work=lcfc.com |publisher=Leicester City FC |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518112245/http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10274~2773743%2C00.html |archive-date=18 May 2012}} De Laet scored his first goal for Leicester shortly before half time in the 6–1 thrashing of Huddersfield Town on 1 January 2013.{{cite news |title=Leicester 6–1 Huddersfield |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20840951 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=1 January 2013 |access-date=2 January 2013 }} He scored his second just four days later, against Burton Albion in the first round of the FA Cup. De Laet ended his first season with Leicester having played 46 games and scoring twice in all competitions, steering City into the Championship play-offs. In the 2013–14 season, he helped Leicester gain promotion back to the top flight playing regularly in the first team once more. De Laet featured 35 times scoring two goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.squawka.com/players/ritchie-de-laet-de-laet/stats#performance-score#leicester-city#football-league-championship#10#season-2016/2017#657#all-matches#1-0#|title=Ritchie de Laet - Football Statistics - Form Guide - Squawka.com|website=www.squawka.com}}
In the 2015–16 season, De Laet started the first seven games for Leicester, scoring his last goal for the club in a 3–2 win over Aston Villa on 13 September 2015.{{citation|title = Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa|url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34166753|publisher = BBC Sport|author = Andy Cryer|date = 13 September 2015|access-date = 4 June 2017}} He eventually lost his place in the first team to Danny Simpson.{{citation|title = Leicester City defender Ritchie De Laet vows to fight for his place in the side|url = http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-defender-ritchie-de-laet-vows-to-fight-for-his-place-in-the-side/story-29414374-detail/story.html|publisher = Leicester Mercury|author = James Sharpe|date = 17 June 2016|access-date = 4 June 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160618153941/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/leicester-city-defender-ritchie-de-laet-vows-to-fight-for-his-place-in-the-side/story-29414374-detail/story.html|archive-date = 18 June 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}
==Middlesbrough loan==
On 1 February 2016, De Laet joined Championship side Middlesbrough on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He helped Middlesbrough achieve promotion on the final day of the season, after a 1–1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. This meant that De Laet achieved the unique feat of playing with a club winning promotion from the Championship and then winning the Premier League title, courtesy of his 12 league appearances for Leicester in the same season.{{cite web|url= http://www.skysports.com/football/news/30385/10271115/which-leicester-players-get-a-premier-league-winners-medal|title= Which Leicester players get a Premier League winners' medal?|date=7 May 2016|work=Sky Sports|access-date=18 May 2016}}
=Aston Villa=
On 23 August 2016, De Laet signed a three-year deal with Championship club Aston Villa.{{cite web|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/08/23/de-laet-joins-villa|title=De Laet Joins Villa|date=23 August 2016|access-date=23 August 2016}} On 14 September 2016, he was injured in the 67th minute in a 1–1 league game against Brentford.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37293369|title=Aston Villa 1–1 Brentford|date=14 September 2016|access-date=5 March 2017}} Scans later revealed the injury to be a season-ending one.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37386829|title=Ritchie De Laet: Aston Villa defender ruled out after sustaining serious knee injury|date=16 September 2016|access-date=5 March 2017}}
==Royal Antwerp loan==
On 23 January 2018, De Laet rejoined Royal Antwerp on loan for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Antwerp Bereikt Overeenkomst Met Ritchie De Laet|url=https://royalantwerpfc.be/news/antwerp-bereikt-overeenkomst-met-ritchie-de-laet/|access-date=23 January 2018|publisher=Royal Antwerp Official Site|date=23 January 2018|language=nl|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141814/https://royalantwerpfc.be/news/antwerp-bereikt-overeenkomst-met-ritchie-de-laet/|url-status=dead}}
==Melbourne City loan==
In September 2018, De Laet completed a loan move to Melbourne City of the A-League, reuniting with former Manchester United reserve team manager Warren Joyce.{{cite news|title=Melbourne City FC signs defender Ritchie De Laet|url=https://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/news/melbourne-city-fc-signs-defender-ritchie-de-laet|access-date=14 September 2018|publisher=Melbourne City FC |date=14 September 2018}} De Laet, who was stand-in captain at the time, scored on debut in the Melbourne Derby in front of 40,504 supporters, pouncing on a rebound in the 40th minute after a controversial penalty, awarded by the VAR, was missed.{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/city-spoil-victory-s-honda-welcome-party-in-tense-melbourne-derby-20181020-p50ay2.html | title = City spoil Victory's Honda welcome party | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Anthony | last=Colangelo | date=20 October 2018 | access-date = 23 January 2019 }}
In early 2019, Joyce shifted De Laet from defense to centre-forward with Ritchie scoring two goals in this position on 22 January 2019 against Western Sydney Wanderers as City defeated the Wanderers 4-3.{{cite web | url = https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/late-winner-gets-city-home-in-goalfest-20190122-p50szj.html | title = Late winner gets City home in goalfest | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Michael | last=Lynch | date=22 January 2019 | access-date = 23 January 2019 }} De Laet's first goal in this match set a new club record for fastest ever goal in the A-League. Ritchie latched onto a loose back-pass from Keanu Baccus, took one touch to round WSW goalkeeper Nicholas Suman, before slotting the ball into the back of an empty net on the 30-second mark. The time beat Richard Garcia's previous club record of 34 seconds, set when the team was still named Melbourne Heart prior to the 2014 City Football Group takeover.{{cite web | url = https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/ritchie-de-laet-has-scored-melbourne-citys-fastest-ever-aleague-goal/news-story/acfad943e6f4cb36f3e4a5e8af7020f0 | title = Ritchie De Laet has scored Melbourne City's fastest ever A-League goal | publisher=Fox Sports Australia | date=22 January 2019 | access-date = 23 January 2019 }} The following day, De Laet revealed in an interview that the role of striker was not unfamiliar to him as Joyce used to play him in that role at the Manchester United Reserves when he was a youngster.{{cite web | url = https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/de-laet-im-playing-for-a-contract-518329 | title = De Laet: I'm playing for a contract | website=ftbl.com.au | first=Clement | last=Tito | date=23 January 2019 | access-date = 23 January 2019 }}
He was released by Aston Villa at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48485114|title=Aston Villa: Micah Richards and Albert Adomah among eight players released|date=1 June 2019|access-date=3 June 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}
= Return to Royal Antwerp =
On 29 June 2019, after he was released by Aston Villa, it was announced by Royal Antwerp that he would sign permanently with the club that his career began at.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/884707/officieel-antwerp-haalt-de-laet-terug-naar-de-bosuil.html|title=OFFICIEEL: Antwerp haalt De Laet terug naar de Bosuil|date=29 June 2019|website=Voetbal Primeur|access-date=29 June 2019}}
During the 2022–23 season, De Laet was part of the squad that won the domestic double, including the club's first league title in 66 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65805961|title=Royal Antwerp win first Belgian title in 66 years after Toby Alderweireld's stoppage-time equaliser|website=BBC|date=4 June 2023|accessdate=5 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/04/alderweireld-earns-royal-antwerp-first-belgian-league-title-in-66-years |title=Alderweireld earns Royal Antwerp first Belgian league title in 66 years |work=The Guardian |date=4 June 2023 }}
International career
A few days after his Manchester United debut, De Laet was called up for Belgium's Kirin Cup matches against Chile and Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/090527_kitoko_de_laet_rode_duivel |title=Nainggolan en Kitoko zijn Rode Duivels |publisher=Sporza |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=27 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529094235/http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/090527_kitoko_de_laet_rode_duivel |archive-date=29 May 2009 }} He made his debut in the match against Chile on 29 May 2009.{{cite news |title=Chile and Belgium draw in Kirin Cup |url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090529/tsp-fbl-asia-jpn-chi-bel-47c0590.html |work=Yahoo! Philippines News |publisher=Yahoo! Southeast Asia |date=30 May 2009 |access-date=30 May 2009 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} De Laet was a regular for the under-21s in the 2011 European Championship qualifying.
Career statistics
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| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, FFA Cup, Belgian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Football League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Royal Antwerp
|2006–07{{cite web |title=Spelersstatistiek Ritchie De Laet |url=http://www.rafcmuseum.be/spelersarchief/matchen_per_speler.php?spelersid=758&seizoen=2006-2007 |publisher=R.A.F.C.-Museum |language=nl |access-date=17 June 2014 }} |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in Belgian Pro League promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08{{cite web |title=Spelersstatistiek Ritchie De Laet
|url=http://www.rafcmuseum.be/spelersarchief/matchen_per_speler.php?spelersid=758&seizoen=2007-2008 |publisher=R.A.F.C.-Museum |language=nl |access-date=17 June 2014 }} |Belgian Second Division |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Stoke City
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wrexham (loan)
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Manchester United
|Premier League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10
|Premier League |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12
|Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United (loan)
|Championship |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| Preston North End (loan)
|Championship |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth (loan)
|Championship |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | |||
| Norwich City (loan)
|Premier League |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Leicester City
|Championship |41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in Championship play-offs}} | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14
|Championship |36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15
|Premier League |26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|Premier League |12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!115 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 129 | 5 | ||
| Middlesbrough (loan)
|Championship |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Aston Villa
|Championship |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Championship |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| Royal Antwerp (loan)
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Melbourne City (loan)
|25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 7 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Royal Antwerp
|Belgian Pro League |22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21
|Belgian Pro League |39 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7{{efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22
|Belgian Pro League |33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|Belgian Pro League |32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24
|Belgian Pro League |15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}} | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!141 | 2 | 15 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 7 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!354 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 437 | 20 |
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Honours
Leicester City
- Premier League: 2015–16{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3666/Ritchie-De-Laet/overview |title=Ritchie De Laet: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=13 December 2022}}
- Football League Championship: 2013–14{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2014–2015 |year=2014 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-1251-1 |pages=200–201}}
Middlesbrough
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2015–16{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2016–2017 |year=2016 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-1-4722-3395-0 |pages=234–235}}
Royal Antwerp
- Belgian Pro League: 2022–23
- Belgian Cup: 2019–20, 2022–23{{cite web |title=Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/croky-cup/2022-2023/finale/01/kv-mechelen-antwerp-geen-schoonheidsprijs-wel-een-vierde-beker-antwerp-maakt-favorietenrol-waar-tegen-kv-mechelen~1664288888029/ |publisher=Sporza |language=nl |publication-date=30 April 2023}}
- Belgian Super Cup: 2023{{cite web |title=Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen |date=23 July 2023 |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/belgische-super-cup/2023/finale/01/antwerp-kv-mechelen-antwerp-wint-nu-ook-de-supercup-kv-mechelen-plooit-pas-na-strafschoppen~1686136260794/ |publisher=Sporza |language=nl |access-date=23 July 2023}}
Individual
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerbase}}
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- {{Soccerway}}
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