Yari Verschaeren
{{short description|Belgian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yari Verschaeren
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Yari Verschaeren
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|07|12|df=yes}}{{cite web |title=Yari Verschaeren |url=https://www.rsca.be/en/teams/team/yari-verschaeren |website=RSC Arouca|access-date=13 October 2019}}
| birth_place = Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
| height = 1.72 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Anderlecht
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1 = KJB Kruibeke
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs2 = Beveren
| youthyears3 = 2010–2018
| youthclubs3 = Anderlecht
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = Anderlecht
| caps1 = 181
| goals1 = 24
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2019–2022
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps5 = 10
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2019–
| nationalteam6 = Belgium
| nationalcaps6 = 7
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| club-update = 5 June 2025
| nationalteam-update = 20:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC)
}}
Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.
Club career
Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at the age of 9 from Beveren.{{cite news |title=Anderlecht-vrienden Evenepoel en Verschaeren: ‘Op woensdag gingen we naar de Quick. Dat schept een band’ |url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/anderlecht-vrienden-evenepoel-en-verschaeren-op-woensdag-gingen-we-naar-de-quick-dat-schept-een-band~bf4c6160/ |work=De Morgen |date=5 December 2021 |language=nl-NL}} In 2017, Verschaeren signed his first contract at Anderlecht.{{cite web |title=Verschaeren: "Mijn droom? Barcelona" |trans-title=Verschaeren: "My dream? Barcelona" |url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/article/157748 |website=Anderlecht-online |access-date=13 October 2019 |language=nl |date=20 July 2017}}
Verschaeren made his first team debut on 25 November 2018 against Sint-Truiden, before being substituted after 78 minutes in the game, which was a 4–2 away defeat.{{cite web |title=Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht – 25 November 2018 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/11/25/belgium/pro-league/sint-truidense-vv/royal-sporting-club-anderlecht/2794882/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=13 October 2019}} Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava.{{cite web |title=Anderlecht-Spartak Trnava 2019 History |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2025263--anderlecht-vs-spartak-trnava/ |website=UEFA |access-date=13 October 2019}} He was substituted in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen. On 10 August 2024, Verschaeren made his 150th appearance for Anderlecht against OH Leuven, while wearing the captain’s armband in absence of Jan Vertonghen.
International career
Verschaeren made his international debut for Belgium on 9 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier.{{cite web |last1=English |first1=Tom |title=Scotland 0–4 Belgium: Brutal defeat all but ends group hopes for Steve Clarke's side |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49547009 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 October 2019 |date=9 September 2019}} A month later, he scored his first goal from a penalty, in Belgium's 9–0 win against San Marino.{{cite web |title=Belgium 9–0 San Marino: Belgium become first team to qualify for Euro 2020 with big win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50003279 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 October 2019 |date=10 October 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 4 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|506160|access-date=17 December 2019}}
| 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 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
|21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Belgian Pro League |21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21
|Belgian Pro League |22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22
|Belgian Pro League |36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23
|Belgian Pro League |28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=UECL}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24
|Belgian Pro League |19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25
|Belgian Pro League |31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 6 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!178 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 30 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 29 March 2022}}{{NFT|75470|name=Verschaeren, Yari|access-date=13 October 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Belgium
|2019 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 7 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verschaeren goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Yari Verschaeren | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 10 October 2019 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | {{fb|SMR}} | align="center"|8–0 | align="center"|9–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
Anderlecht
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 2021–22{{cite web |title=Verlies in de Bekerfinale |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/CupFinal180422 |publisher=R.S.C. Anderlecht |access-date=11 June 2022 |language=nl |date=18 April 2022}}
Individual
- Young Professional Footballer of the Season: 2018–19{{Cite web |date=6 May 2019 |title=Yari Verschaeren is de Belofte van het Jaar! |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/yari-verschaeren-de-belofte-van-het-jaar |website=rsca.be |language=nl}}
- Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2018–19{{cite web |date=10 June 2019 |title=Yari Verschaeren beste speler van 2018-2019 |url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/article/184252 |access-date= |website=anderlecht-online.be |publisher=}}
- {{Interlanguage link|Dominique D'Onofrio Award|nl|Prijs Dominique D'Onofrio}}: 2019{{Cite web |date=16 December 2019 |title=Yari Verschaeren is de eerste winnaar van de 'Trofee Dominique D'Onofrio' |url=https://www.metrotime.be/nl/nieuws/yari-verschaeren-de-eerste-winnaar-van-de-trofee-dominique-donofrio |website=metrotime.be |language=nl}}
References
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External links
- [http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/jrinternl/speler_PH_6798.htm#itop Profile] at the Belgian FA website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{R.S.C. Anderlecht squad}}
{{Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Verscharen, Yari}}
Category:Footballers from Sint-Niklaas
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:R.S.C. Anderlecht players
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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