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Belgian footballer

Mathias Delorge
Personal information
Full name Mathias Delorge-Knieper
Date of birth (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Gent
Number 16
Youth career
2009–2010 Heers VV
2011–2022 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Sint-Truiden 41 (1)
2023 → Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 10 (1)
2024– Gent 18 (1)
International career
2019–2020 Belgium U16 5 (0)
2021 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2023 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2024– Belgium U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

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. On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves. He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.

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. 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. Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.

On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with Gent.

International career

Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023.

Personal life

Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sint-Truidense 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 40 1 0 0 — — 40 1
Total 41 1 0 0 — — 41 1
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 10 1 0 0 — — 10 1
Gent 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 18 1 2 0 12 1 — 32 2
Career total 69 3 2 0 12 1 0 0 83 4
  1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. RBFA profile
  2. "Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot". www.hbvl.be. 22 December 2020.
  3. "EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER". stvv.com. 15 January 2021.
  4. Eliasy, Alain (13 July 2021). "Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin". Knack.
  5. "Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 April 2022.
  6. "Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 January 2023.
  7. "Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"". VoetbalBelgie.
  8. "Van Kanarie naar Buffalo: welkom, Mathias!" [From Canary to Buffalo: welcome, Mathias!] (in German). K.A.A. Gent. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. "L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?". Walfoot.be. 22 November 2023.
  10. "Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV". VoetbalBelgie.

External links

K.A.A. Gent – current squad
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