Zeno Debast
![]() Debast with Anderlecht in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zeno Koen Debast[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 20)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Halle, Belgium[2] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | KSK Halle | ||
2010–2021 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Anderlecht | 96 | (0) |
2024– | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
2022– | Belgium | 10 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 22 June 2024 (UTC) |
Zeno Koen Debast (born 24 October 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team.
Career
Debast is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in October 2019. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.[4][better source needed]
In September 2022, Debast received his first call-up to the Belgian senior squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Wales and Netherlands.[5] He debuted against the former opponent on 22 September that ended in a 2–1 victory.[6] Debast was also called up to the Belgium squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 November 2022.[7]
On 11 June 2024, during an interview for Het Laatste Nieuws, Debast confirmed that he had agreed personal terms to join Portuguese side Sporting CP from the 2024–25 season.[8][9] The transfer was made official on 4 July, as the player signed a five-year deal with the club.[10][11] The deal commanded a €15.5 million fee, plus €5.5 million in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Anderlecht.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 August 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[a] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||||
Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 96 | 0 | ||||
Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
- As of match played 22 June 2024[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Squad list: Belgium (BEL)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Rookie with Charles De Ketelaere". Royal Belgian Football Association. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Zeno Debast". Sporting CP. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Anderlecht". Soccerway. 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Belgium calls up teenage defender Zeno Debast for Nations League". Sport Star. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Last, First (22 September 2022). "Zeno Debast titularisé au sein de la défense des Diables Rouges face au Pays de Galles" [Zeno Debast started in the Red Devils defense against Wales]. L'Avenir (in French).
- ^ "Roberto Martinez selects 26 Devils for the World Cup". Royal Belgian Football Association. 10 November 2022.
- ^ Doms, Kjell (11 June 2024). "Zeno Debast kondigt vertrek bij Anderlecht aan: "Ik speel volgend seizoen voor Sporting Lissabon"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Mendes, Miguel (11 June 2024). "Debast confirma transferência para o Sporting!". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Zeno Debast é Leão" (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Sporting oficializa Debast". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ Zeno Debast at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Zeno Debast at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile at the Sporting CP website
- Zeno Debast at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Zeno Debast – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 2 Matheus
- 3 St. Juste
- 5 Morita
- 6 Debast
- 8 Pote
- 9 Gyökeres
- 10 Edwards
- 11 N. Santos
- 13 Kovačević
- 14 Essugo
- 17 Trincão
- 21 Geny
- 22 Fresneda
- 23 Bragança
- 25 Inácio
- 26 Diomande
- 28 Mateus F.
- 41 Calai
- 42 Hjulmand
- 43 Muniz
- 47 Esgaio
- 51 Pinto
- 57 Quenda
- 72 Quaresma
- 86 Nel
- 90 Moreira
- 91 Ribeiro
- 97 Travassos
- Manager: Amorim