Arno Verschueren

Arno Verschueren
Personal information
Date of birth	8 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lier, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Number	10
Youth career
2002–2019	Lierse
2009–2012	Westerlo
2012–2014	OH Leuven
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2016	Westerlo
2016–2020	NAC Breda
2020–2022	Lommel
2022	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
2022–	Sparta Rotterdam
International career‡
2012	Belgium U15
2012–2013	Belgium U16
2013–2014	Belgium U17
2014–2015	Belgium U18
2015–2016	Belgium U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Arno Verschueren (born 8 April 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam.^[1]^[2]

Club career

Verschueren made his top flight debut on 9 August 2014 against Waasland-Beveren in a 1–1 draw. He replaced Jarno Molenberghs after 80 minutes.^[3]

On 19 January 2022, Verschueren agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The transfer was a loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, and then the transfer became permanent, as Verschueren signed a contract with Sparta until the summer of 2025.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Westerlo	2014–15	Belgian First Division A	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2015–16	Belgian First Division A	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
NAC Breda	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	34	4	1	0	—		4^[a]	0	39	4
	2017–18	Eredivisie	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	18	1	0	0	—		3	1	21	1
	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	28	7	4	0	—		—		32	7
	Total		106	13	6	0	—		7	1	119	13
Lommel	2020–21	Belgian First Division B	21	3	2	0	—		—		23	3
	2021–22	Belgian First Division B	15	3	3	0	—		—		18	3
	Total		36	6	5	0	—		—		41	6
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	12	2	0	0	—		—		12	2
Sparta Rotterdam	2022–23	Eredivisie	31	9	2	1	—		—		33	10
	2023–24	Eredivisie	27	9	1	0	—		0	0	28	9
	2024–25	Eredivisie	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
	Total		68	18	3	1	—		0	0	71	20
Career total			222	39	14	1	0	0	7	1	243	40

^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs

Honours

Individual

Eredivisie Team of the Month: October 2022^[5]

References

^ Arno Verschueren at Soccerway
^ NAC versterkt zich met Verschueren‚ foxsports.nl, 14 August 2016
^ "Waasland-Beveren - Westerlo - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "WITTE ROOK: ARNO VERSCHUEREN SPELER VAN SPARTA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^ "Cody Gakpo is the Eredivisie Player of the Month for the second month running". Eredivisie. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

Arno Verschueren at WorldFootball.net
Arno Verschueren at the Royal Belgian Football Association

[5] Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs

[soccerway-1] Arno Verschueren at Soccerway

[2] NAC versterkt zich met Verschueren‚ foxsports.nl, 14 August 2016

[soccerway2-3] "Waasland-Beveren - Westerlo - 9 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[4] "WITTE ROOK: ARNO VERSCHUEREN SPELER VAN SPARTA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[6] "Cody Gakpo is the Eredivisie Player of the Month for the second month running". Eredivisie. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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