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Enzo Geerts

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Enzo Geerts
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 PSV Eindhoven
Youth career
KSC Keerbergen
–2017 KV Mechelen
2017–2022 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Jong PSV 36 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U17 6 (0)
2022 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2024– Poland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:03, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:45, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Enzo Geerts (born 3 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Jong PSV. Born in Belgium, he represented his country of birth at youth level before opting to play for Poland. In 2024, he earned his first cap for the Poland national under-20 football team.

Early life

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Geerts was a youth player at KSC Keerbergen and then KV Mechelen in his native Belgium.[1]

Club career

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In 2017, Geerts joined the Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, who beat off competition from Belgian sides such as Club Brugge and Genk to secure his signing.[2] He signed his first professional contract with PSV in July 2021.[3][4] In August 2022 he signed a new three-year contract with PSV taking him up to 2025.[5][6]

He made his Eerste Divisie match day squad debut on 6 January 2023 as Jong PSV played at away against NAC Breda at the Rat Verlegh Stadion.[7] He made his senior debut on 20 January 2023 appearing as a substitute as FC Den Bosch hosted Jong PSV in the league at the De Vliert Stadium.[8]

International career

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Geerts was born to a Belgian father and Polish mother, and a dual-citizen after gaining a Polish passport in early 2024.[9] He has represented Belgium at under-17 and under-18 level.[10] B In October that year, he received his first call-up to the Poland under-20s for November Elite League games against Italy and England.[11] He earned his first cap in a 1–1 draw against the latter on 19 November.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 9 0 — — — 9 0
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 11 0 — — — 11 0
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 16 0 — — — 16 0
Career total 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0

References

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  1. ^ "KFC Werchter haalt de band aan met … PSV Eindhoven". Regiosport.be. 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "PSV troeft Club en Genk af in strijd om toptalent KV Mechelen'". Voetbalnieuws.be.
  3. ^ "PSV geeft jonge Belg eerste profcontract". Voetbalnieuws.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL: Young Belgian Geerts (16) gets a professional contract with PSV". Voetbalprimeur.be.
  5. ^ "NIEUW CONTRACT, ENZO GEERTS TEKENT BIJ". psv.nl. 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Belgian talent Enzo Geerts longer with PSV". Voetbalbelgie.be.
  7. ^ "NAC VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "DEN BOSCH VS. PSV II". Soccerway.
  9. ^ Papuga, Wojciech (13 January 2024). "Utalentowany Belg z polskim paszportem. Niebawem otrzyma powołanie!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  10. ^ "A Belgian international U17 extends until 2025 at PSV Eindhoven". Walfoot.be. 20 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Grał w kadrze Belgii, został powołany do reprezentacji Polski". pilkanozna.pl (in Polish). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  12. ^ Kiełbasa, Aleksy (19 November 2024). "Wielka niespodzianka polskiej młodzieżówki. Udało się powstrzymać niepokonaną Anglię". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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