Timon Vanhoutte
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timon Maurice Vanhoutte | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kortrijk | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RSC Anderlecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | SV Kortrijk | ||
| 2011-2014 | KV Kortrijk | ||
| 2014-2018 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2018- | RSC Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022- | RSCA Futures | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 14 January 2025 | |||
Timon Maurice Vanhoutte (born 29 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper in the Challenger Pro League for RSC Anderlecht reserve side RSCA Futures.[1]
Early life
[edit]He is from Kortrijk in the Flemish province of West Flanders. He was an outfield player as a youngster at SV Kortrijk but at the age of seven years-old he moved to KV Kortrijk, where he retrained as a goalkeeper. He was in the youth set-up at Club Brugge prior to joining RSC Anderlecht in 2018 at the age of 14 years-old. Whilst he was in the academy there he attended boarding school in Anderlecht at the Sint-Niklaas Institute.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]In September 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with RSC Anderlecht.[4] He made his debut for RSCA Futures against K Beerschot VA in the Challenger Pro League on 26 November 2022.[5]
During the 2023-24 season he became first choice goalkeeper for RSCA Futures in the Challenger Pro League following the promotion of Bart Verbruggen to the Anderlecht first team.[3] In April 2024, having overcome a knee injury which hampered his progress, he signed a new three-year contact with the club.[6][7]
On the 31 October 2024, he was an unused substitute for the senior Anderlecht side in the Belgian Cup in a 4-0 away win over Royale Union Tubize-Braine.[8]
International career
[edit]He is a Belgium youth international. He played for the Belgium national under-18 football team against England U18 keeping a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw on 13 November 2021.[9] He also featured in a 3-2 home win for the Belgium national under-19 football team against England U19 in October 2021.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Timon Vanhoutte". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Verdruye, Amaury (August 10, 2023). "Challenger Pro League is more West Flemish than ever: father in blue-black but sons in purple-white, a goalkeeper with musical talent and an example for many". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ a b Redant, Wim (2 February 2023). "Timon Vanhoutte, as a West Flemish, chose RSCA Futures over Club NXT: "My godfather is an Anderlecht supporter"". Nieuwsblad.
- ^ "TIMON VANHOUTTE EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT UNTIL 2024". rsca.be. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "RSC ANDERLECHT II VS. BEERSCHOT 1 - 2". Soccerway. 26 Nov 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Talent does not regret transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht: "Biggest top club"". Voetbal Primeur. April 24, 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Kortrijk native Timon Vanhoutte extends contract with Anderlecht until 2027: "I am now learning a lot from Kasper Schmeichel"". nieuwsblad.be. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "TUBIZE-BRAINE VS. ANDERLECHT 0 - 4". Soccerway. 31 Oct 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "BELGIUM U18 VS. ENGLAND U18 0 - 0". Soccerway. 13 Nov 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "BELGIUM U19 VS. ENGLAND U19 3 - 2". Soccerway. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.