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Midfielder

Birger Verstraete

Injured — red_card_suspension · Back: 22 Nov 2026
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Appearances
6
467 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
7.05
Age32
Date of birth16 Apr 1994
Height171 cm
Weight61 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€670K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Injury / suspension history

  • Suspension red_card_suspension · Missing Back: 22 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts6 / 5
Minutes467
Rating7.05
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (0)
Passes · accuracy238 · 81%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 7
Duels won22 / 35
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.04 / 0.23
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls14
Accurate crosses1
Touches299
Possession lost56
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won19
Clearances8
Ball recoveries28
Fouls won6
Fouls committed5
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)58.60
Top speed (km/h)34.34
Appearances / Starts– / –
Minutes–
Rating5.90
Goals / Assists0 / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards– / –
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Attributes

Position: M

line: M average
Attacking46
Technical47
Tactical58
Defending58
Creativity46

Characteristics

Strengths

25

Weaknesses

18

National team

  • Belgium1 caps · 0 goals · debut Sep 2018

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
17 Oct 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Royal Francs Borains 1–0 65' 5.9
11 Oct 2026 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 21' 7.1
19 Sep 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – RAAL La Louvière 2–0 90' 7.3
12 Sep 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Cercle Brugge 1–1 90' 6.7
6 Sep 2026 SK Beveren – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–0 90' 7.2
3 Sep 2026 KAA Gent – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 90' 6.8
29 Aug 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Standard Liège 1–2 86' 7.2
15 Aug 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Club Brugge KV 0–3 – –
9 Aug 2026 RC Sporting Charleroi – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–1 – –
25 Jul 2026 SC Heerenveen – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 4–4 – –
11 Jul 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Olympiacos FC 1–1 – –
15 May 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 75' 7.1
18 Apr 2026 Royal Antwerp FC – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–0 73' 6.2
12 Apr 2026 KRC Genk – Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 – –
4 Apr 2026 Oud-Heverlee Leuven – Standard Liège 1–3 67' 6.8

Career and transfers

10 clubs · 14 moves · total fees 7.1M €
  1. Transfer 200k €
  2. Free transfer
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Transfer 2M €
  6. Loan return
  7. Loan
  8. Loan return
  9. Gent To: Köln
    Transfer 4M €
  10. Transfer 850k €
  11. Free transfer
  12. Loan return
  13. Loan
  14. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 7 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)23
Average rating6.76
Last match rating5.917 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 6.76 Dec 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 5.9

Last 10 matches

5.9 7.1 7.3 6.7 7.2 6.8 7.2 7.1 6.2 6.8

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Pro League Oud-Heverlee Leuven 6 (5) 467 0 0 7.05
2026 Belgian Cup Oud-Heverlee Leuven – – 0 – 5.90

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Pro League 2024 · percentile among midfielders (159 players)

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50 xA 27 Key passes 33 Completed passes 70 Pass accuracy 75 Progressive carries 88 Successful dribbles 12 Tackles + interceptions 81 Rating 69

35 matches · 2,855 min

Birger Verstraete: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.06
27
Key passes / 90 min 0.88
33
Completed passes / 90 min 35.0
70
Pass accuracy 84.6%
75
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.03
88
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.35
12
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.94
81
Rating 6.98
69

How do we calculate this?