Daan Heymans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Turnhout, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005−2009 | KSK Retie | ||
| 2009−2016 | Westerlo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Westerlo | 25 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Waasland-Beveren | 37 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Lommel SK (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Venezia | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Charleroi (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2022–2025 | Charleroi | 107 | (22) |
| 2025– | Genk | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 April 2019 | |||
Daan Heymans (born 15 June 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Genk.[2]
Club career
On 27 January 2022, Heymans joined Charleroi on a 1.5-year loan with an option to buy.[3] On 3 July 2022, he moved to Charleroi on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[4]
On 18 June 2025, Heymans signed a four-year contract with Genk.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 July 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Westerlo | 2016–17 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Challenger Pro League | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||||
| Waasland-Beveren | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 9 | ||||
| Lommel (loan) | 2018–19 | Challenger Pro League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Venezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Charleroi | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 10[c] | 3 | 40 | 15 | |||
| Total | 107 | 22 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 127 | 31 | |||
| Genk | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 191 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 218 | 46 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearance(s) in play-off
- ^ Nine appearances and three goals in European play-offs, One appearance in Europa League play-offs
References
- ^ Daan Heymans at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Daan Heymans at Soccerway
- ^ "BIENVENUE, DAAN !" (Press release) (in French). Charleroi. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "DAAN HEYMANS DÉFINITIVEMENT ZÈBRE !" (in French). Charleroi. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Daan Heymans is KRC Genk's first signing of the summer". KRC Genk. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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