Stan Van Dessel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Diest, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MVV | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Langdorp | ||
| 2008–2017 | OH Leuven | ||
| 2017–2020 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Sint-Truiden | 40 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lierse | 20 | (2) |
| 2024– | MVV | 44 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2020 | |||
Stan Van Dessel (born 24 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV.
Club career
[edit]He made his Belgian First Division A debut for Sint-Truiden on 2 August 2019 in a game against Club Brugge. He started the game and was substituted after 56 minutes.[1]
On 6 September 2023, Van Dessel signed a one-season contract with Lierse.[2]
On 25 June 2024 Van Dessel signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV.[3] He made his competitive debut on 21 September, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Marko Kleinen in a 1–0 derby defeat to Roda JC.[4] On 2 December, during a 3–2 away victory against Jong AZ, he sustained a knee injury that ruled him out for six months.[5][6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Truidense | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |||
| Lierse | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| MVV | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 100 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 104 | 10 | |||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup and KNVB Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ "Club Brugge v Sint-Truiden game report". Soccerway. 2 August 2019.
- ↑ "STAN VAN DESSEL IS EEN PALLIETER!" [STAN VAN DESSEL IS A PALLIETER!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Middenvelder Stan Van Dessel naar MVV Maastricht" [Midfielder Stan Van Dessel to MVV Maastricht] (in Dutch). MVV Maastricht. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "Roda JC Kerkrade – MVV 1:0 (Eerste Divisie 2024/2025, 7. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Jessen, Maurice (3 December 2024). "MVV'ers leven na overwinning mee met geblesseerde Van Dessel" [MVV players show support for injured Van Dessel after victory]. L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Standaert, Thomas (16 July 2025). ""Na vijf wedstrijden schoot mijn knieschijf uit de kom": Stan Van Dessel terug op Stayen na horrorblessure bij MVV" ["After five matches my kneecap popped out": Stan Van Dessel returns to Stayen after horror injury at MVV]. HBVL (in Flemish). Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Stan Van Dessel at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ Stan Van Dessel at WorldFootball.net
External links
[edit]- Stan Van Dessel at Soccerway
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