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Birger Verstraete

OH Leuven
170 cm
Height
4
Shirt
30 years
Apr 16, 1994
Right
Preferred foot
Belgium
Country
€1.9M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created49%Aerial duels won68%Defensive actions91%

First Division A 2024/2025

0
Goals
2
Assists
7
Started
8
Matches
631
Minutes played
7.38
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Sep 22

Kortrijk
1-1
90
0
1
0
0
8.6

Sep 15

St.Truiden
2-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.3

Aug 31

Standard Liege
2-0
90
0
0
1
0
8.1

Aug 24

Westerlo
1-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.8

Aug 18

Cercle Brugge
1-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.3

Aug 10

Anderlecht
1-1
85
0
0
0
0
6.9

Aug 3

Genk
3-1
75
0
0
0
0
7.4

Jul 27

Beerschot
0-0
21
0
0
0
0
6.7

May 25

Panathinaikos
1-0
22
0
0
0
0
-

May 19

PAOK Thessaloniki FC
1-2
66
0
0
1
0
6.3
OH Leuven

Sep 22

First Division A
Kortrijk
1-1
90’
8.6

Sep 15

First Division A
St.Truiden
2-1
90’
7.3

Aug 31

First Division A
Standard Liege
2-0
90’
8.1

Aug 24

First Division A
Westerlo
1-1
90’
6.8

Aug 18

First Division A
Cercle Brugge
1-1
90’
7.3
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 20%
  • 5Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.19xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultBlocked
0.04xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 631

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.19
xG on target (xGOT)
0.02
Non-penalty xG
0.19
Shots
5
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
0.77
Successful passes
232
Pass accuracy
83.2%
Accurate long balls
42
Long ball accuracy
67.7%
Chances created
10
Successful crosses
7
Cross accuracy
38.9%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
75.0%
Touches
391
Touches in opposition box
4
Dispossessed
3
Fouls won
10

Defending

Tackles won
16
Tackles won %
72.7%
Duels won
44
Duels won %
65.7%
Aerial duels won
10
Aerial duels won %
76.9%
Interceptions
15
Blocked
1
Fouls committed
10
Recoveries
29
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
6

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches39%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created49%Aerial duels won68%Defensive actions91%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

OH LeuvenJul 2024 - now
8
0
Aris Thessaloniki FC (Free transfer)Sep 2023 - Jul 2024
29
0
KV Mechelen (on loan)Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
25
2
Royal AntwerpJul 2021 - Sep 2022
50
3
Royal Antwerp (on loan)Jul 2020 - Jun 2021
31
1
FC Köln IIOct 2019 - Jun 2020
1
0
FC KölnJul 2019 - Jun 2020
10
0
GentJan 2017 - Jun 2019
77
6
Kortrijk (Free transfer)Jul 2015 - Jan 2017
42
0
Royal Excel Mouscron (on loan)Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
12
1
Club BruggeJul 2011 - Jul 2014
12
0

National team

BelgiumSep 2018 - Oct 2018
1
0
Belgium U21Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
3
0
Belgium U19Jul 2012 - May 2013
5
1
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Royal Antwerp

Belgium
1
Cup(19/20)