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Birger Verstraete

OH Leuven
170 cm
Height
4
Shirt
30 years
Apr 16, 1994
Right
Preferred foot
Belgium
Country
€2M
Market value
Position
Primary
Defensive Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches31%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won73%Defensive actions91%

First Division A 2024/2025

0
Goals
2
Assists
12
Started
13
Matches
1,063
Minutes played
7.26
Rating
5
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 9

FCV Dender EH
1-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.2

Nov 2

Club Brugge
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

Oct 26

Sporting Charleroi
0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Oct 20

Royal Antwerp
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.7

Oct 5

KV Mechelen
5-0
72
0
0
1
0
6.4

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
OH Leuven

Nov 9

First Division A
FCV Dender EH
1-1
90’
7.2

Nov 2

First Division A
Club Brugge
0-1
90’
6.7

Oct 26

First Division A
Sporting Charleroi
0-2
90’
7.4

Oct 20

First Division A
Royal Antwerp
1-1
90’
7.7

Oct 5

First Division A
KV Mechelen
5-0
72’
6.4
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 13%
  • 8Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.37xG
1 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationFree kickResultBlocked
0.14xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,063

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.37
xG on target (xGOT)
0.02
Non-penalty xG
0.37
Shots
8
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
1.05
Successful passes
375
Pass accuracy
84.8%
Accurate long balls
52
Long ball accuracy
64.2%
Chances created
16
Successful crosses
14
Cross accuracy
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
75.0%
Touches
635
Touches in opposition box
4
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
20

Defending

Tackles won
21
Tackles won %
63.6%
Duels won
71
Duels won %
66.4%
Aerial duels won
16
Aerial duels won %
69.6%
Interceptions
22
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
41
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
10

Discipline

Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches31%Shot attempts4%Goals0%
Chances created47%Aerial duels won73%Defensive actions91%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

OH LeuvenJul 2024 - now
13
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
1. 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)