Mario Stroeykens
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.jpg) Stroeykens with Anderlecht in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Zellik, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Anderlecht | 88 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Belgium U19 | 13 | (5) |
| 2022– | Belgium U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023– | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:58, 10 November 2024 | |||
Mario Stroeykens (born 29 September 2004) is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division A.
Club career
[edit]2020-2021
[edit]On 15 January 2021, at 16 years, 3 months and 17 days, Stroeykens made his professional debut for RSC Anderlecht, in a 2-0 away loss to KAS Eupen, under then manager Vincent Kompany.
2022-2023
[edit]On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-3 away win against KV Mechelen. Under different managers Stroeykens never really broke through, often being a substitute or playing for Anderlecht’s U23 side, the RSCA Futures.
2023-2024
[edit]It was under manager Brian Riemer, after signing a contract extension until 2026 in the 2023-2024 season that he really broke through, playing 40 games in all competitions, scoring 6 goals and providing 6 assists.[2]
He was very important for Anderlecht’s challenge for the title that season, only losing first and second spot on the last 2 Matchdays of the Belgian Pro League Champions’ Playoffs after a 0-1 home loss to rivals Club Brugge KV and a 3-1 away loss to Royal Antwerp FC. He had some notable performances in important moments for Paars-Wit, and he demonstrated his talent on 7 December 2023, by scoring a stunning goal from outside the box in the Belgian Clasico against Standard de Liège in the Belgian Cup, leading his side to a 2-0 home win.[3]
International career
[edit]Born in Belgium, to Belgian father and Congolese mother.[4] He is a youth international for Belgium.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 November 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2020-21 | Belgian First Division A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2022-23 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2023-24 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||||
| 2024-25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 1 | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 88 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 1 | — | 113 | 15 | |||
- ^ Includes the Belgian Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Mario Stroeykens". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens extends his contract". rsca.be. 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens trapt Anderlecht met heerlijke knal op voorsprong" [Mario Stroeykens puts Anderlecht in front with a stunning goal]. Sporza.be (in Dutch). 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Mario Stroeykens porte les espoirs d'Anderlecht !". Leopard Leader Foot. 25 September 2021.
- ^ "K. Sardella: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Mario Stroeykens at Soccerway
- Mario Stroeykens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
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