Aster Vranckx

Aster Jan Vranckx (born 4 October 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.

Aster Vranckx
Vranckx with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aster Jan Vranckx
Date of birth (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002
Place of birth Kortenberg, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 6
Youth career
SC Hoegaarden
KVK Tienen
Woluwe-Zaventem
Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Mechelen 43 (5)
2021– VfL Wolfsburg 26 (2)
2022–2023 → AC Milan (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2017 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2021– Belgium U21 10 (0)
2023– Belgium 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:46, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

On 3 December 2018, Vranckx signed his first professional contract with KV Mechelen.[1] Vranckx made his debut for Mechelen in the 2019 Belgian Super Cup, in a 3–0 loss to Genk.[2] Vranckx announced on 9 December 2020 that he chose to play for VfL Wolfsburg after the ongoing season.[3]

On 1 September 2022, Vranckx moved to Italy and joined Serie A club AC Milan on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[4]

International career

Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese mother. He is a youth international for Belgium.[5]

In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 May 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mechelen 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 9100—10101
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 34430——374
Total 435300010475
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 2420040—282
2022–23 Bundesliga 1000——10
Total 252004010292
AC Milan (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 90100000100
Career total 777404010867

References
  1. "KV Mechelen schiet in actie en geeft 16-jarig talent zijn eerste profcontract". Voetbalkrant.com. 3 December 2018.
  2. "Genk vs. Mechelen - 20 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. "Aster Vranckx justifie le choix Wolfsburg : "C'est le scénario parfait"". walfoot.be. 10 December 2020.
  4. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ASTER VRANCKX" (in Italian). Milan. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "Aster Vranckx (17), de nieuwe chouchou van KV Mechelen: "Leuk, die vergelijkingen met Tielemans en Kompany"". www.gva.be.
  6. "Tedesco haalt Bakayoko en Vranckx bij Rode Duivels om afwezigheid De Bruyne op te vangen" [Tedesco brings Bakayoko and Vranckx into Red Devils squad to compensate absence of De Bruyne]. sporza.be. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. Aster Vranckx at Soccerway
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