Yari Verschaeren

Yari Verschaeren (born 12 July 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.

Yari Verschaeren

Yari Verschaeren playing for RSC Anderlecht in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Yari Verschaeren
Date of birth	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Anderlecht
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2008	KJB Kruibeke
2007–2010	Beveren
2010–2018	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Anderlecht	182	(24)
International career‡
2016	Belgium U16	7	(1)
2017–2018	Belgium U17	10	(1)
2018	Belgium U18	1	(0)
2019	Belgium U19	1	(0)
2019–2022	Belgium U21	10	(2)
2019–	Belgium	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:29, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Verschaeren is a youth product from Anderlecht, joining the club at the age of 9 from Beveren.^[2] In 2017, Verschaeren signed his first contract at Anderlecht.^[3]

Verschaeren made his first team debut on 25 November 2018 against Sint-Truiden, before being substituted after 78 minutes in the game, which was a 4–2 away defeat.^[4] Four days later, he made his debut in the Europa League against Spartak Trnava.^[5] He was substituted in the 81st minute. On 27 January 2019, he scored his first goal for Anderlecht against KAS Eupen. On 10 August 2024, Verschaeren made his 150th appearance for Anderlecht against OH Leuven, while wearing the captain’s armband in absence of Jan Vertonghen.

International career

Verschaeren made his international debut for Belgium on 9 September 2019, coming on as a late substitute against Scotland in a Euro 2020 qualifier.^[6] A month later, he scored his first goal from a penalty, in Belgium's 9–0 win against San Marino.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 July 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2018–19	Belgian Pro League	21	2	0	0	1[b]	0	—		22	2
	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	21	2	1	0	—		—		22	2
	2020–21	Belgian Pro League	22	6	1	0	—		—		23	6
	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	36	7	5	0	4[c]	2	—		45	9
	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	28	2	1	0	13[c]	2	—		42	4
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	19	1	2	0	—		—		21	1
	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	31	3	5	1	10[b]	2	—		46	6
	2025–26	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	1[b]	0	—		2	0
Career total			179	23	15	1	29	6	0	0	223	30

1. Includes Belgian Cup
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 29 March 2022^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2019	3	1
	2020	3	0
	2022	1	0
Total		7	1

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Verschaeren goal.^[9]

List of international goals scored by Yari Verschaeren

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2019	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	San Marino	8–0	9–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2021–22^[10]

Individual

• Young Professional Footballer of the Season: 2018–19^[11]
• Anderlecht Player of the Season: 2018–19^[12]
• Dominique D'Onofrio Award [nl]: 2019^[13]