Yorbe Vertessen

Yorbe Vertessen (born 8 January 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.

Yorbe Vertessen

Vertessen at Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Tienen, Belgium
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	11
Youth career
	FC Rillaar Sport
0000–2009	Westerlo
2009–2019	PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Jong PSV	14	(5)
2020–2024	PSV Eindhoven	64	(11)
2023	→ Union SG (loan)	15	(3)
2024–2025	Union Berlin	30	(4)
2025–	Red Bull Salzburg	16	(5)
International career‡
2015–2016	Belgium U15	5	(2)
2016–2017	Belgium U16	6	(1)
2017–2018	Belgium U17	13	(7)
2018	Belgium U18	5	(3)
2019	Belgium U19	1	(1)
2021–2023	Belgium U21	12	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:52, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in the Belgian town of Tienen, Vertessen joined PSV Eindhoven as a schoolboy from Westerlo in 2009.

On 2 May 2021, Vertessen scored his first goal for the PSV senior side in a 2–2 draw with SC Heerenveen in Eredivisie play.^[1] On 7 August 2021, Vertessen scored in a 4–0 Johan Cruyff Shield win over rivals Ajax, in turn helping to end Ajax's 17 game unbeaten streak.^[2]

On 28 January 2023, Vertessen was loaned to Union Saint-Gilloise until the end of the 2022–23 season,^[3] while Union were lying second in the Belgian Pro League, and made his debut in Union's 4–0 win over Zulte Waregem on 5 February 2023.^[4]

On 1 February 2024, Vertessen signed with Union Berlin in Germany.^[5]

On 3 February 2025, Vertessen signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.^[6]

International career

Vertessen featured in the Belgium squad for the European Under-17 Championship in 2018, earning a place in the team of the tournament.^[7]

He was joint top scorer in the tournament alongside Italy's Edoardo Vergani,^[8] scoring in group stage wins over Ireland (2–0) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4–0).

Further goals came in the 2–1 quarter-final win over Spain and the 2–1 semi-final defeat at the hands of eventual winners Italy.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 July 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jong PSV	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	9	4	—		—		—		9	4
	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	Total		14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5
PSV Eindhoven	2020–21	Eredivisie	15	2	1	0	2	0	—		18	2
	2021–22	Eredivisie	24	6	4	0	14[a]	2	1[b]	1	43	9
	2022–23	Eredivisie	8	0	1	0	3[c]	2	1[b]	0	13	2
	2023–24	Eredivisie	17	3	2	1	9[d]	1	1[b]	0	29	5
	Total		64	11	8	1	26	5	3	1	101	18
Union SG (loan)	2022–23	Belgian Pro League	15	3	2	0	3[c]	1	—		20	4
Union Berlin	2023–24	Bundesliga	13	3	0	0	—		—		13	3
	2024–25	Bundesliga	17	1	2	1	—		—		19	2
	Total		30	4	2	1	—		—		32	5
Red Bull Salzburg	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	16	5	—		0	0	3[e]	0	19	5
	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	1[d]	1	—		1	1
	Total		16	5	0	0	1	1	3	0	20	6
Career total			139	28	12	2	30	7	6	1	187	39

1. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

PSV

• KNVB Cup: 2021–22^[10]
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2021,^[2] 2023^[11]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018^[12]
• Eredivisie Team of the Month: August 2023^[13]