Mathias Delorge
Personal information
Full name Mathias Delorge-Knieper
Date of birth (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2010 Heers VV
2011–2022 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Sint-Truiden 18 (1)
2023 →Lierse Kempenzonen (loan) 10 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Belgium U16 5 (0)
2021 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2023– Belgium U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:06, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Mathias Delorge-Knieper (born 31 July 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sint-Truiden.

Club career

Delorge is a youth product of Heers VV before moving to Sint-Truiden's academy in 2011. In November 2020, he started training with the senior team for the first time.[1] On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves.[2] He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.[3]

Delorge made his senior and professional debut with Sint-Truiden as a substitute in a 3–0 win over Standard Liège on 10 April 2022.[4] In the summer of 2022 he tore his meniscus, which kept him out for 4 months. On January 31 2023, he was loaned to Lierse Kempenzonen in the Challenger Pro League for the second half of the season.[5] Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.[6]

International career

Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023.[7]

Personal life

Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot". www.hbvl.be. 22 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER". stvv.com. 15 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Eliasy, Alain (13 July 2021). "Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin". Knack.
  4. ↑ "Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"". VoetbalBelgie.
  7. ↑ "L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?". Walfoot.be. 22 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV". VoetbalBelgie.
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