Mathias Delorge-Knieper (born 31 July 2004) is a Belgian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent ( Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, ...
.
Club career
Delorge is a youth product of Heers VV before moving to
Sint-Truiden
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's academy in 2011. In November 2020, he started training with the senior team for the first time. On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves. He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.
Delorge made his senior and professional debut with Sint-Truiden as a substitute in a 3–0 win over
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège.
They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...
on 10 April 2022. In the summer of 2022 he tore his
meniscus
Meniscus may refer to:
*Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure that partly divides a joint cavity
*Meniscus (liquid)
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, which kept him out for 4 months. On January 31, 2023, he was loaned to
Lierse Kempenzonen
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian association football club located in Lier, in the province of Antwerp. The club, founded in 1943 as Oosterzonen in Oosterwijk, was relocated to Lier following the bankruptcy of Lierse in 2018. Afte ...
in the
Challenger Pro League
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for the second half of the season. Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.
On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with
Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent ( Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, ...
.
International career
Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the
Belgium U20s in November 2023.
Personal life
Mathias is the son of
Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.
Career statistics
References
External links
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RBFA profile
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2004 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bilzen
Belgian men's footballers
Belgium men's youth international footballers
Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Sint-Truidense V.V. players
Lierse S.K. (2018) players
KAA Gent players
Belgian Pro League players
Challenger Pro League players
21st-century Belgian sportsmen