Rob Schoofs (born 23 March 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a

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for

KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often called KV Mechelen (, KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp (pr ...

in the

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. Schoofs was

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's then record signing in the summer of 2017, but only stayed there for one season. In 2018, Schoofs moved to newly-relegated Mechelen, helping them in his first season at the club to promotion and Cup success, becoming only the second club from outside the top flight in history to win the

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. They were the first club to do this double.

Honours

Mechelen *

: 2018–19 *

Belgian First Division B The Challenger Pro League, previously known as 1B Pro League is the second-highest division in the Football in Belgium, Belgian football Belgian football league system, league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the ...

: 2018–19

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* * 1994 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Footballers from Sint-Truiden Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Sint-Truidense V.V. players KAA Gent players K.V. Mechelen players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub