Robin Henkens (born 12 September 1988 in

Hasselt Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846. The old ...

) is a Belgian

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who plays for

Lommel SK Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League. History The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free ...

Career

As of December 2008 he was contracted to

Genk Genk () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and City status in Belgium, city located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality comprises only the town of Genk itself. It ...

, but was being linked to a move to

STVV Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV () or by their nickname De Kanaries (), is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Be ...

. However, in February 2009 he was loaned from Genk to Kvsk United until the end of the season. In August 2009, he made a permanent move to KVSK United, and in the 2009–10 season he played 32 league games for them in the

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. As of the 2010–11 season KVSK United changed their name to Lommel United. He moved to

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 ...

for 2011–12, and made 10 appearances for them in his first season. In April 2013 it was announced that he would be joining

Waasland-Beveren Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a Belgian professional association football club based in Beveren, East Flanders. The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in H ...

for the 2013–14 season. In 2013/14 he made 33 league appearances for Waasland, scoring 4 goals. His contract at the club ended in summer 2015. In December 2015 he was signed by

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...

, having been a free agent.

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* * Living people Belgian men's footballers K.R.C. Genk players K.V. Mechelen players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football midfielders 1988 births Footballers from Hasselt S.K. Beveren players Lommel S.K. players K.V.C. Westerlo players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub