Thibaut Van Acker (born 21 November 1991) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Club Brugge

Born in Merendree, Van Acker joined the academy at

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at the age of four. On 3 November 2009, he signed his first professional contract for the club on 3 November 2009, lasting until the summer of 2012. He made his debut for Club Brugge on 26 December 2010 in a 2–0 victory away at K.A.A. Gent, before going on to make a further 7 league appearances that season. Over the next few seasons, Van Acker played a rotational role in Club Brugge's squad, and he would sign a two-year contract extension in 2011, keeping at the club until June 2014. He joined

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on loan in January 2013, and made 11 league appearances for the club before returning to Club Brugge at the end of the season.

Cercle Brugge

In June 2013, Van Acker signed for fellow Brugge-based club

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on a three-year contract. He made his league debut for the club on 27 July 2013 in a 1–1 draw at R.A.E.C. Mons, their first game of the season, before scoring the first goal of his professional career on 5 October 2013 in a 2–1 win at K.V. Mechelen. Over three years at the club, he made 89 league appearances, scoring 5.

KSV Roeselare

Following the expiry of his contract in June 2016, Van Acker joined K.S.V. Roeselare on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Lierse S.K., before going on to make 23 league appearances during the 2016–17 season, scoring once. After making 31 league appearances and scoring 3 goals during the 2017–18 season, his contract was extended by a further year. During the 2018–19 season, he made 25 league appearances dor Roeselare, in which he scored 4 goals.

MVV

In September 2019, Van Acker joined

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club

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on a one-year contract. Van Acker made his debut for MVV Maastricht on 13 September 2019 in a 2–1 defeat at home to

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, before going on to make 24 appearances for the club during the season, though he did not score. In June 2020, Van Acker signed a one-year contract extension.

Lierse Kempenzonen

On 13 April 2021, Van Acker signed a two-year contract with

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in the

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Deinze

Van Acker joined

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in the summer of 2024. He left the club in December 2024 after Deinze was declared bankrupt and ceased operations.

Club NXT

On 20 January 2025, Van Acker joined

in the

, where also would be a young coach in the club.

International career

Van Acker has played for Belgium at under-19 and under-21 levels.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Acker, Thibaut 1991 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Footballers from East Flanders Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Club Brugge KV players Beerschot A.C. players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players K.S.V. Roeselare players MVV Maastricht players Lierse S.K. (2018) players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Club NXT players Eerste Divisie players Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century Belgian sportsmen