Mathias Delorge

Mathias Delorge
Personal information
Full name	Mathias Delorge-Knieper
Date of birth	31 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gent
Number	16
Youth career
2009–2010	Heers VV
2011–2022	Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2024	Sint-Truiden
2023	→ Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)
2024–	Gent
International career‡
2019–2020	Belgium U16
2021	Belgium U18
2023	Belgium U20
2024–	Belgium U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

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

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.^[2] On 15 January 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Sint-Truiden and started playing with their reserves.^[3] He was a part of the senior team for the preseason in the summer of 2021.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] Making 10 appearances and scoring 1 goal on his loan, Delorge returned to Sint-Truiden for the 2023–24 season.^[7]

On 24 July 2024, Delorge signed a four-year contract with Gent.^[8]

International career

Delorge is a youth international for Belgium, having played for the Belgium U20s in November 2023.^[9]

Personal life

Mathias is the son of Peter Delorge and nephew of Kristof Delorge, both former professional footballers.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 January 2025

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truidense	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2023–24	Belgian Pro League	40	1	0	0	—		—		40	1
	Total		41	1	0	0	—		—		41	1
Lierse Kempenzonen (loan)	2022–23	Challenger Pro League	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
Gent	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	20	1	2	0	12^[a]	1	—		34	2
Career total			71	3	2	0	12	1	0	0	85	4

^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

^ RBFA profile
^ "Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot". www.hbvl.be. 22 December 2020.
^ "EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER". stvv.com. 15 January 2021.
^ Eliasy, Alain (13 July 2021). "Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin". Knack.
^ "Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 April 2022.
^ "Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 January 2023.
^ "Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"". VoetbalBelgie.
^ "Van Kanarie naar Buffalo: welkom, Mathias!" [From Canary to Buffalo: welcome, Mathias!] (in German). K.A.A. Gent. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
^ "L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?". Walfoot.be. 22 November 2023.
^ "Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV". VoetbalBelgie.

External links

Mathias Delorge at Soccerway
RBFA profile

[UECL-11] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[1] RBFA profile

[2] "Steppe mikt nog in 2020 op rentree, zoon Delorge scoort in onderlinge oefenpot". www.hbvl.be. 22 December 2020.

[3] "EERSTE PROFCONTRACT VOOR MATHIAS DELORGE-KNIEPER". stvv.com. 15 January 2021.

[4] Eliasy, Alain (13 July 2021). "Zo maakt nieuwe coach Hollerbach STVV klaar voor seizoensbegin". Knack.

[5] "Geen play-offs voor STVV, maar Kanaries dansen wel nog tegen Standard". Het Nieuwsblad. 10 April 2022.

[6] "Lierse huurt Mathias Delorge van STVV". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 January 2023.

[7] "Interview met Mathias Delorge: "In voetbal is alles mogelijk"". VoetbalBelgie.

[8] "Van Kanarie naar Buffalo: welkom, Mathias!" [From Canary to Buffalo: welcome, Mathias!] (in German). K.A.A. Gent. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[9] "L'une des révélations de notre championnat vers le top européen ?". Walfoot.be. 22 November 2023.

[10] "Mathias Delorge eerste profcontract bij STVV". VoetbalBelgie.

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