Zinho Vanheusden

Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A and the Belgium national football team.

Zinho Vanheusden
Personal information
Full name Zinho Vanheusden
Date of birth (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 3
Youth career
2008–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2018 Internazionale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Internazionale 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Standard Liège (loan) 26 (2)
2019– Standard Liège 25 (1)
National team‡
2014–2015 Belgium U16 11 (1)
2015–2016 Belgium U17 14 (6)
2016–2017 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2017–2020 Belgium U21 11 (2)
2020– Belgium 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 07:39, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

In mid-2015, Vanheusden joined Inter Milan's youth academy[1] after 7 seasons in the Standard Liège youth system. He was promoted to the first team in the last few matches of 2016–17 Serie A;[2] he also appeared as an unused bench for a few matches at the start of 2017–18 Serie A.[3][4][5][6] He also played for the under-19 team as the starting defender, winning 2016–17 Campionato Nazionale Primavera.[7] On 27 September 2017, Vanheusden injured his cruciate ligament in a UEFA Youth League match against FC Dynamo Kyiv,[8] which kept him out of action for 4 months.[9] On 26 January 2018, Vanheusden extended his contract with Inter until June 2022.[10]

On 30 January 2018, Vanheusden joined the Standard Liège until 30 June 2018, with an option to extend for one more year.[11] Vanheusden made his professional debut with Standard Liège in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A playoff win over K.A.A. Gent on 14 April 2018.[12]

On 28 June 2019, Standard Liège signed Vanheusden in a permanent deal for a reported €12.5 million fee, which surpassed Nicolae Stanciu's record as the most expensive purchase of Belgium.[13][14]

International career

Vanheusden debuted with the Belgium national football team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[15]

Personal life

Vanheusden is named after the Brazilian footballer, Zinho after his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[16]

References
  1. "YOUTH TEAM TRANSFER DEALINGS" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "LAZIO 1-3 INTER" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. "INTER 2-0 SPAL, THE NERAZZURRI MAINTAIN PERFECT RECORD" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. "GOALS FROM SKRINIAR AND PERISIC SEE INTER BEAT CROTONE" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. "INTER STOPPED IN BOLOGNA, IT FINISHES 1-1 AT THE DALL'ARA" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. "INTER 1-0 GENOA: D'AMBROSIO HEADER SEALS LATE WIN" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. "INTER PRIMAVERA ARE CHAMPIONS OF ITALY" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. "UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE: INTER 2-2 DYNAMO KYIV". F.C. Internazionale Milano. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. "Cruciate ligament injury for Vanheusden". Football Italia. Tiro Media. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. "Inter, il giovane Vanheusden rinnova fino al 2022". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian).
  11. "Zinho VANHEUSDEN op uitleenbasis naar Standard".
  12. "Un penalty tardif d'Emond donne une victoire précieuse au Standard contre Gand". 14 April 2018.
  13. Uccellieri, Daniel (28 June 2019). "UFFICIALE: Inter, Vanheusden allo Standard Liegi a titolo definitivo". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian). Arezzo: TC&C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  14. "Inter sell Vanheusden for €12.5m". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  15. "Belgium vs. Côte d'Ivoire - 8 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  16. "Jonge Belg wint prijzen in Italië: "Zinho, het geheim van het jonge Inter"".


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