Davy Roef
Personal information
Full name Davy Roef
Date of birth (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 33
Youth career
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
Beerschot A.C.
2007–2012 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Anderlecht 18 (0)
2017 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2019 → Waasland-Beveren (loan) 60 (0)
2020– Gent 44 (0)
International career‡
2010 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2012–2013 Belgium U19 4 (0)
2015–2017 Belgium U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:44, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Davy Roef (born 6 February 1994) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gent.

Club career

Early career

Roef spent time with several clubs in his youth, such as Beerschot A.C., KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk, and Anderlecht.

Anderlecht

Roef was a graduate of the Anderlecht academy, and made his senior league debut in a 2-1 loss to Mechelen. He replaced an injured Silvio Proto after 39 minutes.[1]

Deportivo La Coruña (Loan)

In January 2017, Roef was loaned out to Deportivo La Coruña. He struggled to break into the team while at Deportivo however, and it got worse for him after suffering an ankle injury in training.[2] He made one league appearance for them, coming on 20 May 2017 in a 3-0 win over Las Palmas.[3]

Waasland-Beveren (Loan)

Following the expiry of his loan in June, Roef was loaned out again, this time to Waasland-Beveren.[4] He made his league debut on 26 August 2017 in a 1-0 loss to Sint-Truiden.[5]

International career

Roef has been capped at U19 level by Belgium twice.[6] He was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland in September 2020.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 May 2017.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2012–13[8] Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14[8] Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[8] Belgian Pro League 2 0 3 0 1[a] 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16[8] Belgian Pro League 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2016–17[8] Belgian First Division A 15 0 1 0 9[b] 0 — 22 0
Deportivo La Coruña 2016–17[8] La Liga 1 0 — 1 0
Career totals 19 0 6 0 10 0 0 0 32 0
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 7 in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Gent

References

  1. ^ "Mechelen vs. Anderlecht - 19 januari 2014 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Slecht begin voor Davy Roef bij Deportivo: Keeper buiten strijd met enkelblessure".
  3. ^ "Deportivo la Coruña vs. Las Palmas - 20 May 2017 - Soccerway".
  4. ^ "Anderlecht heeft oplossing voor Roef gevonden".
  5. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Waasland-Beveren - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway".
  6. ^ "België - D. Roef - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "D. Roef". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

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