Vic Chambaere
Belgian footballer
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Vic Dieter Chambaere (born 10 January 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise.
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Chambaere in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vic Dieter Chambaere | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Roeselare, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WS Lauwe | |||
| 2011–2016 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2016–2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Jong Genk | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Union Saint-Gilloise U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:02, 1 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:29, 12 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Chambaere is youth product of WS Lauwe, Kortrijk and Genk.[1] He signed his first professional contract with Genk on 26 November 2018.[2] On 15 January 2021, he extended his contract with Genk.[3] On 23 March 2021, he was promoted to Genk's senior squad.[4]
On 6 July 2024, Chambaere transferred to Union Saint-Gilloise on a contract until 2027.[5] Chambaere was on the bench for Union Saint-Gilloise as they won the 2024 Belgian Super Cup, a 2–1 win over Club Brugge on 20 July 2024.[6]He controversially and anonymously threw a ball into the field in a match that led to a 2–1 win over his previous club Genk and was banned 6 games; the win helped the club extend a lead that eventually led to them winning the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League.[7] He made his senior debut with Union Saint-Gilloise as the starter in the 2025 Belgian Super Cup, a 2–1 loss to Club Brugge on 20 July 2025.[8]
International career
Chambaere is youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U20s.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Union Saint-Gilloise U23 | 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Division 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
Honours
- Union Saint-Gilloise