Zeno Debast
Belgian footballer (born 2003)
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Zeno Koen Debast (born 24 October 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.
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Debast with Belgium in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zeno Koen Debast[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Halle, Belgium[2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | KSK Halle | ||
| 2010–2021 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Anderlecht | 78 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sporting CP | 47 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Belgium | 26 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:22, 29 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:30, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Anderlecht
Debast is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in October 2019. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge.[4][better source needed]
On 11 June 2024, during an interview for Het Laatste Nieuws, Debast confirmed that he had agreed personal terms to join Portuguese side Sporting CP from the 2024–25 season.[5][6]
Sporting CP
On 4 July, Debast signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Sporting CP, for a fee of €15.5 million, plus €5.5 million in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Anderlecht.[7][8]
On 7 August, he made his debut for the club, where he committed two errors, that led to rivals Porto first and second goals in their 4–3 loss in the 2024 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[9] This resulted in him losing his starting spot, however, on 17 September with regular starter Eduardo Quaresma being sidelined with a knee injury, Debast was entrusted back to the starting eleven, scoring his first goal for the club, and the first goal of his career, by netting a shot from outside the box in Sporting's 2–0 victory over Lille during the inaugural matchday of the newly formatted Champions League league phase.[10]
International career
In September 2022, Debast received his first call-up to the Belgian senior squad for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Wales and Netherlands.[11] He debuted against the former opponent on 22 September that ended in a 2–1 victory.[12] Debast was also called up to the Belgium squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 10 November 2022.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 April 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13[c] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | — | 96 | 0 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 2 | ||
- Includes Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
- Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Debast goal.[15]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 2026 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States |  United States | 1–1 | 5–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Sporting CP
