| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | August Jan T. De Wannemacker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 56 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KSCE Mariakerke | |||
| Racing Gent | |||
| –2022 | Gent | ||
| 2022–2024 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jong Genk | 32 | (2) |
| 2024– | Genk | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2025– | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:03, 7 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
August Jan T. De Wannemacker (born 25 December 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KRC Genk.
He started as a 4-year-old at KSCE Mariakerke and played there for 4 seasons. He then made the switch to Racing Gent for one season. He then played as a left forward at the youth academy at KAA Gent for the next four seasons. He joined the youth set-up at KRC Genk from Gent in 2022, and signed his first professional contract with Genk as a 15-year-old in January 2024. He made his senior debut with Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League against Lommel SK on 25 October 2024.
A Belgian youth international, he scored for the Belgium national under-17 football team against Kosovo U17 in October 2024. He was subsequently named in their squad for 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
He has been praised for his football intelligence and versatility, being able to play in different positions on the field, but also having enough toughness to play central midfield.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Genk | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||||
| Genk | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||