Rob Schoofs

Rob Schoofs
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Saint-Gilloise
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Sint-Truiden 104 (9)
2016–2017 Gent 19 (1)
2017–2025 KV Mechelen 260 (42)
2025– Union Saint-Gilloise 37 (2)
International career
2010 Belgium U16 3 (1)
2010 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Belgium U19 10 (0)
2016 Belgium U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026

Rob Schoofs (born 23 March 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Union SG.

Club career

Schoofs was Gent's then record signing in the summer of 2017, but only stayed there for one season.

In 2018, Schoofs moved to newly relegated Mechelen, helping them in his first season at the club to promotion and Cup success, becoming only the second club from outside the top flight in history to win the Belgian Cup. They were the first club to do this double.

On 1 September 2025, Schoofs signed a three-year contract with Union SG.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 10——1020
2011–12 Belgian Pro League 80——1090
2012–13 Belgian Pro League 22040——260
2013–14 Belgian Pro League 19300—52245
2014–15 Challenger Pro League 31420——334
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 23220——252
Total 104980—7211911
Gent 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 500000—50
2016–17 Belgian Pro League 1412120—182
Total 191212000232
Mechelen 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 21210——222
2018–19 Challenger Pro League 29560——355
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 26300—10273
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 40631——437
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 35420——374
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 27761——338
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 38700—10397
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 38620——406
2025–26 Belgian Pro League 9210——102
Total 26342212—2028644
Union SG 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 3025070—422
2026–27 Belgian Pro League 70003000100
Total 3725010000522
Career total 423543631209248059
  1. ↑ Appearance in relegation play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Mechelen

Union SG

References

  1. ↑ "AA Gent haalt Rob Schoofs binnen". Sporza. VRT. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Central midfielder Rob Schoofs signs with Union Saint-Gilloise". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Geel-rood delirium op de Heizel: KV Mechelen wint Beker van België". sporza.be. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Royale Union Saint-Gilloise edge Anderlecht in extra time to win Belgian Cup". flashscore.com. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.