Timon Vanhoutte

Timon Vanhoutte
Personal information
Full name Timon Maurice Vanhoutte
Date of birth (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Kortrijk, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
RSCA Futures
Number 63
Youth career
–2011 SV Kortrijk
2011-2014 Kortrijk
2014-2018 Club Brugge
2018–2022 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– RSCA Futures 24 (0)
2022–2025 Anderlecht 0 (0)
International career
2019 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2019–2020 Belgium U16 5 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2021 Belgium U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026

Timon Maurice Vanhoutte (born 29 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Challenger Pro League club RSCA Futures.

Early life

He is from Kortrijk in the Flemish province of West Flanders. He was an outfield player as a youngster at SV Kortrijk but at the age of seven years-old he moved to KV Kortrijk, where he retrained as a goalkeeper. He was in the youth set-up at Club Brugge prior to joining RSC Anderlecht in 2018 at the age of 14 years-old. Whilst he was in the academy there he attended boarding school in Anderlecht at the Sint-Niklaas Institute.

Club career

In September 2022, he signed a two-year professional contract with RSC Anderlecht. He made his debut for RSCA Futures against K Beerschot VA in the Challenger Pro League on 26 November 2022.

During the 2023–24 season, he became first-choice goalkeeper for RSCA Futures in the Challenger Pro League following the promotion of Bart Verbruggen to the Anderlecht first team. In April 2024, having overcome a knee injury which hampered his progress, he signed a new three-year contract with the club.

On the 31 October 2024, he was an unused substitute for the senior Anderlecht side in the Belgian Cup in a 4–0 away win over Royale Union Tubize-Braine.

International career

He is a Belgium youth international. He played for the Belgium U18s against England, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw on 13 November 2021. He also featured in a 3–2 home win for the Belgium under-19 team against England in October 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Timon Vanhoutte". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Verdruye, Amaury (August 10, 2023). "Challenger Pro League is more West Flemish than ever: father in blue-black but sons in purple-white, a goalkeeper with musical talent and an example for many". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Redant, Wim (2 February 2023). "Timon Vanhoutte, as a West Flemish, chose RSCA Futures over Club NXT: "My godfather is an Anderlecht supporter"". Nieuwsblad.
  4. ↑ "TIMON VANHOUTTE EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT UNTIL 2024". rsca.be. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "RSC ANDERLECHT II VS. BEERSCHOT 1 - 2". Soccerway. 26 Nov 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Talent does not regret transfer from Club Brugge to Anderlecht: "Biggest top club"". Voetbal Primeur. April 24, 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kortrijk native Timon Vanhoutte extends contract with Anderlecht until 2027: "I am now learning a lot from Kasper Schmeichel"". nieuwsblad.be. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "TUBIZE-BRAINE VS. ANDERLECHT 0 - 4". Soccerway. 31 Oct 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "BELGIUM U18 VS. ENGLAND U18 0 - 0". Soccerway. 13 Nov 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "BELGIUM U19 VS. ENGLAND U19 3 - 2". Soccerway. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.