Vic Chambaere

Vic Chambaere
Chambaere in 2025
Personal information
Full name Vic Dieter Chambaere
Date of birth (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 23)
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 11 (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:13, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Chambaere is a youth product of WS Lauwe, Kortrijk and Genk. He signed his first professional contract with Genk on 26 November 2018. On 15 January 2021, he extended his contract with Genk. On 23 March 2021, he was promoted to Genk's senior squad.

On 6 July 2024, Chambaere transferred to Union Saint-Gilloise on a contract until 2027. 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.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 for six games; the win helped the club extend a lead that eventually led to them winning the 2024–25 Belgian Pro League. Following that, the previous starting goalkeeper, Luxembourger Anthony Moris, left for Al-Khaleej, Chambaere 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.

International career

Chambaere was a youth international for Belgium, having played up to the Belgium U20s.

Career statistics

As of match played 11 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Genk 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 20———20
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 20———20
Total 40———40
Union Saint-Gilloise U23 2024–25 Belgian Division 1 50———50
2025–26 Belgian Division 1 20———20
Total 70———70
Union Saint-Gilloise 2025–26 Belgian Pro League 100400010150
2026–27 Belgian Pro League 1000201040
Total 110402020190
Career total 220402020300
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Union Saint-Gilloise

References

  1. ↑ Vandenabeele, Christian (2 February 2023). "Wevelgemnaar Vic Chambaere (ex-KVK) maakte profdebuut bij KRC Genk: "Ik ben hier met mijn gat in de boter gevallen"".
  2. ↑ "Nieuws | KRC Genk Jeugdopleiding". www.krcgenk-jeugd.be.
  3. ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Jonge doelman langer bij KRC Genk". VoetbalBelgie.
  4. ↑ Doms, Kjell (21 March 2021). "Genk doet het voortaan met drie tieners in doel, ex-keeper Köteles ziet geen probleem: "Wow-gevoel groter bij Vandevoordt dan bij Courtois"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Goalkeeper Vic Chambaere signs contract at the Duden Park". RUSG.
  6. 1 2 "Salut nazis et cris de singe dénoncés lors de la Supercoupe de Belgique". L'Équipe.
  7. ↑ "Harde consequenties voor Chambaere: vier speeldagen effectief geschorst". VoetbalPrimeur.be. 22 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Garitte, François (17 September 2025). "Buteur face à la Juve, 50 matchs sur le banc à l'Union et arrogance positive : qui est Vic Chambaere, le gardien unioniste titulaire en Supercoupe ?". DHnet.
  9. ↑ Lecaillon, Stéphane (17 September 2025). "Déjà un deuxième transfert pour l'Union Saint-Gilloise, qui va encore chercher un joueur à Genk". DHnet.
  10. ↑ "Union St-Gilloise win first league title in 90 years". Brussels Times. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Royale Union Saint-Gilloise edge Anderlecht in extra time to win Belgian Cup". flashscore.com. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.