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Rising Star - Charles De Ketelaere

The Belgian boy wonder is the latest prodigy to have caught our eye

WORDS Dan Poole

CJ Extra

Age: 20
Club: Club Brugge
Nationality: Belgian
Position: Midfielder/forward
Senior appearances/goals/assists: 89/11/14

Ah yes, Charles De Ket… Ketel… Ketela… How are we pronouncing this one?

Just imagine it as two female forenames: Kate-Lara.

Gotcha. So tell us more about De Kate-Lara.

De Ketelaere made his senior debut for Brugge aged 18 in September 2019. His Champions League debut came a month later – small matter of a group-stage fixture against Paris Saint-Germain. Since then he’s made a total of 14 appearances in the competition, including all of his side’s games inGroup A this term. He’s also the first Belgian player to score more than one Champions League goal before their 20th birthday; not bad when you consider the competition.

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