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Björn Engels

Björn Engels

Defender - Centre-Back  at Royal Antwerp FC
Age31
CitizenshipBelgium
Height1.95 m
Footright
BornSeptember 15, 1994
at Royal Antwerp FC 1,788 days · joined 2021-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value €100k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.1
goals / match
Club Brugge KV
top club · 97 apps

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2019
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 19/20
5
best season · 13/14
9 / 2
int'l caps / goals
196Appearances
19Goals
8Assists
23Yellow cards
3Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
Full nameBjörn Engels
Name in home countryBjörn Lionel Engels
Date of birth1994-09-15 (31 yrs)
Place of birthKaprijke, Belgium
CitizenshipBelgium
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height195.00 m
Current clubRoyal Antwerp FC
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentWasserman
OutfitterNike
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
90 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Royal Antwerp FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
75 games missed
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Royal Antwerp FC
20 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Aston Villa → Royal Antwerp
21/22 · Transfer · €3.50m
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U23
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
Transfer: Stade Reims → Aston Villa
19/20 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2019
19/20 — Aston Villa
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Olympiacos → Stade Reims
19/20 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jun 2019
Transfer: Stade Reims → Olympiacos
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Olympiacos → Stade Reims
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Stade Reims
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Club Brugge → Olympiacos
17/18 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Olympiacos Piraeus, Club Brugge KV
29 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Club Brugge KV
23 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
33 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Club Brugge KV
21 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
49 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Club Brugge KV
12 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Club Brugge KV
35 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: FC Brügge U21 → Club Brugge
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Club Brugge KV
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Club Brugge KV
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: FC Brügge U17 → FC Brügge U21
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Club Brugge Yth → FC Brügge U17
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2006
Transfer: Lokeren Youth → Club Brugge Yth
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,260 min
Minutes played by club
Royal Antwerp FC 8.1%
Aston Villa 17.5%
Aston Villa U23 0.0%
Stade Reims 36.0%
Olympiacos Piraeus 6.0%
Club Brugge KV 32.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Royal Antwerp FC 2 21/22 23/24 20 2 0 667
Aston Villa 2 19/20 20/21 19 1 0 1,447
Aston Villa U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
Stade Reims 1 18/19 18/19 35 1 1 2,970
Olympiacos Piraeus 1 17/18 17/18 24 3 1 495
Club Brugge KV 7 11/12 17/18 97 12 6 2,681

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€3M4€6M5€9M7€12M12/1313/14 — 5 goals (Club Brugge KV)13/14 — 2 assists713/1414/15 — 3 goals (Club Brugge KV)314/1515/16 — 2 goals (Club Brugge KV)15/16 — 3 assists515/1616/17 — 2 goals (Club Brugge KV)16/17 — 1 assists316/1717/18 — 3 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)17/18 — 1 assists417/1818/19 — 1 goals (Stade Reims)18/19 — 1 assists218/1919/20 — 1 goals (Aston Villa)119/2020/2121/22 — 2 goals (Royal Antwerp FC)221/2223/2412/13 — €100K13/14 — €1M14/15 — €4M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €9M17/18 — €9M18/19 — €6M19/20 — €12M20/21 — €9.5M21/22 — €4M23/24 — €2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 2221/2223/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2223/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Champions League Royal Antwerp FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Croky Cup Royal Antwerp FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Royal Antwerp FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Royal Antwerp FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 JPL Royal Antwerp FC 16 2 0 1 1 667
20/21 Premier League Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 Aston Villa U23 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Aston Villa 17 1 0 1 0 1,447
18/19 Coupe de France Stade Reims 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 33 1 1 4 0 2,970
17/18 Champions League Olympiacos Piraeus 5 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Champions League Qu. Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 JPL Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Kypello Elladas Olympiacos Piraeus 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 17 3 0 1 1 495
16/17 Champions League Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 JPL Club Brugge KV 15 2 1 1 0 637
16/17 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 7 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Croky Cup Club Brugge KV 4 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 JPL Club Brugge KV 10 2 2 0 0 450
15/16 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 6 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 Cofidis Cup Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Club Brugge KV 4 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 JPL Club Brugge KV 7 3 0 1 0 210
13/14 Cofidis Cup Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 JPL Club Brugge KV 23 4 2 6 1 518
13/14 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 10 1 0 1 0 866
12/13 Europa League Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 JPL Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Cofidis Cup Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 JPL Club Brugge KV 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Lokeren Youth Club Brugge Yth Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Club Brugge Yth FC Brügge U17 Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 FC Brügge U17 FC Brügge U21 Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 FC Brügge U21 Club Brugge Transfer 200000
17/18 2017-08-31 Club Brugge Olympiacos Transfer 8000000 €4.50m
18/19 2018-08-19 Olympiacos Stade Reims Loan 6000000
18/19 2019-06-30 Stade Reims Olympiacos Return from loan 6000000
19/20 2019-07-01 Olympiacos Stade Reims Transfer 6000000 €4.00m
19/20 2019-07-16 Stade Reims Aston Villa Transfer 6000000 €8.00m
21/22 2021-07-01 Aston Villa Royal Antwerp Transfer 3000000 €3.50m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Knee injury 2014-10-10 2015-07-01 265 49
15/16 Edema in the knee 2015-07-08 2015-12-09 155 33
15/16 Torn muscle fiber 2016-04-16 2016-04-22 7 2
15/16 Torn muscle fiber 2016-05-16 2016-06-13 29 2
16/17 Shoulder injury 2016-09-15 2016-12-11 88 19
16/17 Adductor injury 2017-03-21 2017-03-28 8 0
19/20 Groin injury 2019-11-03 2019-11-30 28 2
20/21 Shin bruise 2020-06-18 2020-10-18 123 16
20/21 Calf injury 2020-06-18 2020-10-18 123 16
20/21 Hamstring injury 2020-11-02 2020-12-16 45 4
21/22 Torn thigh muscle 2022-02-05 2022-04-05 60 8
21/22 Achilles tendon problems 2022-04-06 2023-10-23 566 75
23/24 Achilles heel problems 2023-10-26 689 90
Current€100k
Peak€12.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start+—
€100k€3.08m€6.05m€9.03m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23219 #3 1 0 former national player
Team #16338 #4 5 1 former national player
Team #16337 #3 1 0 former national player
Team #9315 #4 2 1 former national player
Team #3382 #16 0 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Stefano Denswil 2 2 0
Mathieu Cafaro 1 0 0
Wesley Moraes 1 0 0
Xavier Chavalerin 1 1 0
Rémi Oudin 1 1 0
Edouard Mendy 1 0 0
Yunis Abdelhamid 1 0 0
Ludovic Butelle 2 0 0
Maxime Lestienne 2 0 0
Laurens De Bock 2 0 0
Thomas Foket 2 0 0
Jelle Vossen 2 1 0
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 1 1 0
Hans Vanaken 2 1 0
Mathew Ryan 2 0 0
Alaixys Romao 1 0 0
Thomas Meunier 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 JPL Club Brugge KV 4 23
14/15 JPL Club Brugge KV 3 7
17/18 Super League 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 3 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 JPL Club Brugge KV 2 10
13/14 JPL Club Brugge KV 2 23
15/16 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 1 6

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 Stade Reims Olympiacos Return from loan €6.00m
18/19 2018-08-19 Olympiacos Stade Reims Loan €6.00m

Last 50 matches for Royal Antwerp FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-23 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 FCV Dender EH Available
2025-11-08 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 RAAL La Louviére Available
2025-11-02 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-10-26 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-10-20 BE1 Standard Liège 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-10-04 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Cercle Brugge Available
2025-09-27 BE1 SV Zulte Waregem 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-09-20 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-09-14 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 KAA Gent Available
2025-08-30 BE1 KVC Westerlo 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-08-24 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Mechelen Available
2025-08-17 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-08-10 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Available
2025-08-03 BE1 KRC Genk 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-07-25 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2025-05-29 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–2 Sporting Charleroi Available
2025-05-25 BE1 Club Brugge KV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-05-17 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 0–4 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2025-05-11 BE1 KAA Gent 0–3 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-05-01 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-04-27 BE1 KRC Genk 0–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-04-23 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 KRC Genk Available
2025-04-20 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-04-13 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent Available
2025-04-06 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–3 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-03-29 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-03-16 BE1 Standard Liège 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-03-09 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 0–1 KAA Gent Available
2025-03-01 BE1 Cercle Brugge 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-02-22 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Available
2025-02-15 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 KV Kortrijk Available
2025-02-09 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-02-06 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-02-02 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–1 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-01-24 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-01-19 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 KVC Westerlo Available
2025-01-16 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-01-12 BE1 K Beerschot VA 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-01-08 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 5–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2024-12-26 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 KRC Genk Available
2024-12-21 BE1 FCV Dender EH 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-12-13 BE1 KV Mechelen 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-12-08 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 Sporting Charleroi Available
2024-12-04 BE1 KV Kortrijk 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-12-01 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-11-22 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–1 FCV Dender EH Available
2024-11-09 BE1 KV Kortrijk 1–2 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-11-03 BE1 KRC Genk 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2024-10-27 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 3–0 Standard Liège Available
2024-10-20 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC Available

Teams faced most often by Björn Engels's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
RSC Anderlecht 20 9 7 4 31 26 +5 45%
KRC Genk 20 7 5 8 30 41 -11 35%
Standard Liège 16 5 7 4 23 18 +5 31%
KAA Gent 16 9 5 2 29 11 +18 56%
SV Zulte Waregem 12 9 0 3 33 12 +21 75%
Waasland-Beveren 12 9 1 2 28 11 +17 75%
Cercle Brugge 12 10 1 1 25 9 +16 83%
KV Kortrijk 12 8 3 1 22 9 +13 67%
KV Oostende 12 9 2 1 25 8 +17 75%
Norwich City 12 7 0 5 22 14 +8 58%
Sint-Truidense VV 12 7 3 2 21 12 +9 58%
Sporting Charleroi 12 3 3 6 9 13 -4 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
13/14 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 20 667 2 0 1 0.4
20/21 1 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 19 1,447 1 0 0 0.06
18/19 35 2,970 4 0 0 0.12
17/18 29 495 2 0 1 0.55
16/17 23 637 3 0 0 0.42
15/16 21 450 1 0 0 0.2
14/15 12 210 2 0 0 0.86
13/14 35 1,384 7 0 1 0.52

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

JPL
73 apps
13 G
5 A
Super League 1
17 apps
3 G
0 A
Ligue 1
33 apps
1 G
1 A
JPL Play-Offs I
23 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
17 apps
1 G
0 A
Kypello Elladas
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Croky Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
7 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Björn Engels

Who is Björn Engels?

Björn Engels is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Royal Antwerp FC.

How old is Björn Engels?

Björn Engels is 31 years old. He was born on September 15, 1994 in Kaprijke.

What position does Björn Engels play?

Björn Engels plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Björn Engels play for?

Björn Engels currently plays for Royal Antwerp FC.

How many career goals has Björn Engels scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Björn Engels has scored 19 goals in 196 appearances.

What is Björn Engels's market value?

Björn Engels's most recent reported market value is €100k.