Stef De Backer
Defender - Centre-Back
at Racing Club Harelbeke
at Racing Club Harelbeke
328 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
—
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.06
goals / match
KRC Gent
top club · 57 apps
Career highs
—
peak value
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 24/25
1 · 10%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-02-28 · 6 players total
171Appearances
10Goals
0Assists
20Yellow cards
1Red cards
60Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Stef De Backer |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1996-02-28 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | , |
| Citizenship |  Belgium |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Racing Club Harelbeke |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Racing Club Harelbeke
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Rupel Boom → KRC Harelbeke
25/26 · Transfer
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Rupel Boom
19 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Eendracht Aalst → Rupel Boom
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024)
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: KVK Ninove → Eendracht Aalst
23/24 · Transfer
Aug 2022
Transfer: FCV Dender EH → KVK Ninove
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — KVK Ninove
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — FCV Dender EH
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: KRC Gent → FCV Dender EH
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — KRC Gent
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — KRC Gent
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — KRC Gent
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: KMSK Deinze → KRC Gent
18/19 · Transfer
Jun 2018
Transfer: HSV Hoek → KMSK Deinze
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — HSV Hoek
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: KMSK Deinze → HSV Hoek
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — KMSK Deinze (-2024)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: OH Leuven U21 → KMSK Deinze
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.56/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.56/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Racing Club Harelbeke
3.0%
FC Rupel Boom
9.2%
SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024)
0.0%
KVK Ninove
0.0%
FCV Dender EH
19.0%
KRC Gent
68.9%
HSV Hoek
0.0%
KMSK Deinze (-2024)
0.0%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Club Harelbeke | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| FC Rupel Boom | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 492 |
| SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024) | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KVK Ninove | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCV Dender EH | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1,018 |
| KRC Gent | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 3,694 |
| HSV Hoek | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KMSK Deinze (-2024) | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2de Nationale VV A | Racing Club Harelbeke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 24/25 | 2 NAT PO Promotie | FC Rupel Boom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | 2de Nat. VV B | FC Rupel Boom | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 |
| 24/25 | Croky Cup | FC Rupel Boom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 2de Nat. VV A | SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | SC Eendracht Aalst (-2024) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 1ste Nationale | KVK Ninove | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 1ste Nationale | FCV Dender EH | 23 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,018 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | FCV Dender EH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | PRO PO 1ste NAT | FCV Dender EH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 2de Nat. VV A | KRC Gent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 19/20 | 2de kl. am. VV A | KRC Gent | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2,041 |
| 18/19 | 2 NAT PO Promotie | KRC Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 2de kl. am. VV A | KRC Gent | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,293 |
| 17/18 | KNVB Beker | HSV Hoek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1e kl. amateurs | KMSK Deinze (-2024) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Croky Cup | KMSK Deinze (-2024) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Proximus League | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | OH Leuven U21 | KMSK Deinze | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | KMSK Deinze | HSV Hoek | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | HSV Hoek | KMSK Deinze | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | KMSK Deinze | KRC Gent | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | KRC Gent | FCV Dender EH | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-11 | FCV Dender EH | KVK Ninove | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | KVK Ninove | Eendracht Aalst | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Eendracht Aalst | Rupel Boom | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Rupel Boom | KRC Harelbeke | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Groin injury | 2024-10-08 | 2024-12-15 | 69 | 10 |
No market value history.
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Houdret | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabio Polizzi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasper Van Oudenhove | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Tshimanga | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Esteban Casagolda | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Romero Gomez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smet | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Ragolle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridwane M'Barki | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kjetil Borry | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lennard Hens | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Bael | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Gies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelle Geenens | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ufuk Uçak | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjorn Caryn | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Vercruysse | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Straetman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raf Leemans | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Frans | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2de Nat. VV B | FC Rupel Boom | 3 | 17 |
| 21/22 | 1ste Nationale | FCV Dender EH | 2 | 23 |
| 18/19 | 2de kl. am. VV A | KRC Gent | 2 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | HSV Hoek | KMSK Deinze | Return from loan | — | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | KMSK Deinze | HSV Hoek | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Stef De Backer's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Liège | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0% |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 20% |
| KVC Westerlo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 40% |
| Sporting Charleroi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 40% |
| KV Mechelen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 0% |
| KRC Genk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0% |
| KAA Gent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 33% |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33% |
| Cercle Brugge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33% |
| Club Brugge KV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 31 | 1,018 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 19/20 | 23 | 2,041 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 18/19 | 30 | 1,293 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
2de Nationale VV A
83 apps
5 G
0 A
2de Nat. VV B
17 apps
3 G
0 A
1ste Nationale
56 apps
2 G
0 A
PRO PO 1ste NAT
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Stef De Backer
Who is Stef De Backer?
Stef De Backer is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Racing Club Harelbeke.
How old is Stef De Backer?
Stef De Backer is 30 years old. He was born on February 28, 1996.
What position does Stef De Backer play?
Stef De Backer plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Stef De Backer play for?
Stef De Backer currently plays for Racing Club Harelbeke.
How many career goals has Stef De Backer scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stef De Backer has scored 10 goals in 171 appearances.