Christophe Arnold Janssens (born 9 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Francs Borains.

Club career

Genk

Janssens is a youth product of Genk

On 14 May 2017, Janssens made his debut in the first team as a substitute replacing Sebastien Dewaest in the 84th minute of a 2–0 away win over Royal Excel Mouscron in the UEFA Europa League play-offs in Belgium.[2] On 27 May he played, again, in a UEFA Europa League play-offs match as a substitute replacing Omar Colley in the 85th minute of a 3–0 home win over Sint-Truidense.[3]

Loan to MVV Maastricht

On 1 July, Janssens was signed by Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On 18 August he made his debut for Maastricht as a starter, he score his first professional goal in the 28th minute of a 4–3 home win over Go Ahead Eagles.[4] On 19 September he played in the first round of the KNVB Beker in a 3–2 home defeat against AZ Alkmaar.[5]

Deinze

On 22 June 2021, he joined Deinze on a two-year contract.[6]

Francs Borains

On 11 December 2024, Janssens joined Francs Borains, after his now former club Deinze went bankrupted.[7]

Personal life

Janssens' twin brother Mathias is also a footballer and plays for Valour FC in Canada.[8]

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Genk – 14 May 2017 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Genk vs. Sint-Truiden – 27 May 2017 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ^ "MVV vs. Go Ahead Eagles – 18 August 2017 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "MVV vs. AZ – 19 September 2017 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ^ "CHRISTOPHE JANSSENS VULT DE VERDEDIGING VERDER AAN" (in Dutch). Deinze. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Bienvenue à Christophe Janssens !" (in French). Francs Borains. 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ Nathalie Dumont (26 February 2019). "Mathias Janssens quitte la Raal pour le Canada". dhnet.be (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2019.


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