Davy Roef

Davy Roef

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Gent
Number	33
Youth career
	KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
	Beerschot A.C.
2007–2012	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2020	Anderlecht	18	(0)
2017	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)	1	(0)
2017–2019	→ Waasland-Beveren (loan)	60	(0)
2020–	Gent	70	(0)
International career^‡
2010	Belgium U16	2	(0)
2012–2013	Belgium U19	4	(0)
2015–2017	Belgium U21	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:44, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Davy Roef (born 6 February 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Gent.

Club career

Early career

Roef spent time with several clubs in his youth, such as Beerschot A.C., KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk, and Anderlecht.

Anderlecht

Roef was a graduate of the Anderlecht academy, and made his senior league debut in a 2–1 loss to Mechelen. He replaced an injured Silvio Proto after 39 minutes.^[1]

Deportivo La Coruña (loan)

In January 2017, Roef was loaned out to Deportivo La Coruña. He struggled to break into the team while at Deportivo however, and it got worse for him after suffering an ankle injury in training.^[2] He made one league appearance for them, coming on 20 May 2017 in a 3–0 win over Las Palmas.^[3]

Waasland-Beveren (loan)

Following the expiry of his loan in June, Roef was loaned out again, this time to Waasland-Beveren.^[4] He made his league debut on 26 August 2017 in a 1–0 loss to Sint-Truiden.^[5]

International career

Roef has been capped at U19 level by Belgium twice.^[6] He was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland in September 2020.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Belgian Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anderlecht	2012–13[8]	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14[8]	Belgian Pro League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2014–15[8]	Belgian Pro League	2	0	3	0	1[a]	0	0	0	6	0
	2015–16[8]	Belgian Pro League	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2016–17[8]	Belgian First Division A	15	0	1	0	9[b]	0	—		22	0
	2019–20[8]	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		18	0	6	0	10	0	—		34	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2016–17[8]	La Liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Beveren	2017–18[8]	Belgian Pro League	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	2018–19[8]	Belgian Pro League	30	0	0	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		60	0	3	0	—		—		63	0
Genk	2020–21[8]	Belgian Pro League	6	0	1	0	6[c]	0	—		13	0
	2021–22[8]	Belgian Pro League	14	0	2	0	4[d]	0	—		20	0
	2022–23[8]	Belgian Pro League	11	0	1	0	9[e]	0	1[f]	0	22	0
	2023–24[8]	Belgian Pro League	22	0	3	0	12[g]	0	—		37	0
	2024–25[8]	Belgian Pro League	17	0	0	0	10[g]	0	—		27	0
	Total		70	0	7	0	41	0	1	0	119	0
Career total			149	0	16	0	51	0	1	0	217	0

1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven in UEFA Europa League
3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
5. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances in UEFA Conference League
6. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
7. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2021–22

References

1. "Mechelen vs. Anderlecht - 19 januari 2014". Soccerway.
2. "Slecht begin voor Davy Roef bij Deportivo: Keeper buiten strijd met enkelblessure".
3. "Deportivo la Coruña vs. Las Palmas - 20 May 2017 - Soccerway".
4. "Anderlecht heeft oplossing voor Roef gevonden".
5. "Sint-Truiden vs. Waasland-Beveren - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway".
6. "België - D. Roef - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com.
7. "Starting Lineups - Denmark vs Belgium". Sky Sports. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
8. "D. Roef". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

External links

• Davy Roef at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Davy Roef at Soccerway