Charles De Ketelaere
#19 · Forward · age 24
Creative second striker
86
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 64
- Career peak
- 88
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 72
- Longevity
- 65
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
De Ketelaere is Belgium’s primary candidate to play behind Lukaku in a 4-2-3-1, the link who connects De Bruyne’s midfield service to the front line. The Milan failure that nearly derailed his career is two seasons in the rearview now; he scored regularly under Gasperini and arrives in North America as a starter rather than a wildcard.
Strengths
- Linking play between the lines
- Off-the-ball runs into the half-space
- Two-footed ball-striking
Recent form
Consistent Serie A starter for Atalanta; Garcia's preferred No. 10 when Belgium go 4-2-3-1.
Played as a goalkeeper in the Club Brugge academy until 14, when coaches moved him outfield because he kept dribbling out of his own penalty area.