| Aster Vranckx | |
| Full Name: | Aster Jan Vranckx |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kortenberg, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | SC Hoegaarden |
| Youthclubs2: | KVK Tienen |
| Youthclubs3: | Woluwe-Zaventem |
| Youthclubs4: | Mechelen |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Mechelen |
| Caps1: | 43 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Caps2: | 49 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → AC Milan (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps5: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 21:45, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Aster Jan Vranckx (born 4 October 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
On 3 December 2018, Vranckx signed his first professional contract with KV Mechelen.[1] Vranckx made his debut for Mechelen in the 2019 Belgian Super Cup, in a 3–0 loss to Genk.[2] Vranckx announced on 9 December 2020 that he chose to play for VfL Wolfsburg after the ongoing season.[3]
On 1 September 2022, Vranckx moved to Italy and joined Serie A club AC Milan on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[4]
Born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Congolese mother. He is a youth international for Belgium.[5]
In June 2023 he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Austria and Estonia on 17 and 20 June 2023 respectively.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 5 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| AC Milan (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 101 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 7 | |||