| Dries Wouters | |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Tongeren, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Currentclub: | Lommel |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | KSK Jecora |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Genk |
| Years1: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Genk |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Lommel |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 April 2024 |
Dries Wouters (born 28 January 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Belgian club Lommel.
Wouters played with Genk as a junior. He made his Belgian Pro League debut with K.R.C. Genk on 10 May 2015 against SV Zulte Waregem.[1]
He signed for Schalke 04, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, in July 2021.[2] On 12 January 2022, Wouters returned to Belgium to join Mechelen on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 20 June 2022, the loan was extended.[4]
On 27 June 2023, Wouters agreed to join Challenger Pro League club Lommel.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Genk | 2014–15 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | First Division A | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | First Division A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 3 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2021–22 | First Division A | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | First Division A | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 72 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 4 | |||
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