Marco Weymans Explained

Marco Weymans
Birth Date:9 July 1997
Birth Place:Edegem, Belgium
Height:1.75m
Position:Left back / Left midfielder
Clubnumber:28
Youthyears1:–2012
Youthclubs1:Beerschot
Youthyears2:2012–2015
Youthclubs2:PSV
Youthyears3:2015–2017
Youthclubs3:Cardiff City
Years1:2017–2019
Caps1:39
Goals1:3
Years2:2019–2021
Clubs2:Östersunds FK
Caps2:39
Goals2:1
Years3:2022–
Caps3:44
Goals3:2
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Belgium U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013–2014
Nationalteam2:Belgium U17
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2014–2015
Nationalteam3:Belgium U18
Nationalcaps3:3
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2014–2016
Nationalteam4:Belgium U19
Nationalcaps4:13
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2020–
Nationalcaps5:8
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:12 May 2024
Ntupdate:1 June 2023

Marco Weymans (born 9 July 1997) is a professional football player. Born in Belgium, Weymans represents the Burundi national team.

Club career

Having begun his career with Beerschot and PSV, Weymans spent time on trial with Fulham before signing for Welsh side Cardiff City in 2015 on a three-year contract.[1] [2]

He joined Tubize in 2017 and made his Belgian First Division B debut for the side on 20 August 2017 in a game against Beerschot Wilrijk.[3], and made his debut for the Burundi national team in 2020.

With one and a half seasons of professional football under his belt, he signed a contract with Swedish first division club Östersunds FK in January 2019. In his first season, he played in 14 of their 30 league matches.

After his contract with Östersunds expired in early 2022, Weymans was without a club for a while. In April 2022 it was announced that Weymans joined the training of Beerschot VA to maintain his condition, the club had just been relegated from the top Belgian division. On 24 June 2022, Beerschot announced that Weymans had managed to convince the club to offer him a contract: he signed for one season with an option for an additional year. Weymans thus returned to the club where it all started for him.

In 2024, he heled Beerschot to promotion back to the Jupiler Pro League after two seasons away, with Dirk Kuyt as head coach.

International career

Weymans was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and Burundian mother.[4] Weymans represented Belgium at several youth levels, the last being at under-19 level. He scored one goal for the side, from the halfway line during a match against Sweden in March 2015.[5]

Weymans debuted for the Burundi national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Mauritania on 11 November 2020.[6]

Honours

Beerschot

2023-24

Notes and References

  1. News: Marco Weymans: Cardiff City sign Belgium Under-19 International . BBC Sport . 4 September 2015 . 12 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Weymans Signs . Cardiff City F.C. . 12 November 2019.
  3. Web site: Soccerway. Game Report by Soccerway. 20 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Marco Weymans: Le nouveau visage pour relever l'arrière gauche des Intamba. November 2, 2020.
  5. News: Cardiff City transfer news: Marco Weymans in profile . WalesOnline . Media Wales . Gaskell . Simon . 4 September 2015 . 12 November 2019.
  6. Web site: Mauritania vs Burundi - Qualifications CAN - 11 November 2020. fr.besoccer.com.