| Naim Van Attenhoven | |
| Full Name: | Naïm-Nhour Jan Van Attenhoven |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Union Namur |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brussels |
| Youthclubs2: | Mechelen |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | PSV |
| Youthyears4: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | OH Leuven |
| Youthyears5: | 2016–2019 |
| Youthclubs5: | Charleroi |
| Youthyears6: | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs6: | Standard Liège |
| Youthyears7: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs7: | → Charleroi (loan) |
| Youthyears8: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs8: | Anderlecht |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Ninove |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Valenciennes B |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Union Namur |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Niger U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam4: | Niger U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam5: | Niger |
| Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 17 October 2023 |
Naïm-Nhour Jan Van Attenhoven (born 31 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian National Division 1 club Union Namur and the Niger national team. Born in Belgium, he represented them at youth level before switching his allegiance to Niger.
Van Attenhoven is a former youth team player of several Belgian clubs and Dutch club PSV. In May 2020, he joined the youth academy of Anderlecht.[1] In January 2022, his contract with the club was terminated as per mutual agreement.[2]
After spending six months as a free agent, Van Attenhoven joined newly promoted Belgian National Division 1 club Ninove in July 2022.[3]
Van Attenhoven is eligible to represent both Belgium and Niger at international level. He is a former Belgian youth international and has played in friendlies for under-17 team.[4]
In March 2021, Van Attenhoven received maiden call-up to Niger national team for Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ivory Coast and Madagascar.[5] He made his senior team debut on 9 June 2021 in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Congo.[6] [7] He also played for Niger under-20 team at 2021 Arab Cup U-20 the same month.[8]
Van Attenhoven was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Nigerien mother.[5] He is the nephew of former Nigerien international footballer Ibrahim Tankary.[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | ||