| Yorbe Vertessen | |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Tienen, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Currentclub: | Union Berlin |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Rillaar Sport |
| Youthyears2: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Westerlo |
| Youthyears3: | 2009–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | PSV Eindhoven |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Jong PSV |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs2: | PSV Eindhoven |
| Caps2: | 64 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Union SG (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Union Berlin |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 7 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam6: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:52, 3 July 2023 (UTC) |
Yorbe Vertessen (born 8 January 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for German club Union Berlin.
Born in the Belgian town of Tienen, Vertessen joined PSV Eindhoven as a schoolboy from Westerlo in 2009.
On 2 May 2021, Vertessen scored his first goal for the PSV senior side in a 2–2 draw with SC Heerenveen in Eredivisie play.[1] On 7 August 2021, Vertessen scored in a 4–0 Johan Cruyff Shield win over rivals Ajax, in turn helping to end Ajax's 17 game unbeaten streak.[2]
On 28 January 2023, Vertessen was loaned to Union Saint-Gilloise until the end of the 2022–23 season,[3] while Union were lying second in the Belgian Pro League, and made his debut in Union's 4–0 win over Zulte Waregem on 5 February 2023.[4]
On 1 February 2024, Vertessen signed with Union Berlin in Germany.[5]
Vertessen featured in the Belgium squad for the European Under-17 Championship in 2018, earning a place in the team of the tournament.[6]
He was joint top scorer in the tournament alongside Italy's Edoardo Vergani,[7] scoring in group stage wins over Ireland (2–0) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4–0).
Further goals came in the 2–1 quarter-final win over Spain and the 2–1 semi-final defeat at the hands of eventual winners Italy.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Jong PSV | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 64 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 18 | |||
| Union SG (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 106 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 149 | 30 | |||
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