| Zinho Vanheusden | |
| Birth Date: | 1999 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Hasselt, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | KV Mechelen (on loan from Inter Milan) |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Standard Liège |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inter Milan |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Inter Milan |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
| Caps3: | 28 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Inter Milan |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Genoa (loan) |
| Caps5: | 14 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → AZ (loan) |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Standard Liège (loan) |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → KV Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam6: | Belgium |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 March 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 07:39, 13 October 2023 (UTC) |
Zinho Vanheusden (born 29 July 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club KV Mechelen, on loan from Serie A club Inter Milan, and the Belgium national team.
In mid-2015, Vanheusden joined Inter Milan's youth academy[1] after seven seasons in the Standard Liège youth system. He was promoted to the first team in the last few matches of 2016–17 Serie A;[2] he also appeared as an unused bench for a few matches at the start of 2017–18 Serie A.[3] [4] [5] [6] He also played for the under-19 team as the starting defender, winning 2016–17 Campionato Nazionale Primavera.[7] On 27 September 2017, Vanheusden injured his cruciate ligament in a UEFA Youth League match against Dynamo Kyiv,[8] which kept him out of action for four months.[9] On 26 January 2018, Vanheusden extended his contract with Inter until June 2022.[10]
On 30 January 2018, Vanheusden joined Standard Liège until 30 June 2018, with an option to extend for one more year.[11] Vanheusden made his professional debut in a 1–0 Belgian First Division A playoff win over Gent on 14 April 2018.[12]
On 28 June 2019, Standard Liège signed Vanheusden in a permanent deal for a reported €12.5 million fee, which surpassed Nicolae Stanciu's record as the most expensive purchase by a Belgium club.[13] [14]
On 13 July 2021, he returned to Inter Milan.[15]
On 20 July, he was sent on loan to Genoa.[16] He made his Serie A debut on 21 August against Inter away, at the Giuseppe Meazza in a 4–0 loss to his team.[17]
On 25 July 2022, Vanheusden was loaned by AZ in the Netherlands, with an option to buy.[18]
On 8 July 2023, he returned to Standard Liège for the upcoming season.[19]
On 25 July 2024, he joined KV Mechelen for a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[20]
Vanheusden debuted with the Belgium national team in a 1–1 friendly draw with Ivory Coast on 8 October 2020.[21]
Vanheusden is named after the Brazilian footballer, Zinho after his performance at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[22]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Standard Liège | 2019–20 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 4 | |||
| Genoa (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| AZ (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 124 | 4 | |||