Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Duffel, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Westerlo (on loan from Genk) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2009 | Lierse SK | 81 | (4) |
2009–2011 | KV Mechelen | 64 | (2) |
2011–2015 | Standard Liège | 103 | (12) |
2014–2015 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 40 | (8) |
2015– | Genk | 30 | (4) |
2016– | → Westerlo (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Belgium U20 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2016. |
Yoni Buyens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːni ˈbœyə(n)s]; born 10 March 1988 in Duffel) is a Belgian football midfielder who plays for Westerlo on loan from Genk.
On 21 June 2014 it was announced he had signed a one-year loan deal with Charlton Athletic
On 30 June 2015, Buyens signed with Genk on a three-year deal