| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thibaud Christa Philippe Verlinden | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-09)9 July 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2010–2015 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2015–2017 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Stoke City | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | →FC St. Pauli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | →FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | →Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2021 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | DAC Dunajská Streda | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Beerschot | 80 | (12) |
| 2025– | OH Leuven | 20 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Belgium U17 | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Belgium U19 | 14 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 | |||
Thibaud Christa Philippe Verlinden (born 9 July 1999) is a Belgian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forBelgian Pro League clubOH Leuven.
Verlinden was born inBrussels and began his career playing in the youth teams atClub Brugge andStandard Liège. In the summer of 2015, he joined English clubStoke City from Standard Liège for a fee of €40,000.[2] He made his professional debut on 23 August 2017 in a 4–0EFL Cup win overRochdale.[3] In January 2018, it Verlinden's joined2. Bundesliga sideFC St. Pauli on loan until the end of the2017–18 season. Verlinden had already participated at two training camps of the club.[4] He made just two appearances for St. Pauli'sreserve side in theRegionalliga Nord during his loan spell.[5]
Verlinden made his league debut for Stoke on 16 March 2019 in a 0–0 draw againstReading.[6] On 2 September 2019 Verlinden joinedLeague One sideBolton Wanderers on loan until January 2020.[7] He made his debut on 14 September 2019, starting againstRotherham United and scored in the fourth minute to give Bolton the lead, however Rotherham went on to win 6–1.[8] At the end of his loan period Stoke chose to recall Verlinden.[9] On his return to Stoke, Verlinden made a number of Championship appearances from the bench until he sustained ananterior cruciate ligament injury in on 12 February 2020, ruling him out of the remainder of the2019–20 season.[10] After returning fitness in2020–21, Verlinden was unable to force his way intoMichael O'Neill's team and in December 2020, stated he wanted to leave in order to find regular first team football.[11]
Verlinden joined DutchEredivisie clubFortuna Sittard in January 2021.[12]
Verlinden signed a contract withDAC Dunajská Streda on 3 September 2021. His tenure was to last one year.[13]
On 3 February 2025, Verlinden signed a three-and-a-half-year contract withOH Leuven.[14]
Verlinden's father,Dany, played professional football forClub Brugge andLierse.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City U23 | 2016–17[17] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[18] | – | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 2017–18[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[18] | EFL Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | EFL Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[21] | EFL Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2017–18[19] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| FC St. Pauli II (loan) | 2017–18[19] | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 2019–20[20] | League One | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 2020–21[16] | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[16] | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Dunajská Streda | 2021–22[16] | Slovak Super Liga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Beerschot | 2022–23[16] | Challenger Pro League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24[16] | Challenger Pro League | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Total | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 119 | 15 | ||
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