Michy Batshuayi

Michy Batshuayi
Batshuayi with Belgium in 2019
Personal information
Full name Michy Batshuayi-Atunga[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2005 RFC Evere
2005–2006 RUSA Schaarbeek
2006–2007 Brussels
2007–2008 Anderlecht
2008–2009 Brussels
2009–2011 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Standard Liège 97 (39)
2014–2016 Marseille 62 (29)
2016–2022 Chelsea 48 (8)
2018Borussia Dortmund (loan) 10 (7)
2018–2019Valencia (loan) 15 (1)
2019Crystal Palace (loan) 11 (5)
2020–2021Crystal Palace (loan) 18 (2)
2021–2022Beşiktaş (loan) 33 (14)
2023– Fenerbahçe 41 (22)
National team
2012–2014 Belgium U21 13 (7)
2015– Belgium 55 (27)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2018 Russia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:18, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team.

He was part of the Belgium squad that got third place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of match played 18 April 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 23 6 2 2 8[c] 1 0 0 33 9
2012–13 34 12 2 0 36 12
2013–14 38 21 1 0 10[d] 2 49 23
Total 97 39 5 2 0 0 18 3 0 0 120 44
Marseille 2014–15 Ligue 1 26 9 1 0 1 1 28 10
2015–16 36 17 5 2 2 0 7[d] 4 50 23
Total 62 26 6 2 3 1 7 4 0 0 78 33
Chelsea 2016–17 Premier League 20 5 5 2 3 2 28 9
2017–18 12 2 3 3 5 3 4[e] 2 1[f] 0 25 10
2019–20 16 1 2 1 2 3 4[e] 1 24 6
Total 48 8 10 6 10 8 8 3 1 0 77 25
Chelsea U23 2017–18 1[g][5] 2 1 2
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2017–18 Bundesliga 10 7 4[d] 2 14 9
Valencia (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 15 1 3 1 5[e] 1 23 3
Crystal Palace (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 11 5 2 1 13 6
2020–21 18 2 1 0 1 0 20 2
Total 29 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 8
Beşiktaş (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 33 14 3 0 5[e] 0 1[h] 0 42 14
Fenerbahçe 2022–23 Süper Lig 19 12 5 5 8[d] 3 32 20
2023–24 22 10 3 6 13[i] 6 0 0 38 22
Total 41 22 8 11 0 0 21 9 0 0 70 42
Career total 335 124 38 23 14 9 68 22 3 2 458 180
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  7. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  8. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  9. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International[change | change source]

As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2015 2 2
2016 7 1
2017 4 2
2018 10 7
2019 6 4
2020 3 5
2021 7 1
2022 11 5
2023 3 0
2024 2 0
Total 55 27
As of match played 26 March 2024
Scores and results show Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Batshuayi goal.[7]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Cyprus
5–0
5–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2 13 November 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Italy
3–1
3–1
Friendly
3 26 June 2016 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France  Hungary
2–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2016
4 5 June 2017 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 Friendly
5 7 October 2017 Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 4–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 27 March 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Saudi Arabia 3–0 4–0 Friendly
7 11 June 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Costa Rica 4–1 4–1 Friendly
8 23 June 2018 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia  Tunisia 5–1 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup
9 7 September 2018 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland
3–0
4–0 Friendly
10
4–0
11 15 November 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Iceland
1–0
2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
12
2–0
13 24 March 2019 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
14 6 September 2019 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
15 4–0
16 13 October 2019 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
17 8 September 2020 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Iceland
2–1
5–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
18
4–1
19 8 October 2020 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–1 Friendly
20 11 November 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium  Switzerland
1–1
2–1 Friendly
21
2–1
22 30 March 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium  Belarus 1–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 26 March 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–2 Friendly
24 3 June 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Netherlands 1–4 1–4 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
25 14 June 2022 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–0 1–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
26 22 September 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Wales 2–0 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
27 23 November 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Canada 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours[change | change source]

Marseille

Chelsea

Beşiktaş

Fenerbahçe

Belgium

Individual

References[change | change source]

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  2. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  3. "Michy Batshuayi". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. Michy Batshuayi at Soccerway
  5. "Checkatrade Trophy: Michy Batshuayi plays second Chelsea game in 24 hours". BBC Sport. 6 December 2017.
  6. Michy Batshuayi stats at the Royal Belgian Football Association.
  7. Michy Batshuayi at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. "Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his last match for Paris St-Germain with two goals as they beat Marseille in the Coupe de France final". BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. "Michy Batshuayi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  10. McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. "Un trophée pour Michy Batshuayi: Besiktas remporte la Supercoupe de Turquie". Le Soir (in French). 5 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  12. "Cumhuriyetimizin 100.Yılında Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahcemiz'in".
  13. "Belgium 2–0 England: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  14. "The Belgian Ebony Shoe 2014 goes to Standard Liège's Michy Batshuayi". Benefoot. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  15. "TROPHÉES UNFP : BATSHUAYI JOUEUR DU MOIS D'OCTOBRE". RMC Sport (in French). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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