Thibo Baeten

Thibo Baeten (born 4 June 2002) is an Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Torino Primavera, the under-19 team of Serie A club Torino, on loan from NEC.

Club Career

Baeten began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 August 2020, Baeten made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against RWDM47. He came on as a 79th minute substitute as NXT lost 0–2.

Baeten scored his first professional goal on 13 September 2020 against Union Saint-Gilloise. His 1st minute goal gave NXT the lead but the match soon ended 1–1.

In the winter of 2021, Baeten expressed his wish to leave Club Brugge, where he had an expiring contract. That winter, Baeten could count on interest from Cercle Brugge and from Italy. On 22 January 2021, he signed a contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club NEC until mid-2024. On 5 March 2021, Baeten scored his first goal for NEC in the 7–0 win over Helmond Sport.

On 23 May 2021, Baeten won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC by beating NAC Breda 2–1 in the final of the play-offs. Unlike his compatriots Jonathan Okita and Mathias De Wolf, Baeten did not appear in any of the three promotion matches.

On 3 August 2021, he joined Serie A side Torino on loan with an option to buy. He would join the club's under-19 team.