Who is Arthur Theate, Eintracht Frankfurt's new Belgium international defender?
He idolises Spain's World Cup and Euro-winning centre-backs Sergio Ramos and Carles Puyol, and has played with RB Leipzig's Löis Openda for Belgium at youth and senior level having been unemployed in 2020 - bundesliga.com details the incredible rise of Eintracht Frankfurt's new defender Arthur Theate.
Statistics correct as of 16 August 2024
Arthur Theate
Age: 24 (born 25 May, 2000)
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Centre-back/left-back
Nationality: Belgian (18 caps/0 goals)
Key stats and facts
The main statistic you need to know about Theate is that just four years ago even he feared his career might be over before it had really started.
"It was a bit rock and roll during my early years, as I played for Genk, Standard Liege, Genk and Standard again. When I was 20, I was kicked out and found myself without a club, unemployed," he explained. "That was at the end of the 2019-20 season, just after the start of the COVID crisis. I started looking for a 'real' job because I had to earn money to live. But I was lucky enough to get a one-week trial at KV Oostende, where I eventually signed my first professional contract."
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