Yorbe Vertessen

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Yorbe Vertessen (born 8 January 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in the Belgian town of Tienen, Vertessen joined PSV Eindhoven as a schoolboy from Westerlo in 2009. On 2 May 2021, Vertessen scored his first goal for the PSV senior side in a 2–2 draw with SC Heerenveen in Eredivisie play. On 7 August 2021, Vertessen scored in a 4–0 Johan Cruyff Shield win over rivals Ajax, in turn helping to end Ajax's 17 game unbeaten streak. On 28 January 2023, Vertessen was loaned to Union Saint-Gilloise until the end of the 2022–23 season, while Union were lying second in the Belgian Pro League, and made his debut in Union's 4-0 win over Zulte Waregem on 5 February 2023. Vertessen featured in the Belgium squad for the European Under-17 Championship in 2018, earning a place in the team of the tournament. He was joint top scorer in the tournament alongside Italy's Edoardo Vergani, scoring in group stage wins over Ireland (2-0) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-0). Further goals came in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Spain and the 1-2 semi-final falling at the hands of eventual winners Italy.