{{Short description|Belgian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Romeo Vermant |image = FC Salzburg gegen Club Brügge (2025-08-06 Championsleague Qualifikation Dritte Runde) 69 (Romeo Vermant).jpg |image_size = |caption = Vermant with Club Brugge in 2025 |full_name = <!-- If different--> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|24|df=y}} |birth_place = Gelsenkirchen, Germany |height = 1.84 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Romeo Vermant |url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/teams/a-kern/players/romeo-vermant-2 |publisher=Club Brugge Official Website |access-date=29 December 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250913234230/https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/teams/a-kern/players/romeo-vermant-2 |archive-date=13 September 2025}}</ref> |position = Forward |currentclub = Club Brugge |clubnumber = 17 |youthyears1 = 2018–2020 |youthclubs1 = Club Brugge |years1 = 2020– |clubs1 = Club NXT |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 16 |years2 = 2023– |clubs2 = Club Brugge |caps2 = 72 |goals2 = 16 |years3 = 2024 |clubs3 = → Westerlo (loan) |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 3 |nationalyears1 = 2019–2020 |nationalteam1 = Belgium U16 |nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2021–2022 |nationalteam2 = Belgium U18 |nationalcaps2 = 4 |nationalgoals2 = 3 |nationalyears3 = 2022–2023 |nationalteam3 = Belgium U19 |nationalcaps3 = 5 |nationalgoals3 = 2 |nationalyears4 = 2023– |nationalteam4 = Belgium U21 |nationalcaps4 = 12 |nationalgoals4 = 3 |nationalyears5 = 2025– |nationalteam5 = Belgium |nationalcaps5 = 1 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |pcupdate = 21 May 2026 |ntupdate = 08:38, 31 March 2026 (UTC) |upright = 0.9 }}
'''Romeo Vermant''' (born 24 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
==Club career== Vermant began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 22 January 2021, Vermant made his debut for Brugge's reserve side, Club NXT in the Belgian First Division B against Lierse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lierse 3–1 Club NXT |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/01/22/belgium/second-division/lierse-kempenzonen/belgium-club-brugge-kv-ii/3323882/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref> On 5 January 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club tying him until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/1012532/officieel-vermant-tekent-contract-tot-2024-bij-club-nxt.html|title=OFFICIEEL: Vermant tekent contract tot 2024 bij Club NXT|website=www.voetbalprimeur.be |date=5 January 2022 }}</ref>
On 22 January 2024, Vermant moved on loan to Westerlo until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Westerlo|url=https://kvcwesterlo.be/2024/01/22/welcome-romeo/|title=Welcome Romeo|date=22 January 2024|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> Following his return to Club Brugge in the 2024–25 season, he netted his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Anderlecht on 27 October, in addition to making his UEFA Champions League debut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nühlen |first=Fabrice |url=https://www.reviersport.de/fussball/international/a610089---international-sohn-ex-schalker-erst-champions-league-debuet-nun-tor-premiere.html |title=Sohn von Ex-Schalker – Erst Champions League-Debüt, nun Tor-Premiere |publisher=RevierSport |language=de |date=31 October 2024 }}</ref> On 4 May 2025, he scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over Anderlecht in the Belgian Cup final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/vermants-double-hands-belgian-cup-success-club-brugge-2025-05-04/ |title=Vermant's double hands Belgian Cup success to Club Brugge |publisher=Reuters |date=4 May 2025 }}</ref>
==International career== Vermant was called up to the senior Belgium national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2025.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/news/26-red-devils-world-cup-qualifiers-against-kazakhstan-and-liechtenstein| title=26 RED DEVILS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS AGAINST KAZAKHSTAN AND LIECHTENSTEIN| publisher=Royal Belgian Football Association| access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Vermant is the son of former Belgian international Sven Vermant. He was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany when his father was playing for Schalke. His maternal grandfather Eric Van Vyve and great-grandfather Marcel Van Vyve were also footballers for Club Brugge, making him a fourth generation footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://voetbalflitsen.be/nieuws/nzy4hw/geweldige-genen-dit-belgisch-toptalent-kan-4e-generatie-worden-die-voor-club-brugge-speelt|title=GEWELDIGE GENEN! Dit Belgisch toptalent kan 4e generatie worden die voor Club Brugge speelt|date=March 26, 2022|website=Voetbalflitsen.be - het leukste en opvallendste voetbalnieuws!}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 21 May 2026}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|651926}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Belgian Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|Club NXT |2020–21 |Challenger Pro League |10||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||1 |- |2022–23 |Challenger Pro League |26||9||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||9 |- |2023–24 |Challenger Pro League |12||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !48||16||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||16 |- |rowspan=5|Club Brugge |2022–23 |Belgian Pro League |10||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |2023–24 |Belgian Pro League |1||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2024–25 |Belgian Pro League |28||8||3||2||5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup|name=BSC}}||0||37||11 |- |2025–26 |Belgian Pro League |33||7||1||0||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||4||1{{efn|name=BSC}}||0||46||11 |- !colspan=2|Total !72||16||4||2||18||4||2||0||96||22 |- |Westerlo (loan) |2023–24 |Belgian Pro League |12||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||3 |- !colspan=3|Career total !132||36||4||2||18||4||2||0||156||42 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 15 November 2025}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="1"|Belgium |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!0 |}
==Honours== '''Club Brugge''' * Belgian Cup: 2024–25
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.clubbrugge.be/en/teams/a-kern/players/romeo-vermant Profile] at the Club Brugge KV website * [https://www.acff.be/international/9827 ACFF Profile] * {{worldfootball.net|romeo-vermant|new_id=pe645758}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{Club Brugge KV squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermant, Romeo}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Gelsenkirchen Category:Belgian men's footballers Category:Belgium men's international footballers Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers Category:German men's footballers Category:German people of Belgian descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Club Brugge KV players Category:Club NXT players Category:KVC Westerlo players Category:Challenger Pro League players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:21st-century German sportsmen Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen