{{short description|Belgian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Thomas Foket | image = Thomas Foket RSC Anderlecht 2025.jpg | caption = Foket with Anderlecht in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Brussels, Belgium | height = 1.77 m | position = Right-back, right midfielder<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|thomas-foket}}</ref> | currentclub = Anderlecht | clubnumber = 25 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2012–2018 | clubs1 = Gent | caps1 = 147 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = → Oostende (loan) | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2024 | clubs3 = Reims | caps3 = 176 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Anderlecht | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = RSCA Futures | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Belgium U18 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam2 = Belgium U19 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam3 = Belgium U21 | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2016–2022 | nationalteam4 = Belgium | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 1 | club-update = 20 April 2026 | nationalteam-update = 14 June 2022 }} '''Thomas Foket''' (born 25 September 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.
==Club career==
===Dilbeek Sport=== At age 16, Foket was in the first team of Fourth Division side Dilbeek Sport. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he was solicited by different Belgian Pro League teams, of which were AA Gent, Club Brugge and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He chose to play in Gent, as it was the best way to combine finishing his studies and football training.<ref name="gent">{{cite news |title=Jeugdinternational Thomas Foket naar AA Gent |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/vr3nrltc |accessdate=31 August 2018 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=23 March 2012 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
===Gent=== In March 2012, Foket signed a two-year contract with Gent.<ref name="gent"/> He made his debut for Gent in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, against FC Differdange 03, replacing Mohamed Messoudi in the 79th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sporza.be/permalink/1.1373128|title=Gent laat ruime zege liggen in Luxemburg}}</ref>
In July 2012, Gent extended the contract of Foket until 2016. In October 2014, Foket extended his contract until 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thomas Foket verlengt contract bij AA Gent |url=http://archief.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/1.2121617 |accessdate=31 August 2018 |work=Sporza |date=17 October 2014 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
Upon his return from loan at Oostende, Foket was transformed to a right midfielder. ===Oostende=== In the season 2013–14, Foket was on loan at K.V. Oostende, which had just been promoted to the Pro League
===Reims=== In August 2018, Foket joined Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims on a five-year contract.<ref name="reims">{{cite news |title=Thomas Foket signe cinq ans à Reims |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Thomas-foket-signe-cinq-ans-a-reims/934830 |accessdate=31 August 2018 |work=L'Èquipe |date=29 August 2018 |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Le Stade de Reims officialise l'arrivée de Thomas Foket sur le ton de l'humour (vidéo) |url=http://www.lesoir.be/175881/article/2018-08-31/le-stade-de-reims-officialise-larrivee-de-thomas-foket-sur-le-ton-de-lhumour |accessdate=31 August 2018 |work=Le Soir |date=31 August 2018 |language=French}}</ref> The transfer fee was reported as €3.5 million.<ref name="reims"/>
===Anderlecht=== On 3 August 2024, Foket signed a three-season contract with Anderlecht.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Anderlecht|url=https://www.rsca.be/en/Foket2027|title=Thomas Foket is a Mauve|date=3 August 2024|access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>
==International career== In November 2016 Foket received his first call-up to the senior Belgium squad for matches against Netherlands and Estonia.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/en/news/25-belgian-red-devils-netherlands-and-estonia |title=25 Belgian Red Devils for the Netherlands and Estonia |publisher=Royal Belgian Football Association |date=4 November 2016 |accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> Foket made his formal debut for Belgium on 10 November 2016 as a half-time substitute in a friendly with the Netherlands that finished 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37896400|title=Netherlands 1–1 Belgium|date=10 November 2016|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 1 May 2025}}
{| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France}} !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|Gent |2012–13 |Belgian Pro League |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2014–15 |Belgian Pro League |38||2||5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||43||2 |- |2015–16 |Belgian Pro League |39||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||7{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in Belgian Super Cup}}||0||52||1 |- |2016–17 |Belgian Pro League |35||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||13{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||51||0 |- |2017–18 |Belgian Pro League |24||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||0 |- |2018–19 |Belgian Pro League |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !147!!2!!14!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!25!!1!!1!!0!!187!!3 |- |Oostende (loan) |2013–14 |Belgian Pro League |26||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |rowspan="7"|Reims |2018–19 |Ligue 1 |32||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||0 |- |2019–20 |Ligue 1 |27||0||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- |2020–21 |Ligue 1 |37||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||0 |- |2021–22 |Ligue 1 |29||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2022–23 |Ligue 1 |24||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||0 |- |2023–24 |Ligue 1 |27||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !176!!0!!7!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!189!!0 |- |Anderlecht |2024–25 |Belgian Pro League |12||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !362!!3!!27!!1!!4!!0!!35!!0!!1!!0!!424!!5 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Gent''' *Belgian Pro League: 2014–15 *Belgian Super Cup: 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en-cm/match/gent-v-club-brugge/lineups/edi5ulnpoaydk03x0w6ejd78p |title=Gent v Club Brugge Starting XIs, Jul 16, 2015 |publisher=goal.com |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|thomas-foket/240174}} *{{RBFA player|PH_6114}}
{{R.S.C. Anderlecht squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foket, Thomas}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Belgium men's international footballers Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:KAA Gent players Category:KV Oostende players Category:Stade de Reims players Category:RSC Anderlecht players Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen