Michy Batshuayi

Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team.

Michy Batshuayi
Michy Batshuayi 2019.jpg
Batshuayi with Belgium in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMichy Batshuayi-Atunga[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birthBrussels, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number23
Youth career
2003–2005RFC Evere
2005–2006RUSA Schaarbeek
2006–2007Brussels
2007–2008Anderlecht
2008–2009Brussels
2009–2011Standard Liège
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014Standard Liège97(39)
2014–2016Marseille62(29)
2016–2022Chelsea48(8)
2018Borussia Dortmund (loan)10(7)
2018–2019Valencia (loan)15(1)
2019Crystal Palace (loan)11(5)
2020–2021Crystal Palace18(2)
2021–2022Beşiktaş (loan)33(14)
2022–Fenerbahçe24(12)
National team
2012–2014Belgium U2113(7)
2015–Belgium52(27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:35, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:31, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

He was part of the Belgium squad that got third place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 November 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 2 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 23 6 2 2 8[c] 1 0 0 33 9
2012–13 34 12 2 0 36 12
2013–14 38 21 1 0 10[d] 2 49 23
Total 97 39 5 2 0 0 18 3 0 0 120 44
Marseille 2014–15 Ligue 1 26 9 1 0 1 1 28 10
2015–16 36 17 5 2 2 0 7[d] 4 50 23
Total 62 26 6 2 3 1 7 4 0 0 78 33
Chelsea 2016–17 Premier League 20 5 5 2 3 2 28 9
2017–18 12 2 3 3 5 3 4[e] 2 1[f] 0 25 10
2019–20 16 1 2 1 2 3 4[e] 1 24 6
Total 48 8 10 6 10 8 8 3 1 0 77 25
Chelsea U23 2016–17 1[g][4] 2 1 2
Borussia Dortmund (loan) 2017–18 Bundesliga 10 7 4[d] 2 14 9
Valencia (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 15 1 3 1 5[e] 1 23 3
Crystal Palace (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 11 5 2 1 13 6
2020–21 18 2 1 0 1 0 20 2
Total 29 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 8
Beşiktaş (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 33 14 3 0 5[e] 0 1[h] 0 42 14
Fenerbahçe 2022–23 Süper Lig 19 12 5 5[i] 8[d] 3 32 20
2023–24 5 0 0 0 8[j] 4 0 0 13 4
Total 24 12 5 5 0 0 16 7 0 0 45 24
Career total 318 114 35 17 14 9 63 20 3 2 433 162
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  7. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  8. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
  9. 2022–23 Turkish Cup Top Goal Scorer
  10. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2015 2 2
2016 7[a] 1
2017 4 2
2018 10[b] 7
2019 6 4
2020 3 5
2021 7[c] 1
2022 11[d] 5
2023 2 0
Total 52 27
  1. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2016
  2. Three appearances and one goal in 2018 FIFA World Cup
  3. One appearance in UEFA Euro 2020
  4. Two appearances and one goal in 2022 FIFA World Cup
Scores and results show Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Batshuayi goal.[6]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Cyprus
5–0
5–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
2 13 November 2015   Italy
3–1
3–1
Friendly
3 26 June 2016 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France   Hungary
2–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2016
4 5 June 2017 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Czech Republic 2–1 2–1 Friendly
5 7 October 2017 Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 4–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 27 March 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Saudi Arabia 3–0 4–0 Friendly
7 11 June 2018   Costa Rica 4–1 4–1
8 23 June 2018 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia   Tunisia 5–1 5–2 2018 FIFA World Cup
9 7 September 2018 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland   Scotland
3–0
4–0 Friendly
10
4–0
11 15 November 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Iceland
1–0
2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
12
2–0
13 24 March 2019 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus   Cyprus 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
14 6 September 2019 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino   San Marino 1–0 4–0
15 4–0
16 13 October 2019 Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 1–0 2–0
17 8 September 2020 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Iceland
2–1
5–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
18
4–1
19 8 October 2020   Côte d'Ivoire 1–0 1–1 Friendly
20 11 November 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium   Switzerland
1–1
2–1
21
2–1
22 30 March 2021   Belarus 1–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 26 March 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland   Ireland 1–0 2–2 Friendly
24 3 June 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Netherlands 1–4 1–4 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
25 14 June 2022 Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland   Poland 1–0 1–0
26 22 September 2022 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium   Wales 2–0 2–1
27 23 November 2022 Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   Canada 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Marseille

Chelsea

Valencia

Beşiktaş

Fenerbahçe

Belgium

Individual

Michy Batshuayi Media

References

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  2. "Michy Batshuayi - Biography". Chelsea FC. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. Michy Batshuayi at Soccerway
  4. "Checkatrade Trophy: Michy Batshuayi plays second Chelsea game in 24 hours". BBC Sport. 6 December 2017.
  5. Michy Batshuayi stats at the Royal Belgian Football Association.
  6. Michy Batshuayi at National-Football-Teams.com
  7. "Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his last match for Paris St-Germain with two goals as they beat Marseille in the Coupe de France final". BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. "Michy Batshuayi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. McNulty, Phil (27 May 2017). Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089. Retrieved 18 May 2019. 
  10. "Belgium 2–0 England: Line-ups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. "TROPHÉES UNFP : BATSHUAYI JOUEUR DU MOIS D'OCTOBRE". RMC Sport (in français). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  12. CONFIRMED 2017/18 Bundesliga FIFA 18 Team of the Season!. Bundesliga. 30 May 2018. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/fifa-18-ultimate-team-of-the-season-james-rodriguez-reus-lewandowski-pulisic-479371.jsp. Retrieved 30 May 2018.