A. Theate

Arthur Nicolas R. Theate (born 25 May 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Belgium national team.

Early career Theate played youth football for Alliance Melen-Micheroux, Eupen, Genk and Standard Liège. Until reaching the under-14 level, he played as a striker at Eupen. At Genk, he was repositioned as a left winger after the arrival of a new player, after which he moved to the position of left-back and then centre-back. During his time at the Genk youth academy, his future at times looked uncertain, and he was described as being physically tough, but not always refined. After three years playing for the Genk youth teams, he joined Standard Liège where he also struggled with regular midfielder Damjan Pavlović being played as left-back in the youth team to replace Theate. He soon returned to Genk, where he trained with the first team during the 2019–20 pre-season under head coach Felice Mazzu. After this, however, Theate failed to make the cut and was demoted to the reserves.