Zeno Debast
Squad number 2 · Sporting CP
Their 2026 World Cup
Zeno Debast travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Belgium, wearing number 2, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 6 matches (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the quarter-finals, beaten by Spain 2-1.
Defence went to B. Mechele (6 matches, 570′) and T. Castagne (6 matches, 478′).
Another 2 players in the Belgium squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Belgium team page.
Biography
Zeno Koen Debast (born 24 October 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team.
Debast is a youth product of Anderlecht, signing his first contract in October 2019. He made his professional debut on 2 May 2021, in a 2–2 Belgian First Division A draw against Club Brugge. On 11 June 2024, during an interview for Het Laatste Nieuws, Debast confirmed that he had agreed personal terms to join Portuguese side Sporting CP from the 2024–25 season.
On 4 July, Debast signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Sporting CP, for a fee of €15.5 million, plus €5.5 million in add-ons, and a 15% sell-on clause in favor of Anderlecht. On 7 August, he made his debut for the club, where he committed two errors, that led to rivals Porto first and second goals in their 4–3 loss in the 2024 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)