Bryan Heynen

Heynen came through the youth system at Genk to make his Belgian Pro League debut on 25 July 2015 in a 3–1 home win against OH Leuven. He replaced Wilfred Ndidi after 66 minutes. In his second season at the club, Heynen had an elongated run in the first team under Peter Maes at the age of 19 as Genk finished eighth. Due to a serious knee injury that he sustained in training in November 2017, he did not play much in the 2017–18 season, but was still offered a new five-year contract at the end of 2018. With Philippe Clement now in charge, Heynen played all but five games as Genk stormed to the 2019 league title, the fourth in their history and their first for eight years. Clement's departure for Club Brugge saw a period of instability and major change off the pitch as the club hired four first-team coaches in the space of 15 months - Felice Mazzu, Hannes Wolf, Jess Thorup and finally John van den Brom. With Heynen now appointed captain by Mazzu, he featured in Genk's early UEFA Champions League exit in 2019–20 having been paired with Liverpool, Napoli and a Salzburg side containing Erling Haaland and Takumi Minamino. When Thorup departed for FC Copenhagen in his native Denmark after six games, Genk finally found stability for the 2020–21 season under van den Brom, finishing runners-up behind Club Brugge in the League, and winning the 2020–21 Belgian Cup with Heynen as captain, beating Standard Liege 2–1 in the final. After a disappointing campaign the following season where…

Club

As of match played 28 August 2026

International

As of match played 23 March 2025

Genk

Belgian First Division A: 2018–19 Belgian Cup: 2020–21 Goal of the Year: 2022 v Royal Antwerp