How many long balls Belgium complete, and who completes most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Thibaut Courtois has completed the most long balls for Belgium in 2026, 44 in eight appearances, 5.50 a game, ahead of Brandon Mechele with 28 and Senne Lammens with 25, across all competitions.
Belgium complete more long balls away from home, 22.6 a game in their last 10 away games against 22.5 in their last 10 at home.
Belgium completed 33 long balls at home to Turkey on 2 October, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 22.3 across their 14 games, and their fewest was 12 at home to Iran on 21 June.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibaut Courtois | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 5 |
| Brandon Mechele | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 9 |
| Senne Lammens | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 4 |
| Youri Tielemans | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 7 |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 |
| Nathan Ngoy | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 7 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 6 |
| Nicolas Raskin | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 5 |
| Timothy Castagne | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 4 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 6 |
| Roméo Lavia | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Arthur Theate | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Leandro Trossard | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Thomas Meunier | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 3 |
| Dodi Lukébakio | 7 | 6 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Hans Vanaken | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 5 |
| Mika Godts | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Axel Witsel | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Loïs Openda | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Diego Moreira | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Jérémy Doku | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| MatÃas Fernández-Pardo | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Malick Fofana | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mandela Keita | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joaquin Seys | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amadou Onana | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alexis Saelemaekers | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thibaut Courtois | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 7 |
| Brandon Mechele | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 11 |
| Senne Lammens | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 5 |
| Youri Tielemans | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 10 |
| Nathan Ngoy | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 11 |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 9 |
| Nicolas Raskin | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 8 |
| Arthur Theate | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 4 |
| Maarten Vandevoordt | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 |
| Timothy Castagne | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 7 |
| Maxim De Cuyper | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 |
| Roméo Lavia | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 2 |
| Thomas Meunier | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 6 |
| Leandro Trossard | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 6 |
| Dodi Lukébakio | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 6 |
| Hans Vanaken | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 7 |
| Mika Godts | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Zeno Debast | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Amadou Onana | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 3 |
| Koni De Winter | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Axel Witsel | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Jérémy Doku | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 |
| Charles De Ketelaere | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 |
| Matz Sels | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Loïs Openda | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Diego Moreira | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| MatÃas Fernández-Pardo | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 |
| Malick Fofana | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lucas Stassin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mandela Keita | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nathan De Cat | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Joaquin Seys | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alexis Saelemaekers | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Belgium | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | France (A) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Turkey (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 33 | 23 | 56 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 1-4 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Senegal (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (A) | World Cup | 1-5 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Iran (H) | World Cup | 0-0 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Belgium | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | France (A) | UEFA Nations League | 4-1 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Turkey (H) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 33 | 23 | 56 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 0-2 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 10 Jul 2026 | Spain (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | USA (A) | World Cup | 1-4 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Senegal (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 24 | 34 | 58 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (A) | World Cup | 1-5 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Iran (H) | World Cup | 0-0 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 18 | 19 | 37 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Croatia (A) | Friendly International | 0-2 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | USA (A) | Friendly International | 2-5 | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Belgium accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Belgium accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Belgium accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Belgium accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 16.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 18.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 30.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 50.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |