Rob Schoofs, born on 23 March 1994 (age 32), is a Belgian central midfielder whose career has been shaped above all by Mechelen. Across eight seasons there, he made 199 league appearances and scored 30 league goals, a healthy return for a player operating from the middle of the pitch rather than as an outright attacker.
His best league scoring season came in 2022-23, when he struck seven times in 27 appearances for Mechelen. That output was not a stray detail so much as part of his value: steady midfield work with a bit more end product than the job description usually promises.
Schoofs is now with Union Saint-Gilloise, wearing squad number 17, and remains involved in the first team in 2026-27. He has made 27 appearances in all competitions for Union, scoring three goals, with his campaign including domestic league and play-off football as well as European qualifiers and Europa League involvement.
It is a career still active and useful, but its main weight remains at Mechelen: long service, regular football, and a notable attacking contribution from midfield.
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