player · international archive · 1984–1987
Nico Claesen
Be the first in the stands
BelgiumArchive goals
11
for Belgium · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
7
2 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
3
most in the UEFA Euro qualification (7)
Career span
1984–1987
first 1984-10-17 · last 1987-04-01
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Nicolaas "Nico" Pieter Claesen is a former Belgian football player who works as head coach of RFC Liège. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-02
In the line-ups
8 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1984–1986The archive holds 8 team sheets naming Nico Claesen in Belgium's starting line-up, from 1984-06-13 to 1986-06-28.
8 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 7 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1984–1987| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-01 |  Scotland | W4–1(h) | 10' 55' 86'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1986-10-14 |  Luxembourg | W6–0(a) | 9' 54' 89'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1986-09-10 |  Republic of Ireland | D2–2(h) | 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1986-06-28 |  France | L2–4(n) | 73' | FIFA World Cup | Puebla |
| 1986-06-15 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W4–3(n) | 110' | FIFA World Cup | León |
| 1986-06-08 |  Iraq | W2–1(n) | 21' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Toluca |
| 1984-10-17 |  Albania | W3–1(h) | 59' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
Honours
1 team trophy · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours1 | ||||
| Belgian Cup | ×1 | 1991–92 | Antwerp | |
| Individual honours1 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Belgian First Division top scorer | 1983–84 | |||
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