Belgium national football team records and statistics
This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Belgian national football team. The page currently shows the records as of 19 November 2019.
Team records
Wins
; Largest win :- 10–1 vs on 28 February 2001
- 9–0 vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
- 9–0 vs on 31 August 2017
- 9-0 vs on 10 October 2019
- 0–6 vs on 14 October 1986
- 0–6 vs on 10 October 2016
- 3–0 vs on 3 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
- 3–0 vs on 18 June 2018, 2018 World Cup
- 5–2 vs on 23 June 2018, 2018 World Cup
; Largest win at the Olympic Games finals : 3–0 vs on 31 August 1920, VIIth Olympiad
; Largest goal deficit overcome in a single game : 3 goals, vs on 6 May 1932
Draws
; Highest scoring draw : 5–5 vs on 4 September 1999; Highest scoring draw at the World Cup Finals : 4–4 vs on 17 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
; Highest scoring draw at the European Championship finals : 1–1 vs on 12 June 1980, Euro 1980
; Highest scoring draw at the Olympic Games finals : None
Defeats
; Largest defeat: 11–2 vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909; Largest defeat at home: 1–9 vs on 11 May 1927
; Largest defeat at the World Cup Finals:
- 3–0 vs USA on 13 July 1930, 1930 World Cup
- 5–2 vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup
- 4–1 vs on 20 June 1954, 1954 World Cup
- 4–1 vs on 6 June 1970, 1970 World Cup
- 3–0 vs on 28 June 1982, 1982 World Cup
; Largest defeat at the Olympic Games finals : 8–1 vs on 29 May 1924, VIIIth Olympiad
; Largest lead given away : 2 goals, on several occasions
Goals
Scored
; Most goals scored in a single game : 10 goals vs on 28 February 2001; Most goals scored in an away game: 7 goals vs on 25 November 1951
; Most goals scored during the first half : 7 goals vs on 5 June 1957
; Most goals scored during the second half : 7 goals vs on 28 February 2001
; Most goals scored during extra time :
- 2 goals vs on 15 June 1986
- 2 goals vs on 1 July 2014
; Most goals scored in a single game during the European Championship finals : 4 goals vs on 26 June 2016, Euro 2016
; Most goals scored in a single game during the Olympic Games finals : 5 goals vs on 27 May 1928, IXth Olympiad
; Most different players scoring during a single game : 7 players , vs on 10 October 2019
Conceded
; Most goals conceded in a single game: 11 goals vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909; Most goals conceded during a home game: 9 goals vs on 11 May 1927
; Most goals conceded during the first half : 8 goals vs England Amateurs on 17 April 1909
; Most goals conceded during the second half :
- 6 goals vs England Amateurs on 24 February 1914
- 6 goals vs Germany on 22 October 1933
- 6 goals vs on 27 February 1938
- 6 goals vs on 14 October 1951
- 6 goals vs on 13 April 1958
; Most goals conceded in a single game during the World Cup Finals : 5 goals vs Germany on 27 May 1934, 1934 World Cup
; Most goals conceded in a single game during the European Championship Finals : 5 goals vs on 16 June 1984, Euro 1984
; Most goals conceded in a single game during the Olympic Games finals : 8 goals vs on 29 May 1924, VIIIth Olympiad
Scored+conceded
; Highest total number of goals in a single game :- 13 goals: 11–2 defeat against England Amateurs on 17 April 1909
- 13 goals: 6–7 victory against on 25 November 1951
Streaks
; Longest run without victory : 13, from 1933 till 1935
; Most consecutive wins : 10, in 2019
; Most consecutive draws : 4, from 1948 till 1949 and in 1998
; Most consecutive losses : 7, from 1927 till 1928
; Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored : 21, from 1937 till 1945
; Most consecutive games without a goal scored : 5, in 1999
; Most consecutive games without a goal conceded : 7, in 2019
; Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded : 38, from 1928 till 1933
World rankings
FIFA">FIFA World Rankings">FIFA
Source: FIFA.com; Highest FIFA ranking : 1st
; Lowest FIFA ranking : 71st
; Best Mover : +25
; Worst Mover : -14
Elo">World Football Elo Ratings">Elo
Source: Eloratings.net; Highest Elo rating : 2084
; Lowest Elo rating : 1497
; Highest Elo ranking : 1st
; Lowest Elo ranking : 74th
Achievements
Major titles
; Olympic football tournamentFriendly trophies
- Évence Coppée Trophy
- Challenge Frédéric Vanden Abeele
- Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad-beker
- Kirin Cup
Awards
- FIFA Team of the Year
- FIFA Fair Play Trophy
- Belgian National Sports Merit Award
- Belgian Sportsteam of the Year
Other achievements
- FIFA World Cup
- UEFA European Championship
- For individual recognitions at major tournaments, see FIFA World Cup awards and UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament.
- All players with at least 35 caps are awarded a Medal of Recognition by the Royal Belgian Football Association; also players whose careers are ended by an injury after 20 games receive this award.
Appearances
General
;Most appearances, nicknamed Caje and Strong Jan, is Belgium's record captain.
The top 10 most capped players - players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
| # | Name | Belgium career | Caps | Goals | Position |
| 1 | Jan Vertonghen | 2007– | 118 | 9 | DF |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | 2008– | 106 | 32 | MF/FW |
| 3 | Axel Witsel | 2008– | 105 | 9 | MF |
| 4 | Toby Alderweireld | 2009– | 98 | 4 | DF |
| 5 | Jan Ceulemans | 1977–1991 | 96 | 22 | MF/FW |
| 6 | Timmy Simons | 2001–2016 | 94 | 6 | DF/MF |
| 7 | Dries Mertens | 2011– | 90 | 18 | ST |
| 8 | Vincent Kompany | 2004– | 89 | 4 | DF |
| 9 | Marouane Fellaini | 2007–2018 | 87 | 18 | MF |
| 10 | Eric Gerets | 1975–1991 | 86 | 2 | DF |
| 10 | Franky Van der Elst | 1984–1998 | 86 | 1 | MF |
. The records are collected based on data from and .
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
; Most consecutive appearances : Louis Carré, 50 games, from 22 May 1949 until 11 March 1956
; Most appearances as a substitute : Dries Mertens, 33 caps
; Most times substituted off : Eden Hazard, 46 caps
; Most games started on the bench : Simon Mignolet, 76 games
; Most selections : Jan Vertonghen, 123 selections
; Most selections as an unused substitute : Simon Mignolet, 76 selections
; Most selections as an unused substitute without ever earning a cap : Koen Casteels, 35 selections & Jacques Duquesne, 16 selections
; Most selections needed to earn first cap : Jean Valet, 15 selections
; Lowest caps to selections ratio : Jean Valet, 1/19
; Most selections without ever being an unused substitute : Wesley Sonck, 55 selections
; Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game : Tom Soetaers, 8 caps
; Most appearances while never playing an entire game : Adnan Januzaj, 12 caps & Tom Soetaers, 8 caps
; Most appearances in the starting eleven : Jan Vertonghen, 113 caps
; Most caps earned while not playing the entire game : Dries Mertens, 73 caps
; Most caps earned while only playing entire games : Bernard Voorhoof, 61 caps
; Most caps earned while playing an entire game : Jan Vertonghen, 103 caps
; Most caps without ever being substituted off : Georges Heylens, 67 caps
; Most caps without ever appearing as a substitute : Eric Gerets, 86 caps
; Most caps needed to first play an entire game : Romelu Lukaku, 24 caps
; Most caps needed to first appear in the starting eleven : Mbo Mpenza, 9 caps
; First player to reach a century of caps : Jan Vertonghen, vs on 2 June 2018
; Shortest time needed to reach a century of caps : Eden Hazard, 10 years, 4 months and 5 days between his debut and his 100th cap
; Longest Belgian career : Hector Goetinck, 6402 days or 17 years, 6 months and 10 days between first and last cap
; Shortest Belgian career : Joris Van Hout, 2 minutes & Brandon Mechele, 2 minutes
; Most consecutive calendar years of appearances : Paul Van Himst & Jan Ceulemans, 15 years
; Longest wait between appearances : Hector Goetinck, 3476 days or 9 years, 6 months and 27 days, between his 16th and his 17th and final cap
; Appearances in three separate decades:
- Georges Hebdin; 3 in the 1900s, 6 in the 1910s and 3 in 1920
- Hector Goetinck; 6 in the 1900s, 10 in the 1910s and 1 in 1923
- Bernard Voorhoof; 3 in 1928, 56 in the 1930s and 2 in 1940
- Vic Mees; 6 in 1949, 57 in the 1950s and 5 in 1960
- Wilfried Van Moer; 14 in the 1960s, 25 in the 1970s and 18 in the 1980s
- Jan Ceulemans; 10 in the 1970s, 75 in the 1980s and 11 in the 1990s
- Michel Preud'homme; 1 in 1979, 17 in the 1980s and 41 in the 1990s
- Eric Gerets; 19 in the 1970s, 57 in the 1980s and 10 in the 1990s
- Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 43 in the 1980s and 4 in the 1990s
- Filip De Wilde; 1 in 1989, 26 in the 1990s and 6 in 2000
- Danny Boffin; 2 in 1989, 39 in the 1990s and 14 in the 2000s
- Luc Nilis; 9 in the 1980s, 42 in the 1990s and 5 in 2000
; First player to debut as a substitute : Louis Van Hege, vs on 9 March 1919
; Most times completed a game of 120 minutes : Jan Ceulemans & Stéphane Demol, 4 games, both at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups
; First appearance by a player who was playing abroad : Raymond Braine, vs on 14 April 1935
; First appearance by a player who had never played for the senior team of a Belgian club : Thomas Buffel, vs on 12 October 2002
; First appearance by a player born outside Belgium : Eric Thornton, vs on 30 April 1905
; First appearance by a player born outside of Europe : Luís Oliveira, vs on 26 February 1992
; Last appearance by a player from a Belgian club outside the top division : Paul Van Den Berg, Belgian Second Division, vs on 3 May 1964
; Last appearance by a player from outside the top division of any country : Radja Nainggolan, Italian Serie B, vs on 29 May 2009
; Players who have never played for the first team of a Belgian club: Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen, Eden Hazard, Toby Alderweireld, Radja Nainggolan, Dedryck Boyata, Divock Origi, Adnan Januzaj, Yannick Carrasco & Jason Denayer
; Most appearances without ever playing for the first team of a Belgian club : Jan Vertonghen, 118 caps
; Most appearances while active with a non-Belgian club : Jan Vertonghen, 118 caps
; Players appearing against the country of their birth :
- Stanley Vanden Eynde vs on 3 May 1931, 9 April 1933, 7 May 1933, 2 May 1937, and 27 February 1938
- Erwin Vandendaele vs on 15 November 1970, 12 October 1974 and 15 November 1975
- Branko Strupar vs on 2 September 2000
; Players also appearing for another senior national team :
- Josip Weber, played 3 friendlies for in 1992, but switched to the Belgian national team in 1994
- Mehdi Carcela played 2 friendlies for Belgium in 2009-2010, before opting for in 2011
- Nacer Chadli, played 1 friendly for in 2010, before opting for Belgium in 2011
- Ilombe Mboyo, played 1 friendly for in 2011, before opting for Belgium in 2012
- Émile Mpenza: Al Rayyan, 3 caps
- Laurent Ciman: Montreal Impact, 10 caps & Los Angeles FC, 1 cap
- Axel Witsel: Tianjin Quanjian, 16 caps
- Yannick Carrasco: Dalian Yifang, 19 caps
- Thomas Vermaelen: Vissel Kobe, 4 caps
Age-related
These are all the players who debuted for the national football team of Belgium before the age of 18, their team at that time and their usual position
| # | Player | Age | Position |
| 1 | Fernand Nisot | 16 years, 19 days | FW |
| 2 | Anthony Vanden Borre | 16 years, 187 days | DF/MF |
| 3 | Romelu Lukaku | 16 years, 296 days | FW |
| 4 | Paul Van Himst | 17 years, 17 days | FW |
| 5 | Jean Capelle | 17 years, 153 days | FW |
| 6 | Joseph Musch | 17 years, 198 days | DF |
| 7 | Zakaria Bakkali | 17 years, 262 days | MF |
| 8 | Vincent Kompany | 17 years, 314 days | DF |
| 9 | Eden Hazard | 17 years, 316 days | MF/FW |
| 10 | Ray Braine | 17 years, 321 days | FW |
| 11 | Bernard Voorhoof | 17 years, 338 days | FW |
; Oldest player : Timmy Simons, 39 years, 11 months and 2 days, vs on 13 November 2016
The top 10 oldest players for the national football team of Belgium, their team at that time and their usual position
| # | Player | Age | Position |
| 1 | Timmy Simons | 39 years, 338 days | DF/MF |
| 2 | Jean De Bie | 38 years, 19 days | GK |
| 3 | Philippe Vande Walle | 37 years, 256 days | GK |
| 4 | Hector Goetinck | 37 years, 241 days | MF |
| 5 | Wilfried Van Moer | 37 years, 119 days | MF |
| 6 | Franky Van der Elst | 37 years, 56 days | MF |
| 7 | Danny Boffin | 36 years, 320 days | MF |
| 8 | Eric Gerets | 36 years, 313 days | DF |
| 9 | Michel De Wolf | 36 years, 231 days | DF |
| 10 | Daniel Van Buyten | 36 years, 148 days | DF |
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
; Youngest goalkeeper : Robert Hustin, 18 years, 6 months and 24 days, vs on 9 May 1905
; Youngest player to reach a century of caps : Eden Hazard, 28 years, 2 months and 17 days, vs on 24 March 2019
; Oldest debutant : Dany Verlinden, 34 years, 10 months and 7 days, vs on 25 March 1998
; Oldest outfield debutant : Jozef Van Looy, 34 years, 2 months and 16 days, vs on 18 May 1950
; Oldest player to feature at the World Cup finals : Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 3 months and 27 days, 1982 FIFA World Cup, vs on 28 June 1982
; Youngest player to feature at the World Cup finals : Divock Origi, 19 years, 1 month and 30 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs on 17 June 2014
; Oldest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Lorenzo Staelens, 36 years, 1 months and 20 days, Euro 2000, vs on 19 June 2000
; Youngest player to feature at the European Championship finals : Enzo Scifo, 18 years, 3 months and 25 days, Euro 1984, vs on 13 June 1984
On major tournaments
; Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad : Jan Ceulemans, Enzo Scifo and Marc Wilmots, 5 tournaments; Most tournaments appeared in : Jan Ceulemans and Enzo Scifo, 5 tournaments
; Most tournaments appeared in consecutively : Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff and Erwin Vandenbergh, 4 tournaments
; Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals : Jan Ceulemans, 23 caps
; Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals : Simon Mignolet, 17 selections
; Most non-playing selections on aggregate for the World Cup and European Championship finals without ever playing in a tournament : Simon Mignolet 17 selections, Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals or the European Championship finals : Jef Jurion, 64 caps
; Fewest appearances while still playing at both the World Cup finals and European Championship finals : Jacky Peeters & Branko Strupar, 17 caps
; Most appearances without ever being in a World Cup or European Championship finals squad : Jef Jurion, 64 caps
; Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without playing in the tournament : Eric Van Meir, 3 tournaments & Simon Mignolet
; Most inclusions in a World Cup/European Championship finals squad without ever playing in a tournament : Simon Mignolet, 3 tournaments
; Most appearances at the Olympic Games finals : Jean de Bie, 6 caps
; First player to make tournament appearances in three separate decades: None
[FIFA World Cup]
; Most inclusions in the squad for the World Cup finals : Franky Van der Elst, Enzo Scifo & Marc Wilmots, 4 World Cups; Most appearances in different World Cup finals : Franky Van der Elst & Enzo Scifo, 4 World Cups
; Most appearances at the World Cup finals : Enzo Scifo, 17 caps
; Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals : Jef Jurion, 64 caps
; Most non-playing selections for the World Cup finals :Simon Mignolet, 12 selections
; Most selections for the World Cup finals without ever playing in the tournament: Simon Mignolet, 12 selections & Gilbert Bodart, 11 selections
; Fewest appearances while still playing at the World Cup finals: Gérard Delbeke, 1 cap
; Players to debut at the World Cup finals :
- Henri De Deken, 1930 FIFA World Cup, vs Paraguay on 20 July 1930
- Gérard Delbeke, 1930 FIFA World Cup, vs Paraguay on 20 July 1930
- François De Vries, 1934 FIFA World Cup, vs Germany on 27 May 1934
- Denis Houf, 1954 FIFA World Cup, vs on 17 June 1954
- Pieter van den Bosch, 1954 FIFA World Cup, vs on 17 June 1954
- Guy Vandersmissen, 1982 FIFA World Cup, vs on 13 June 1982
- Jacky Munaron, 1982 FIFA World Cup, vs on 1 July 1982
UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Football Championship">UEFA European Championship
; Most appearances at the European Championship finals : Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff & René Vandereycken, 7 caps
; Most consecutive appearances at the European Championship finals : Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Erwin Vandenbergh & René Vandereycken, 2 final tournaments
; Fewest appearances while still playing at the European Championship finals : Walter De Greef & Paul Lambrichts, 5 caps
; Most appearances without ever playing at the European Championship finals : Timmy Simons, 94 caps
; Appearances at most European Championship finals : Jan Ceulemans, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Erwin Vandenbergh & René Vandereycken, 2 final tournaments
; Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals : Jean-François Gillet, Christian Kabasele, Maurice Martens & Simon Mignolet, 5 selections
; Most non-playing selections for the European Championship finals without ever playing in the tournament: Jean-François Gillet, Christian Kabasele & Simon Mignolet, 5 selections
; Players to debut at the European Championship finals : Georges Grün, Euro 1984, vs on 13 June 1984
Goals
General
; First goal : Georges Quéritet vs on 1 May 1904; Most goals : Romelu Lukaku, 52 goals
, the players with the most goals for Belgium are:
| # | Name | Belgium career | Goals | Caps | Position | Goals per game |
| 1 | Romelu Lukaku | 2010– | 52 | 84 | FW | |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | 2008– | 32 | 106 | MF/FW | |
| 3 | Bernard Voorhoof | 1928–1940 | 30 | 61 | FW | |
| 3 | Paul Van Himst | 1960–1974 | 30 | 81 | FW | |
| 5 | Joseph Mermans | 1945–1956 | 28 | 56 | FW | |
| 5 | Marc Wilmots | 1990–2002 | 28 | 70 | MF | |
| 7 | Robert De Veen | 1906–1913 | 26 | 23 | FW | |
| 8 | Wesley Sonck | 2001–2010 | 24 | 55 | FW | |
| 9 | Ray Braine | 1925–1939 | 23 | 52 | FW | |
| 9 | Marc Degryse | 1984–1996 | 23 | 63 | FW |
The records are collected based on data from and .
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
; Players with the highest goals per game ratio :
, the players with the highest goals per game ratio for Belgium are:
| # | Name | Belgium career | Goals | Caps | Position | Goals per game |
| 1 | Jules Van Craen | 1940 | 4 | 2 | FW | 2 |
| 1 | Georges Quéritet | 1904 | 2 | 1 | FW | 2 |
| 3 | Maurice Willems | 1956–1957 | 4 | 3 | FW | 1.3333 |
| 4 | Robert De Veen | 1906–1913 | 26 | 23 | FW | 1.1304 |
The records are collected based on data from and .
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
; Most goals in competitive matches : Romelu Lukaku, 31
; Scoring in most consecutive matches : Jef Mermans, 7 games in a row
; Scoring in most consecutive matches starting with debut : Alphonse Six & Maurice Willems, 3 games in a row
; Most goals on debut : Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
; Most games played while scoring in each one : Maurice Willems, 3 games
; Most goals in a single calendar year: Romelu Lukaku, 14 goals in 2018
; Most goals scored by a defender : Daniel Van Buyten
; Most goals scored by a goalkeeper : Christian Piot
; First goal by a substitute : François Van den Eynde, vs on 25 February 1934
; Most goals scored as a substitute : Michy Batshuayi, 8 goals
; Most goals scored by a substitute in a single game : Bob Peeters, 3 goals vs on 28 February 2001
; Most appearances without ever scoring : Thibaut Courtois, 79 matches
; Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring : Georges Heylens, 67 matches
; Most appearances needed to score his first goal : Franky Van der Elst, 79 matches
; Most goals scored in extra time :
- Alphonse Six, 1 goal vs on 13 May 1910
- Stéphane Demol, 1 goal vs on 15 June 1986
- Nico Claesen, 1 goal vs on 15 June 1986
- Romelu Lukaku, 1 goal vs on 1 July 2014
- Kevin De Bruyne, 1 goal vs on 1 July 2014
; Latest moment in the game concede : in the 119th minute
- Eddy de Neve on 13 April 1905
- David Platt on 26 June 1990
- Bernard Voorhoof; 1 in 1928, 28 in the 1930s and 1 in 1940
- Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 in 1979, 18 in the 1980s and 1 in 1991
; Scorers of own goals: Robert Hustin, Edgard Poelmans, Oscar Verbeeck, Émile Stijnen, Bob Paverick, Charles Saeys, Walter Meeuws, Régis Genaux, Philippe Albert, Timmy Simons, Olivier Deschacht, Bart Goor and Vincent Kompany
Hat-tricks
; Most goals in a match :- Robert De Veen, 5 goals vs on 30 April 1911
- Bert De Cleyn, 5 goals vs on 23 February 1946
- Josip Weber, 5 goals vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
- Marc Van Der Linden, vs on 1 June 1989
- at 36 occasions, see the list of Belgium hat-tricks
; Fastest hat-trick : Robert De Veen, 22 minutes, vs on 30 April 1911
; Fastest hat-trick as a substitute : Bob Peeters, 30 minutes, vs on 28 February 2001
; Youngest player to score a hat-trick : Jean Capelle, 18 years, 7 months and 10 days, vs on 5 June 1932
; Oldest player to score a hat-trick : Josip Weber, 29 years, 6 months and 16 days, vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
; Highest number of different players to score a hat-trick in the same game:
- 2, Sylvain Brébart and Jean Van Cant, vs Germany on 23 November 1913
- 2, Josip Weber and Marc Degryse, vs Zambia on 4 June 1994
- 2, Thomas Meunier and Romelu Lukaku, vs on 31 August 2017
Penalties
; First player to score a penalty : Gaston Hubin vs on 28 January 1912; Most goals scored from penalties : Eden Hazard, 7 goals
; Most goals in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games : Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst all 1 goal vs on 22 June 1986
; Most goals in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies:
- Nico Claesen, Enzo Scifo, Hugo Broos, Patrick Vervoort and Leo Van der Elst, all 1 goal vs on 22 June 1986
- Eric Van Meir, Vital Borkelmans, Mbo Mpenza and Philippe Vande Walle, all 1 goal vs on 29 May 1998
Fastest
; Fastest goal in debut match : Tom Caluwé, 2 minutes and 52 seconds vs on 11 May 2006
; Fastest goal by a substitute : Marc Wilmots, 1 minute and 4 seconds vs on 25 March 1992
; Fastest goal at the World Cup finals : Thomas Meunier, 3 minutes and 36 seconds vs on 14 July 2018
; Fastest goal at the European Championship finals : Toby Alderweireld, 9 minutes and 32 seconds vs on 26 June 2016
Age-related
; Oldest goalscorer : Wilfried Van Moer, 37 years, 1 month and 27 days, vs Bulgaria on 28 April 1982; Youngest goalscorer : Fernand Nisot, 16 years, 10 months and 27 days, vs on 10 March 1912
; Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup finals : Lei Clijsters, 33 years, 7 months and 11 days, 1990 FIFA World Cup, vs on 17 June 1990
; Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup finals : Divock Origi, 19 years, 2 months and 4 days, 2014 FIFA World Cup, vs on 22 June 2014
; Oldest goalscorer at the European Championship finals : Julien Cools, 33 years, 4 months and 2 days, Euro 1980, vs Spain on 15 June 1980
; Youngest goalscorer at the European Championship finals : Émile Mpenza, 21 years, 11 months and 6 days, Euro 2000, vs on 10 June 2000
On major tournaments
; Most goals on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals : Romelu Lukaku, 7 goals; Most consecutive goalscoring tournaments:
- 3 tournaments Erwin Vandenbergh; 1 at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, 1 at Euro 1984 and 1 at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
- 3 tournaments Romelu Lukaku; 1 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2 at Euro 2016 and 4 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
; Most goals in an Olympic Games finals match : Robert Coppée, 3 goals vs Spain on 29 August 1920
[FIFA World Cup]
; Most goals in a single World Cup tournament : Romelu Lukaku, 4 goalsand Romelu Lukaku became Belgium's all-time top scorers at the World Cup with five goals.
; Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments : Marc Wilmots and Romelu Lukaku, each 5 goals
; Most goals in a single World Cup qualifying campaign : Romelu Lukaku, 11 goals
; Most goals in a single World Cup finals match :
- Bernard Voorhoof, 2 goals vs Germany on 27 May 1934
- Pol Anoul, 2 goals vs on 17 June 1954
- Wilfried Van Moer, 2 goals vs on 3 June 1970
- Marc Wilmots, 2 goals vs on 20 June 1998
- Romelu Lukaku, 2 goals vs on 18 June 2018 and 2 goals vs on 23 June 2018
- Eden Hazard, 2 goals vs on 23 June 2018
; First goal in a World Cup finals match : Bernard Voorhoof, 1934 FIFA World Cup vs Germany on 27 May 1934
; First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Jean Capelle, vs on 25 February 1934
UEFA European Championship">UEFA European Football Championship">UEFA European Championship
; Most goals in a single European Championship tournament : Romelu Lukaku & Radja Nainggolan, 2 goals; Most goals in total at European Championship tournaments : Jan Ceulemans, Romelu Lukaku & Radja Nainggolan 2 goals
; Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying campaign : Nico Claesen & Romelu Lukaku
; Most goals in a single European Championship finals match : Romelu Lukaku, 2 goals vs on 18 June 2016
; Most goals in a single European Championship qualifying match :
- Jacques Stockman, 3 goals vs on 19 March 1967
- Nico Claesen, 3 goals vs on 14 October 1986 and 3 goals vs on 1 April 1987
; First goal in a European Championship qualifying campaign : Jacques Stockman vs on 4 November 1962
Captains
; First captain : Camille Van Hoorden; Most appearances as captain : Jan Ceulemans
Most captaincies
Top-10 of players most often assigned as captainCorrect as of 19 November 2019 after the match against Cyprus
| # | Name | Captaincy | Times | Position |
| 1 | Jan Ceulemans | 1984–1991 | 48 | MF/FW |
| 2 | Eden Hazard | 2015– | 45 | MF/FW |
| 3 | Jef Jurion | 1960–1967 | 39 | MF |
| 4 | Paul Van Himst | 1964–1974 | 38 | FW |
| 4 | Vincent Kompany | 2010– | 38 | DF |
| 6 | Armand Swartenbroeks | 1914–1928 | 37 | DF |
| 7 | Timmy Simons | 2004–2009 | 36 | DF/MF |
| 8 | Jef Mermans | 1949–1956 | 30 | FW |
| 9 | Eric Gerets | 1980–1991 | 26 | DF |
| 10 | Georges Grün | 1989–1995 | 25 | DF |
Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Disciplinary
Red cards
; 2 expulsions : Eric Deflandre, Vincent Kompany and Axel Witsel; List of all Belgian players sent off once:
; First player to get an expulsion : Pierre Braine, vs on 26 May 1927
; First substitute to get an expulsion : Mathieu Bollen, vs on 19 April 1959
; First player to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards : Walter Meeuws, vs on 14 October 1981
; First substitute to be expelled by receiving two yellow cards : None
; Youngest player to get an expulsion : Mousa Dembélé, 19 years, 2 months and 25 days, vs on 11 October 2006
; Oldest player to get an expulsion : Filip De Wilde, 35 years, 11 months and 14 days, vs on 8 June 2000
; Fastest expulsion by a starting player : 27 minutes, Eric Deflandre vs on 24 March 2001
; Fastest expulsion by a substitute : 3 minutes, Alexandre Czerniatynski, vs on 6 June 1984
; Fastest expulsion by receiving two yellow cards : 29 minutes, Eric Deflandre, vs on 9 October 2004
; Shortest time between two yellow cards : 0 minutes, Eric Deflandre, vs on 9 October 2004
; Highest number of expulsions of Belgian players in a single game : 2 expulsions: Eric Deflandre and Bart Goor, vs on 9 October 2004
; Highest total number of expulsions in a single game : 3 expulsions: Georges Heylens, Dobrivoje Trivić and Dragan Džajić, vs on 16 October 1968
Yellow cards
; First player to get a yellow card : Odilon Polleunis, vs Spain on 23 February 1969; First player to get a yellow card as a substitute : François Van der Elst, vs on 25 April 1976
; Youngest player to get a yellow card : Anthony Vanden Borre, 17 years, 11 months and 14 days, vs on 8 October 2005
; Oldest player to get a yellow card : Franky Van der Elst, 36 years, 11 months and 23 days, vs on 22 April 1998
; Highest total of yellow cards received : 18, Vincent Kompany
Miscellaneous
; Player born on the earliest date : Joseph Romdenne, born in 1876, received his only cap on 14 May 1905 vs; First appearance by a player born in the 20th century : Cornelius Elst on 21 May 1922 vs
; Last appearance by a player born in the 19th century : Nicolas Hoydonckx on 26 November 1933 vs
; First appearance by a player born in the 21st century : Yari Verschaeren on 9 September 2019 vs
; First substitute : Georges Mathot replaced Charles Cambier after 46' vs on 26 April 1908
; Earliest time in the game to be substituted off : Vincent Kompany, vs on 7 September 2005, in the 12th minute
; First substitute who was substituted off again in the same game : Branko Strupar vs on 14 May 2002
; Shortest time between being subbed on and being subbed off : Christophe Lepoint vs on 11 August 2010, 15 minutes
; Most substitutions in one game :
- 8, vs on 14 May 2002
- 8, vs on 21 August 2002
- 6, at half time vs on 19 May 1986
- 6, at half time vs on 14 May 2002
; Club providing the most Belgian internationals in a single match : RSC Anderlecht, 11; in the match vs on 30 September 1964 in the second half all players were from Anderlecht.
; Belgian players who later became manager/head coach : Hector Goetinck, François Demol, André Vandeweyer, Guy Thys, Walter Meeuws, Paul Van Himst, Wilfried Van Moer, Georges Leekens, René Vandereycken, Franky Vercauteren and Marc Wilmots
Penalties
; Most saves in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games : Jean-Marie Pfaff, 1 vs on 22 June 1986; Most saves in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies : Philippe Vande Walle, 2 vs on 29 May 1998
; Most misses in penalty shoot-outs in competitive games : None
; Most misses in penalty shoot-outs, including friendlies : Enzo Scifo, 1 vs on 29 May 1998
Clean sheets
; Most clean sheets : Thibaut Courtois, 42 clean sheets; Most clean sheets in competitive matches : Thibaut Courtois, 34 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets on aggregate at the World Cup and European Championship finals : Thibaut Courtois, 8 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in a single World Cup tournament : Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in total at World Cup tournaments : Thibaut Courtois, 5 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in a single European Championship tournament : Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in total at European Championship tournaments : Thibaut Courtois, 3 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in a single Olympic Games finals tournament : Jean De Bie, 2 clean sheets
; Most clean sheets in total at the Olympic Games finals : Jean De Bie, 2 clean sheets