Naim Van Attenhoven

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Naïm-Nhour Jan Van Attenhoven (born 31 January 2003) is a professional football goalkeeper who plays for Crossing Schaerbeek in Belgium’s National Division 1 and for the Niger national team. He was born in Brussels, Belgium, to a Belgian father and a Nigerien mother, and he is the nephew of former Niger international Ibrahim Tankary. He is 1.86 meters tall.

Youth football for several Belgian clubs and PSV shaped his early career. He joined Anderlecht’s academy in May 2020, but left in January 2022. After six months as a free agent, he signed with Ninove in July 2022. He later played for Valenciennes B (2023–24) and Union Namur (2024–25), and moved to Crossing Schaerbeek in 2025.

Internationally, Van Attenhoven represented Belgium at youth level (U16 and U17) before switching to Niger. He has played for Niger’s U20 and U23 teams and made his senior debut on 9 June 2021 in a 1–0 friendly loss to Congo. As of October 2023, he has 10 caps for Niger.