Hi, I'm Stefan.

I grew up in the sports and entertainment business.
My dad was 2x Basketball Coach of the Year in Belgium but also the organizer of world-class events in Antwerp such as the European Community Championship tennis tournament and the Diamond Awards music festival.

My focus however is on football.

Since 2008 I've been doing deals and assisting clubs, players, coaches, agents, sports directors, scouts and investment firms.  

I've had the pleasure to assist big names in football such as Eidur Gudjohnsen & Eiji Kawashima and deal with clubs like Zenit St. Petersburg, Club Brugge, Juventus FC, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sunderland, AS Monaco,... and agents like Alain Migliaccio (Zinédine Zidane).
I've also acted as an intermediary for big investment funds, amongst which IVEAGH of the Guinness-family.

The largest deal I handled for a client was in 2016: €15M (in salary - 5y contract).

In 2013 a club in the highest division in Belgium offered me the position of C.E.O. which I refused.

In 2015 I was offered the position of Visiting Professor of Football at a Belgian university which I refused.

In 2025 a Belgian publicly listed company offered me a position as Head of Corporate in their Legal department which I, you probably guessed it already, refused.  

I like to be independent and connect people which is why I work as a deal architect.

In other words: I am not an agent, I focus on deal sourcing.

Simply said: I create opportunities.  

My value lies in the ability to uncover opportunities, connect the right people and open doors that others may not see.

I am based in Antwerp, Belgium but active in the whole of Europe due to my connections and network.

Through an exclusive partnership with an agency in New York, we deal with the Major League Soccer (MLS).

I'd like to end this biography by saying that my life has been filled with great success but also with severe hardship.

The latter taught me the most about myself, life and other people, and made me into who I am today: a man who enjoys being a deal architect and making money for all involved.

Yours sincerely,

Stefan Van Heester