Nathan Gauthier Huygevelde (born 23 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre.
Early life Huygevelde is from Ledegem in West Flanders. He joined the Kortrijk academy at under-7 level and stayed until under-13, and at the age of eleven won a keepie-uppie contest at the Guldensporen Stadion by controlling the ball 138 times in a minute. He moved on to the Gent academy before joining Union SG in 2020.
Club career Union SG Huygevelde progressed through the under-18 and under-23 sides at Union SG. He signed a two-year professional contract in 2023 and made four first-team appearances under Alexander Blessin, amounting to 16 minutes of football in total.
In June 2024, Huygevelde rejoined Kortrijk on a season-long loan that included an option to buy. He did not play a first-team match for the club, which declined the option, and he returned to Union SG for the 2025–26 season to play for the reserve team in Belgian Division 1, the third tier.
Hvidovre Huygevelde spent several weeks on trial with Danish club Hvidovre before signing a contract on 14 August 2026. The club described him as able to play both in midfield and at wing-back. Head coach Martin Retov called him a versatile and technically strong team player, and said that Hvidovre had no tradition of signing players from abroad. He made his debut the following day, playing the closing minutes of a 2–0 win at HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals!Union SG U232022–23Belgian Division 2305———3052023–24Belgian Division 2184———1842025–26Belgian Division 1313———313Total7912———7912Union SG2023–24Belgian Pro League200020—40Hvidovre2026–27Danish 1st Division2000——20Career total83120020008512
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