Nicky Hayen — Career, clubs & managerial record
Nicky Hayen
Burnley· EFL Championship · 
Belgium
0/ 100
Below current top-level standard
4th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
Not publicly disclosed
Appointed
10 JUL 2026
Tenure
3M
3 months
Contractⓘ
Expiry not publicly disclosed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
9 months
In coaching
9 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- Not publicly confirmed
- Contract
- Not publicly confirmed
- Current club
- Burnley
- Senior managerial experience
- 9 months
- Total coaching experience
- 9 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 4
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 0–3–1
- Win rate / PPG
- 0.0% · 0.75
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
4
0
3
1
0%
GF 4 · GA 6 · GD -2 · 2026-08-08 → 2026-08-26
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 2 spells recordedMatches
4
W–D–L
0–3–1
Win rate
0.0%
Points per game
0.75
Draw rate
75.0%
Loss rate
25.0%
Win / loss ratio
0.00
Goals for / against
4 / 6
Goal difference
-2
Goals / conceded per game
1.00 / 1.50
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Genk (22 Dec 2025 — 10 Jul 2026).
Performance by club
- Burnley4 · 0–3–10.75
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
0.75
0.75 PPG at Burnley (4 matches)
Highest win rate
0.0%
Burnley, 0 wins in 4
Largest sample
4
4 matches at Burnley
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 2 classified spells
Genk
Head coach · 22 Dec 2025 — 10 Jul 2026
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Confidence: highBurnley
CurrentHead coach · 10 Jul 2026 — Present
Matches
4
W–D–L
0–3–1
Win rate
0.0%
PPG
0.75
GF / GA
4 / 6
GD
-2
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches4Wins0Draws3Losses1Win rate0.0%Points per game0.75Goals for4Goals against6Goal difference-2SampleDeveloping sampleScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
Career record
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
Sources
OFFICIAL_CLUB
- Senior management
- 9 months
- Total management
- 9 months
- Total coaching
- 9 months
- Current club tenure
- 3 months
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Burnley shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Nicky Hayen (status: PLACEHOLDER).