Youri Tielemans
 Tielemans playing for Anderlecht in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youri Tielemans | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Anderlecht | 116 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (8) |
| 2013– | Belgium U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 2016– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:18, 29 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Youri Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Considered one of the brightest young prospects in world football,[1] he has already made over 100 league appearences for Anderlecht while still a teenager and is the youngest Belgian to play in the UEFA Champions League, making his debut in the competition at the age of 16 years and 148 days.
Tielemans made his international debut for Belgium in November 2016, at the age of 19. He previously represented his nation at several young levels.
Club career
Anderlecht
He is a product of the RSC Anderlecht academy and signed his first professional contract with the club aged 16.[2] On 28 July 2013, he made his first-team debut in a Belgian Pro League match against Lokeren. On 2 October, he became the youngest Belgian player to play in the UEFA Champions League, starting in a match against Olympiacos at the age of 16 years and 148 days.[3]
International career
In June 2015 Tielemans was called up to the senior Belgium squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Wales.[4] Tielemans made his senior debut for Belgium as a late sub in a friendly 1-1 tie with the Netherlands on 10 November 2016.[5]
Personal life
He has a Belgian father and a mother with Congolese roots.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2013–14[7] | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2014–15[7] | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 52 | 8 | |
| 2015–16[7] | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 45 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17[7] | Belgian First Division A | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 5 | — | 23 | 10 | ||
| Career totals | 116 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 27 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ 6 appearances in UEFA Champions League, 2 in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 2 appearances and 1 goal in UEFA Champions League, 7 appearances and 4 goals in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
- Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup (2): 2013, 2014
Individual
- Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Belgian Talent of the Year: 2014[8]
References
- ↑ Tighe, Sam (30 October 2014). "Top 100 European Football Prospects Aged Under 21". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ De Cock, Bjorn (28 October 2013). "In the footsteps of Vincent Kompany: Youri Tielemans". Benefoot. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ↑ Scholten, Berend (14 February 2015). "UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Youri Tielemans". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Belgium's Marouane Fellaini out of Wales tie". BBC. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37896400
- ↑ Bate, Adam; Terreur, Kristof (6 January 2014). "Targets: Belgium". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Belgium - Y. Tielemans - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ↑ "Anderlecht's Praet is Belgium's best". UEFA. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA