Youri Tielemans
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| Full name | Youri Tielemans | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium | ||
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| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Anderlecht | 102 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (8) |
| 2013– | Belgium U21 | 12 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:30, 2 April 2016 (UTC) |
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Youri Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Anderlecht. Tielemans became the youngest Belgian player to play in the UEFA Champions League, making his Champions League debut at the age of 16 years and 148 days. He is considered one of the brightest young prospects in world football.[1] He has already played 100 league matches for Anderlecht while still a teenager.
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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]
Personal life
He has a Belgian father and a mother with Congolese roots.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2013–14[6] | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2014–15[7] | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 8 | |
| 2015–16[8] | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 7 | |
| Career totals | 102 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 132 | 17 | ||
Honours
Club
- Anderlecht
- Belgian Pro League (1): 2013–14
- Belgian Super Cup (2): 2013, 2014
Individual
- Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Belgian Talent of the Year: 2014[9]
References
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External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
