belgian affiliation football player

Youri Marion A. Tielemans [ 3 ] ( born 7 May 1997 ) is a belgian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and for the Belgium national team. Tielemans began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 185 official appearances and scored 35 goals across four seasons. He won the league claim twice and in 2017 was chosen as the belgian Professional Footballer of the year. He is the youngest belgian to play in the UEFA Champions League, making his debut in the rival at the age of 16 years and 148 days. After two years at Monaco in Ligue 1, he joined Leicester in 2019, initially on loanword and then for an estimate fee of £32 million. He scored the only finish of the 2021 FA Cup Final.

Tielemans represented Belgium at several young person levels and before gaining his first cap for the national team in November 2016, aged 19. He was partially of the police squad that came third base at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, besides featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Anderlecht [edit ]

Tielemans playing for Anderlecht in 2016 Tielemans is a young intersection of Anderlecht and signed his first professional contract with the cabaret at the age of 16. [ 4 ] On 21 July 2013, he was included in the senior police squad for the first gear time, remaining an idle substitute in the 1–0 succeed over Genk in the 2013 belgian Super Cup. A week late, he made his first-team introduction in the opening round of the belgian Pro League temper against Lokeren, replacing hurt Sacha Kljestan after 25 minutes of a 2–3 home loss. [ 5 ] This made him the fourth-youngest player in the league ‘s history. [ 6 ] On 2 October 2013, he became the youngest belgian musician to play in the UEFA Champions League, starting in a match against Olympiacos at the historic period of 16 years and 148 days. [ 7 ] He played 29 games – of which 21 starts – as Anderlecht won the 2013–14 belgian Pro League, scoring to open a 3–0 win over Club Brugge at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on 6 April 2014, a plot in which he besides assisted Cyriac. [ 8 ] Tielemans won the belgian Young Player of the Year award in each of his first two seasons. [ 6 ] Tielemans scored 13 times in 37 belgian First Division A matches as Anderlecht won the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A. He won the 2017 Ebony Shoe Award for best player of African origin, [ 9 ] and was named 2016–17 belgian Professional Footballer of the Year. [ 10 ] He scored 5 goals in 15 2016–17 UEFA Europa League matches, with his club reaching the quarter-finals, and was selected in its Squad of the Season. [ 11 ]

monaco [edit ]

On 24 May 2017, Tielemans joined 2016–17 Ligue 1 champions Monaco on a five-year hand for a fee of around €25 million. [ 12 ] He made his competitive debut on 29 July in the Trophée des Champions at the Grand Stade de Tanger, playing the broad 90 minutes in the 2–1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain and assisting Djibril Sidibé ‘s open goal. [ 13 ] On 4 August, Tielemans made his Ligue 1 introduction in the 3–2 home winnings over Toulouse, coming on as a substitute for Radamel Falcao in the 87th minute. He made his UEFA clubhouse competition debut for Monaco on 13 September in the UEFA Champions League group match aside to RB Leipzig, playing the full 90 minutes and registering his first competitive finish for Monaco by equalizing in a 1–1 guide. On 16 September, Tielemans made his first gear Ligue 1 start and played the entire equal in the 3–0 home gain over Strasbourg, after having played a entire of 56 minutes as a ersatz in his first four Ligue 1 matches. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] France Football named Tielemans in their lists of the biggest flops of the beginning half of the season and the season overall. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] He scored his first gear Ligue 1 goal in his 31st game on 2 September 2018, in a 3–2 home personnel casualty to Olympique de Marseille. [ 18 ]

Leicester City [edit ]

On 31 January 2019, Tielemans joined Premier League club Leicester City on lend until the end of the season, with Adrien Silva going the early manner in a barter distribute. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] On 9 March, Tielemans scored his first goal for the cabaret in a 3–1 acquire over Fulham. [ 21 ] On 8 July 2019, Tielemans completed a permanent wave move to Leicester City, on a four-year deal for an estimate fee of £32 million. [ 22 ] He scored in a 3–1 home gain over Bournemouth on 31 August, but courted controversy with a high challenge on Callum Wilson that escaped punishment even after reference with the video recording assistant referee ; [ 23 ] referees ‘ head Mike Riley ruled that this was an incorrect decision and Tielemans should have been sent off. [ 24 ] On 15 May 2021, Tielemans scored the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup Final with a long-range strike against Chelsea in the 63rd moment, sealing Leicester ‘s first ever FA Cup deed. [ 25 ] He was named the world of the match. [ 26 ]

International career [edit ]

In June 2015, Tielemans was called up to the aged Belgium team for a UEFA Euro 2016 modifier against Wales. [ 27 ] He finally made his senior international debut on 9 November 2016, in a 1–1 friendly away draw to rival Netherlands, replacing Steven Defour in the 82nd minute. [ 28 ]

Tielemans was included in coach Roberto Martínez ‘s 23-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 29 ] He played four matches in the tournament, including the 2–0 win over England in the third-place equal. [ 30 ] Tielemans scored his first elder goal for Belgium on 21 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Russia. [ 31 ] He was called up for the check final tournament in May 2021. [ 32 ]

style of play [edit ]

Tielemans began as a holding midfielder, but was moved by Anderlecht director Besnik Hasi to a more assaultive character, where he scored long-range goals and was compared to Frank Lampard and Axel Witsel. [ 6 ] A 2015 profile by Sky Sports noted his versatility as a defensive or attacking midfielder, concluding that his pace, guide and inject power suited the latter function better. [ 6 ] Paul Van Himst, a erstwhile Anderlecht and Belgium player, noted at the lapp meter that Tielemans had well skills with long passes. [ 6 ]

personal life [edit ]

Tielemans was born in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Flemish Brabant. [ 33 ] His founder is of flemish descent and his mother is of congolese descent. [ 34 ] He continued education until the long time of 18, combining studies with his professional career. [ 6 ] He is married to Mendy and has two daughters, Melina and Leana. [ 35 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 13 December 2021[36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 29 1 2 1 — 4[a] 0 0 0 35 2
2014–15 Belgian Pro League 39 6 4 2 — 8[b] 0 1[c] 0 52 8
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 34 6 2 1 — 9[d] 0 — 45 7
2016–17 Belgian Pro League 37 13 1 0 — 15[e] 5 — 53 18
Total 139 26 9 4 0 0 36 5 1 0 185 35
Monaco 2017–18 Ligue 1 27 0 2 0 1 0 4[a] 1 1[f] 0 35 1
2018–19 Ligue 1 20 5 1 0 2 0 6[a] 0 1[f] 0 30 5
Total 47 5 3 0 3 0 10 1 2 0 65 6
Leicester City (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 13 3 0 0 — — — 13 3
Leicester City 2019–20 Premier League 37 3 2 0 5 2 — — 44 5
2020–21 Premier League 38 6 6 3 0 0 7[d] 0 — 51 9
2021–22 Premier League 12 5 0 0 1 0 5[d] 0 1[g] 0 19 5
Total 100 17 8 3 6 2 12 0 1 0 127 22
Career total 286 48 20 7 9 2 58 6 4 0 377 62

International [edit ]

As of match played 10 October 2021[37][38]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium
2016 2 0
2017 6 0
2018 11 0
2019 9 2
2020 6 2
2021 13 0
Total 47 4
Scores and results list Belgium’s goal tally first.[37]

Honours [edit ]

Anderlecht
Leicester City
Belgium
Individual

References [edit ]