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 deed twice and in 2017 was chosen as the belgian Professional Footballer of the class. He is the youngest belgian to play in the UEFA Champions League, making his debut in the contest at the senesce of 16 years and 148 days. After two years at Monaco in Ligue 1, he joined Leicester in 2019, initially on lend and then for an calculate fee of £32 million. He scored the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup Final.
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Tielemans represented Belgium at respective young person levels and before gaining his first detonator for the national team in November 2016, aged 19. He was separate of the police squad that came third 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 youth intersection of Anderlecht and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16. [ 4 ] On 21 July 2013, he was included in the senior squad for the first base time, remaining an fresh utility in the 1–0 succeed over Genk in the 2013 belgian Super Cup. A workweek late, he made his first-team debut in the opening round of the belgian Pro League temper against Lokeren, replacing injured Sacha Kljestan after 25 minutes of a 2–3 home plate loss. [ 5 ] This made him the fourth-youngest actor 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 equal against Olympiacos at the age 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 gain over Club Brugge at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium on 6 April 2014, a game in which he besides assisted Cyriac. [ 8 ] Tielemans won the belgian Young Player of the Year prize 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 musician 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 cope 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 full 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 gain over Toulouse, coming on as a substitute for Radamel Falcao in the 87th minute. He made his UEFA club competition debut for Monaco on 13 September in the UEFA Champions League group match away to RB Leipzig, playing the full moon 90 minutes and registering his first base competitive finish for Monaco by equalizing in a 1–1 draw. On 16 September, Tielemans made his inaugural Ligue 1 start and played the entire match in the 3–0 home succeed over Strasbourg, after having played a total 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 first one-half of the season and the season overall. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] He scored his first base Ligue 1 goal in his 31st plot on 2 September 2018, in a 3–2 home loss to Olympique de Marseille. [ 18 ]
Leicester City [edit ]
On 31 January 2019, Tielemans joined Premier League club Leicester City on loan until the end of the season, with Adrien Silva going the other room in a barter batch. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] On 9 March, Tielemans scored his beginning finish for the club in a 3–1 acquire over Fulham. [ 21 ] On 8 July 2019, Tielemans completed a permanent move to Leicester City, on a four-year cope for an calculate fee of £32 million. [ 22 ] He scored in a 3–1 home plate win over Bournemouth on 31 August, but courted controversy with a high challenge on Callum Wilson that escaped punishment even after consultation with the television assistant reviewer ; [ 23 ] referees ‘ headman Mike Riley ruled that this was an incorrect decisiveness 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 assume against Chelsea in the 63rd minute, sealing Leicester ‘s first always FA Cup title. [ 25 ] He was named the man of the match. [ 26 ]
International career [edit ]
In June 2015, Tielemans was called up to the aged Belgium squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 modifier against Wales. [ 27 ] He last made his senior external debut on 9 November 2016, in a 1–1 friendly away draw to rival Netherlands, replacing Steven Defour in the 82nd hour. [ 28 ]
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Tielemans was included in director Roberto Martínez ‘s 23-man squad 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 match. [ 30 ] Tielemans scored his first senior goal for Belgium on 21 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying meet against Russia. [ 31 ] He was called up for the check concluding tournament in May 2021. [ 32 ]
style of play [edit ]
Tielemans began as a holding midfielder, but was moved by Anderlecht coach Besnik Hasi to a more attack function, 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 yard, ephemeral and inject exponent suited the latter function better. [ 6 ] Paul Van Himst, a former Anderlecht and Belgium player, noted at the lapp time that Tielemans had dependable 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 old age 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 ]
golf club [edit ]
- As of match played 4 November 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
10
3
0
0
1
0
4[d]
0
1[g]
0
16
3
Total
98
15
8
3
6
2
11
0
1
0
124
20
Career total
284
46
20
7
9
2
57
6
4
0
374
61
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