| Youri Tielemans | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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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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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Leicester City
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| Number | TBA | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2002–2013 | Anderlecht
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 2017–2019 2019 2019– |
Anderlecht Monaco → Leicester City (loan) Leicester City
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139 (26) 47 (5) 13 (3) 0 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2012–2013 2012–2013 2013– 2016– |
Belgium U15 Belgium U16 Belgium U21 Belgium
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4 (2) 10 (8) 14 (6) 23 (1) |
Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City of the Premier League. He also plays for the Belgium national team.
Considered one of the brightest young prospects in world football, he began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 185 official appearances and scored 35 goals across four seasons. He won the league title 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 competition at the age of 16 years and 148 days.
Tielemans represented Belgium at several youth levels and gained his first cap for the full side in November 2016, aged 19. He was part of their squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
External links
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
Youri Tielemans – UEFA competition record
| Leicester City F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
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1 Ward • 2 Justin • 3 Faes • 4 Söyüncü • 5 Bertrand • 6 Evans • 7 Barnes • 8 Tielemans • 9 Vardy • 10 Maddison • 12 Smithies • 14 Iheanacho • 15 Souttar • 16 Kristiansen • 18 Amartey • 20 Daka • 21 Pereira • 22 Dewsbury-Hall • 23 Vestergaard • 24 Mendy • 25 Ndidi • 26 Praet • 27 Castagne • 31 Iversen • 33 Thomas • 37 Tetê • 42 Soumaré • Manager: Enzo Maresca |
| Belgium
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| Belgium – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Kompany
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. Lukaku
10. E. Hazard (c)
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Casteels
14. Mertens
15. Meunier
16. T. Hazard
17. Tielemans
18. Januzaj
19. Dembélé
20. Boyata
21. Batshuayi
22. Chadli
23. Dendoncker
Manager: |
