Youri Tielemans

Anderlecht

Tielemans is a youth product of Anderlecht and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16. On 21 July 2013, he was included in the senior squad for the first time, remaining an unused substitute in the 1–0 win over Genk in the 2013 Belgian Super Cup. On 28 July 2013, he made his first-team debut in the opening round of the Belgian Pro League season against Lokeren, replacing injured Sacha Kljestan after 25 minutes of a 2–3 home loss. This made him the fourth-youngest player in the league's history. On 2 October 2013, 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. 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 game in which he also assisted Cyriac. Tielemans won the Belgian Young Player of the Year award in each of his first two seasons. 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, and was named 2016–17 Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year. He scored five 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.

Monaco

On 24 May 2017, Tielemans joined…

In June 2015, Tielemans was called up to the senior Belgium squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Wales. The 19-year-old 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. Tielemans was included in manager Roberto Martínez's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played four matches in the tournament, including the 2–0 win over England in the third-place match.

Tielemans scored his first senior goal for Belgium on 21 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Russia. He was called up for the delayed final tournament in May 2021, and for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At the latter tournament, he was substituted at half time for Amadou Onana as the team struggled to a 1–0 win over Canada in their opening match. He was a substitute in the two other games of the group stage elimination, in which Onana and then Leander Dendoncker started alongside Axel Witsel. On 3 September 2025, Tielemans was appointed as the permanent captain of the Belgian national team by manager Rudi Garcia. On 15 May 2026, he was called up to Belgium's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At the latter tournament, he scored an 89th-minute equalizer against Senegal in the Round of 32 to complete Belgium's comeback from two goals down and force extra time. He then converted a penalty in the 125th minutes of extra time to secure a 3–2 victory and send…

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026

International

As of match played 6 July 2026

As of match played 1 July 2026 Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.

Tielemans was born in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Flemish Brabant. His father is of Flemish descent and his mother is of Congolese descent. He continued pursuing his education until the age of 18, splitting time between his studies and his professional career. Tielemans and his wife, Mendy, have three daughters. During the course of his footballing career, he has lived in Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Quorn, Leicestershire, England, Aston, Birmingham, England, and currently resides in the Greater Manchester area.