Youri Marion A Tielemans was born on 7 May 1997 and is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City and the Belgium national team.
18 Facts About Youri Tielemans
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Youri Tielemans won the league title twice and in 2017 was chosen as the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year.
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Youri Tielemans 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.
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Youri Tielemans scored the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup Final.
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Youri Tielemans represented Belgium at several youth levels and before gaining his first cap for the national team in November 2016, aged 19.
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Youri Tielemans was part of the squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
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Youri Tielemans is a youth product of Anderlecht and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16.
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Youri Tielemans won the Belgian Young Player of the Year award in each of his first two seasons.
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On 31 January 2019, Youri Tielemans joined Premier League club Leicester City on loan until the end of the season, with Adrien Silva going the other way in a swap deal.
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On 15 May 2021, Youri Tielemans scored the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup Final with a long-range strike against Chelsea in the 63rd minute, sealing Leicester's first ever FA Cup title.
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In June 2015, Youri Tielemans was called up to the senior Belgium squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Wales.
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Youri Tielemans was included in manager Roberto Martinez's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Youri Tielemans scored his first senior goal for Belgium on 21 March 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Russia.
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Youri Tielemans was called up for the delayed final tournament in May 2021.
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Youri Tielemans began as a holding midfielder, but was moved by Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi to a more attacking role, where he scored long-range goals and was compared to Frank Lampard and Axel Witsel.
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Paul Van Himst, a former Anderlecht and Belgium player, noted at the same time that Youri Tielemans had good skills with long passes.
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Youri Tielemans's father is of Flemish descent and his mother is of Congolese descent.
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Youri Tielemans continued education until the age of 18, combining studies with his professional career.