Hannes Delcroix

Hannes Delcroix (born 28 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht. Born in Haiti, he represents the Belgium national team.

Hannes Delcroix
Personal information
Full name Hannes Delcroix
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999
Place of birth Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, Haiti[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 3
Youth career
2013–2018 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Anderlecht 29 (0)
2019–2020 → RKC (loan) 23 (1)
International career‡
2014 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U16 7 (0)
2015–2016 Belgium U17 14 (0)
2016–2017 Belgium U18 4 (0)
2017 Belgium U19 4 (2)
2020 Belgium U21 2 (0)
2020– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Delcroix was born in Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, Haiti, and at a young age moved to Kalmthout, in Belgium. Delcroix joined the youth academy of Anderlecht in 2013.[2] Delcroix signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 25 January 2017.[3] He made his professional debut with Anderlecht in a 5–2 Belgian First Division A win over Oostende on 5 August 2018.[4]

In July 2019, Delcroix was sent on a one-season loan to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk, who had just won promotion.[5] On 3 August, Delcroix made his debut as a starter in the away match against VVV-Venlo, scoring the opener in the eleventh minute of play. His team eventually lost the game 3–1.[6] Delcroix remained a starter throughout the season under head coach Fred Grim. After made a total of 24 competitive appearances, all as a starter, his loan spell ended and Delcroix returned to Anderlecht.[7] Despite interest from RKC to extend the loan deal, Delcroix opted for a return to Anderlecht.[8]

International career

Born in Haiti, Delcroix was raised in Belgium. He is a youth international for Belgium, and captained various of their youth teams.[9] He was called up to the senior Belgium squad in November 2020 and made his first appearance on 11 November against Switzerland.[10]

Career statistics
As of 23 August 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 100010—20
2020–21 23020——250
2021–22 300021—51
Total 2702021—321
RKC (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 23010——241
Career total 500303100562

References
  1. "Anderlecht Online - Présentation d'Hannes Delcroix (04 janv. 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  2. "Anderlecht Online – Maak kennis met Hannes Delcroix (05 jan 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  3. Rédaction. "Hannes Delcroix passe professionnel à Anderlecht".
  4. "Anderlecht vs. KV Oostende – 5 August 2018 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. "RKC Waalwijk huurt verdediger van Anderlecht". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 July 2019.
  6. Beek, Yvonne van (3 August 2019). "RKC'er Delcroix is blij met eerste eredivisiegoal, maar baalt van resultaat". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  7. "Hannes Delcroix » Eredivisie 2019/2020". WorldFootball. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. Verheirstraeten, Michiel (12 May 2020). "Belofteninternational Hannes Delcroix keert terug naar Anderlecht nadat zijn club RKC Waalwijk elf (!) spelers laat gaan". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  9. "België U19 wint ook met een man minder makkelijk van Liechtenstein".
  10. "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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