Hannes Delcroix

Hannes Delcroix
Personal information
Full name Hannes Piterson Delcroix[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, Haiti[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 44
Youth career
2013–2017 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Anderlecht 51 (0)
2019–2020 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 23 (1)
2023– Burnley 12 (0)
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 08:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Hannes Piterson Delcroix (born 28 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for EFL Championship club Burnley. Born in Haiti, he represented the Belgium national team once.

Club career

Delcroix was born in Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, Haiti, and at a young age moved to Kalmthout, in Belgium.

Anderlecht

Delcroix joined the youth academy of Anderlecht in 2013.[3] Delcroix signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 25 January 2017.[4] He made his professional debut with Anderlecht in a 5–2 Belgian First Division A win over Oostende on 5 August 2018.[5]

RKC (loan)

In July 2019, Delcroix was sent on a one-season loan to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk, who had just won promotion.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] Despite interest from RKC to extend the loan deal, Delcroix opted for a return to Anderlecht.

Burnley

On 22 August 2023, Delcroix joined Premier League club Burnley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9]

Personal life

Hannes share his life with long-time partner Marie-Ange Djomo, and they have a son and a daughter.

International career

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

Career statistics

As of match played 10 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 2 0
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 10 0 0 0 — 2[d] 1 12 1
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 16 0 2 0 — 7[d] 1 25 1
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 51 0 4 0 — 10 2 65 2
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
Burnley 2023–24 Premier League 12 0 1 0 2 0 — 15 0
Career total 86 1 6 0 2 0 10 2 104 3
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Anderlecht Online - Présentation d'Hannes Delcroix (04 janv. 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  3. ^ "Anderlecht Online – Maak kennis met Hannes Delcroix (05 jan 17)". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  4. ^ Rédaction. "Hannes Delcroix passe professionnel à Anderlecht".
  5. ^ "Anderlecht vs. KV Oostende – 5 August 2018 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "RKC Waalwijk huurt verdediger van Anderlecht". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 July 2019.
  7. ^ Beek, Yvonne van (3 August 2019). "RKC'er Delcroix is blij met eerste eredivisiegoal, maar baalt van resultaat". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Hannes Delcroix » Eredivisie 2019/2020". WorldFootball. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ "België U19 wint ook met een man minder makkelijk van Liechtenstein".
  11. ^ "Belgium 2-1 Switzerland". BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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