Rousseau De Poorter

Rousseau De Poorter
De Poorter with Zulte Waregem in 2021
Personal information
Full name Rousseau Lefevre De Poorter
Date of birth (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tabarre, Haiti
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Petegem
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2011 Ooidonk Leerne
2011–2015 Deinze
2015–2016 Cercle Brugge
2016–2018 Lokeren
2018–2019 Anderlecht
2019–2021 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Zulte Waregem 1 (0)
2022–2024 Deinze 2 (0)
2023 → Juventud Torremolinos (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 → Knokke (loan) 20 (0)
2024– Sparta Petegem 5 (0)
International career
2017 Belgium U16 4 (0)
2018 Belgium U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024

Rousseau Lefevre De Poorter (born 1 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Division 2 club Sparta Petegem. Born in Haiti, he has represented Belgium at youth international level.[1]

Club career

De Poorter is a former youth academy player of Cercle Brugge, Lokeren and Anderlecht. In June 2019, Anderlecht announced that he would join U21 team of Zulte Waregem.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–1 league win against Sint-Truiden.[3]

In May 2022, De Poorter signed a two-year contract with Deinze.[4]

On 14 August 2023, De Poorter was loaned out to Belgian National Division 1 side Knokke for the next season.[5]

International career

De Poorter is a former Belgian youth international. He has played friendlies for Belgium under-16 and under-17 national teams.[6]

In June 2021, Haiti national team coach Jean-Jacques Pierre named De Poorter in preliminary squad for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

Personal life

Born in Haiti, De Poorter was adopted by a Belgian family and moved to Belgium when he was three months old.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 August 2021[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zulte Waregem 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b Rousseau De Poorter at Soccerway
  2. ^ "De Poorter na één jaar alweer weg". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Zulte-Wargem - 7 August 2021". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Welkom, Rousseau De Poorter!". 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ "TRANSFERNEWS I ROUSSEAU DE POORTER". rkfc.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Rousseau De Poorter - ACFF". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Gold Cup 2021: 60 joueurs préconvoqués par Jean Jacques Pierre". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Rousseau de Poorter, ce jeune haitiano-belge qui rêve de la sélection haïtienne". 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.