6 Youri Tielemans
Youri Tielemans, 1997-05-07, Midfielder for Belgium, plays for Aston Villa. 70 international caps, 10 goals. Part of Belgium's 2026 World Cup Group G squad.
Biography
Aston Villa midfielder and Belgium's technically gifted midfield anchor. Currently plying his trade at Aston Villa, an industrious midfielder, Youri Tielemans excels at dictating tempo and linking defense to attack, acting as the creative engine for Belgium. Has earned 70 international caps, scoring 10 goals, building significant international experience. Set to compete with Belgium at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 14 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
He was part of the squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, also featuring at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.
He played 195 total games and scored 28 goals, including the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup final.
After two years at Monaco in Ligue 1, he joined Leicester City in 2019, initially on loan and then for an estimated fee of £33 million.
He won the league title twice and in 2017 was chosen as the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year.
Tielemans represented Belgium at several youth levels and before gaining his first cap for the national team in November 2016, aged 19.