Hannes Delcroix

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

Hannes Delcroix
Personal information
Full name Hannes Piterson Delcroix[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999
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 6 (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 19:38, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ 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.

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 August 22, 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 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anderlecht 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 0000—0000
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 1000—1[lower-alpha 3]020
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 23020——250
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 10000—2[lower-alpha 4]1121
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 16020—7[lower-alpha 4]1251
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 10———10
Total 51040—102652
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 23110——241
Burnley 2023–24 Premier League 600010—70
Career total 8015010102963
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. 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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