Hannes Piterson Delcroix (born 28 February 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Haiti, he represents the Belgium national team.

Club career

Delcroix was born in

Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite ( ht, Ti Rivyè Latibonit) is a commune in the Dessalines Arrondissement, in the Artibonite department of Haiti. It is located in the Artibonite Valley, with the center of the town on a bluff overlooking the Ar ...

, Haiti, and at a young age moved to

Kalmthout Kalmthout () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthout had a population of 19,020. The total area is . In addition to Kalmthou ...

, in Belgium.

Anderlecht

Delcroix joined the youth academy of

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in 2013. Delcroix signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 25 January 2017. He made his professional debut with Anderlecht in a 5–2

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win over Oostende on 5 August 2018.

RKC (loan)

In July 2019, Delcroix was sent on a one-season loan to

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club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, who had just won promotion. On 3 August, Delcroix made his debut as a starter in the away match against

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

, scoring the opener in the eleventh minute of play. His team eventually lost the game 3–1. Delcroix remained a starter throughout the season under head coach

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. After made a total of 24 competitive appearances, all as a starter, his loan spell ended and Delcroix returned to Anderlecht. Despite interest from RKC to extend the loan deal, Delcroix opted for a return to Anderlecht.

Burnley

On August 22, 2023, Delcroix joined

club

on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

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. He was called up to the senior

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

squad in November 2020 and made his first appearance on 11 November against Switzerland.

Career statistics

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Delcroix, Hannes 1999 births Living people People from Artibonite (department) People from Kalmthout Footballers from Antwerp Province Belgian men's footballers Men's association football defenders R.S.C. Anderlecht players RKC Waalwijk players Burnley F.C. players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players Premier League players Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Belgian people of Haitian descent Haitian emigrants to Belgium