Afro-Belgians ( nl, Afrobelgen; french: Afrobelges; german: Afrobelgier) or Black Belgians, are defined as

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...

citizens and members of the

Black African Black is a Racialization, racialized classification of people, usually a Politics, political and Human skin color, skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have ...

community and diaspora in

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 ...

Belgian national team

In 2017, 19 out of 52 total players in the men's Belgium national football team were of African origin.

Notable Afro-Belgians

Football players

* Cyril Ngonge * Ibrahima Cissé * Isaac Asare *

Michy Batshuayi Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. Batshuayi began his professional career at Standard Liège in 2011, scorin ...

* Manuel Benson *

Christian Benteke Christian Benteke Liolo (born 3 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the Belgium national team. Benteke began his career at Standard Liège, playing a part in ...

Jonathan Benteke Jonathan Benteke Lifeka (born 28 April 1995) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for American club Loudoun United FC. Career Early career Benteke played youth football for JS Pierreuse before moving to the higher level Standard Liè ...

Mayola Biboko Mayola Biboko (born 22 March 1985) is a Congolese-Belgian footballer. He was born in N'dalatando, Cuanza Norte. Career Belgium Biboko began his career with "Le Club Social" in Liège He then left for JS Pierreuse and played with players l ...

* Anthony Vanden Borre *

Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Anga Boyata (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. He made his senior debut with Manchester City i ...

* Jonathan Buatu *

Luis Pedro Cavanda Luis Pedro Cavanda (born 2 January 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a right-back for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax. Born in Angola, Cavanda represents Belgian internationally. He also holds Congolese citizenship. Car ...

* Mousa Dembélé *

Jason Denayer Jason Grégory Marianne Denayer (born 28 June 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli and the Belgium national team. He made his professional debut while on loan at Celtic, being ...

* Arnaud Djoum *

Emmanuel Eboué Emmanuel Eboué (born 4 June 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a right back. Formed at ASEC Mimosas, he moved to Europe to play for Belgium's Beveren in 2002. He spent most of his career, from 2005 to 2011, with A ...

Nathan Kabasele Nathan Clement Kabasele Mwamba, commonly known as Nathan Kabasele, (born 14 January 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who is currently free agent In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other cl ...

Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (; ; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the current manager of EFL Championship club Burnley. He most notably played for Manchester Ci ...

* Cheikhou Kouyaté * Mulopo Kudimbana *

Roland Lamah Roland Conde Lamah (born 31 December 1987) is a footballer who plays as a left winger for USL Championship side Memphis 901. Born in the Ivory Coast, Lamah represents Belgium internationally. Club career Early years / Osasuna Born in Abidjan, ...

* Aaron Leya Iseka *

Jordan Lukaku Jordan Zacharie Lukaku Menama Mokelenge (born 25 July 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Turkish second division team Adanaspor. His older brother, Romelu, is also a footballer. Starting his professional c ...

Romelu Lukaku Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Inter Milan, on loan from club Chelsea, and the Belgium national team. Lukaku began his senior club career playing for Ander ...

Roger Lukaku Roger Menama Lukaku (born 6 June 1967) is a Congolese former footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career, he played for KV Oostende, KV Mechelen and Germinal Ekeren. He is the father of footballers Romelu Lukaku and Jordan Lukak ...

* Junior Malanda * Ilombe Mboyo *

Gaby Mudingayi Gabriel "Gaby" Mudingayi (born 1 October 1981) is a Congolese-Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Early years Mudingayi moved to Belgium at a young age and started his career at the third division club Un ...

* Maecky Ngombo * Denis Odoi *

Marvin Ogunjimi Marvin Ogunjimi (born 12 October 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Until 2011, he played for the Belgium national team earning seven caps. Club career Genk Born in Mechelen, Ogunjimi made his professi ...

* Funso Ojo *

Divock Origi Divock Okoth Origi (born 18 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club AC Milan and the Belgium national team. Origi began his career at Lille, and scored on his professional debut for them in 2013. A ...

* Ebrima Ebou Sillah *

Youri Tielemans Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City and the Belgium national team. Tielemans began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 185 official appearance ...

* Bertin Tokéné *

Axel Witsel Axel Laurent Angel Lambert Witsel (born 12 January 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Belgian national team. Witsel broke into Belgium's first team as a right-winger, and can also pla ...

Clinton Mata Clinton Mukoni Mata Pedro Lourenço (born 7 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Club Brugge as a right back. Born in Belgium, he represents Angola at international level. Club career Early years Born in Verviers, Belgium, ...

Cyriel Dessers Cyriel Kolawole Dessers (born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Cremonese. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Nigeria national team. Club career OH Leuven During the 2013–14 season, 19-year- ...

* Denzel Jubitana * Mike Mampuya *

Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (born 21 February 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hajduk Split in the Croatian HNL. Club career Odjidja-Ofoe joined the team of his birth area Gent at the age of five. Later on, he wa ...

* Johan Bakayoko * Tyrese Omotoye * Beni Badibanga * Kéres Masangu * Antef Tsoungui * Maecky Ngombo * Gerard * Samuel Bastien * Killian Sardella * Koni De Winter * Mario Stroeykens * Regillio Tuur

Other sports

Corliss Waitman Corliss Leendert Waitman is a Belgian-born American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Alabama. Early life Waitman's mother's family is from Suriname. His fath ...

* D. J. Mbenga, basketball player *

Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo (born 27 February 1981 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode) is a retired Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres

, track athlete *

Nafissatou Thiam Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian Sport of athletics, athlete specializing in multi-event competition. Thiam is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 and 2020 ...

, heptathlon athlete *

Sugar Jackson (Sugar) Jackson Osei Bonsu (born 3 March 1981, in Ghana) is a Belgian welterweight professional boxer of Ghanaian descent. He started to call himself ''Sugar'' as a reference to Sugar Ray Robinson. Jackson has, in recent times, gained a large ...

, boxer

Politicians

* Assita Kanko, politician, member of the European Parliament *

Pierre Kompany Pierre Kompany (born Costermansville September 8, 1947) is a Belgian politician of the CDH. He was elected mayor of Ganshoren in 2018 and is the father of the footballer Vincent Kompany. He is the first Congolese mayor in Belgium. Kompany was ...

, politician, the first black mayor in Belgium, father of football player Vincent Kompany * Wouter Van Bellingen, politician and the first black alderman in Belgium

Arts and music

Damso William Kalubi Mwamba (born 10 May 1992 in Kinshasa), better known by his stage name Damso (), is a Belgian- Congolese rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is popular in France, where all of his albums were certified at least platinum. Early li ...

, rapper * Leki, singer * Ronny Mosuse, singer-songwriter *

Stromae Paul van Haver (; born 12 March 1985), better known by his stage name Stromae (), is a Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is mostly known for his music blending hip hop and electronic music. Stromae came to wide public attenti ...

, singer-songwriter * Roland Gunst, film director

References

Ethnic groups in Belgium * * {{portal bar, Belgium, Africa