Now, they’ve moved to another hospital in Belgium, and that’s where Léana was born. “That’s because the mix of cultures is the same. In my first season at Anderlecht, though, I played as a goalkeeper, but the problem was that the coach I had at the time saw me in goal, and once I conceded, I took the ball, dribbled past everyone, and I scored! The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com, The pair form one of international football's most formidable midfield tandems with Belgium, with Tielemans affirming his colleague has "everything". “When I was younger, I really just enjoyed what I was doing. Tielemans has not been spotted drinking, neither is he given to smoking as at the time of writing. On 16 September, Tielemans made his first Ligue 1 start and played the entire match in the 3–0 home win over Strasbourg, after having played a total of 56 minutes as a substitute in his first four Ligue 1 matches. Then, what I’d miss, I’d catch up on.”. The personalities in Brussels are way different. He was born to Flemish father and Congolese mother and grew up along with his siblings. Like her husband, she works as a teacher and Judo coach. He began playing the sport not long after he learnt to walk and soon secured the support of his parents who enrolled him at Anderlecht academy when he was aged five. I never met Vichai, but when you meet his son Top, and see how passionate he is when he comes into the dressing room before the game, he really wants us to win. He then made his UEFA club competition debut against RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League. The rest, as they say, is history. “She’s really, really happy. Here, it’s more like a little town, a little family. He feels at home in Leicester, and after taking a seat on the bright, red leather benches upstairs in the restaurant, he orders an English breakfast tea. “To win the Premier League, and Leicester are still here, and they’re doing really well – it’s great.”, The LCFC website employs cookies to improve user experience. Known to be a champion of education, Tielemans mother care less about football and ensured that a clause regarding his academic wellbeing was included in the first contract that he signed with Anderlecht. “Honestly, I felt that the players and staff were amazing with me,” reflected Tielemans during what was an extremely difficult time for the Football Club. To begin with, Tielemans’ persona is a blend of Taurus Zodiac traits. In Leicester, he’s made many friends. We’ve just ticked over into the afternoon on a mild but blustery day in Leicester, as Youri Tielemans pulls up around the corner from St. Martin’s Square and makes his way over to one of the town centre’s iconic buildings to speak to an earlier edition of LCFCQ. The little known father’s work history includes serving as a teacher and Judo instructor. It meant Leicester were able to celebrate victory after goals from Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans had overturned Wood's 26th-minute header. [21] He scored in a 3–1 home win over Bournemouth on 31 August, but courted controversy with a high challenge on Callum Wilson that escaped punishment even after consultation with the video assistant referee;[22] referees' chief Mike Riley ruled that this was an incorrect decision and Tielemans should have been sent off.