Danté: "Next season has to be mine"

YOUTH Abdoul Karim Danté was one of the four U21 players who went on training camp with the first team last week. Although he played not yet one minute minute for the first team, Danté feels a lot of trust from Hein Vanhaezebrouck. "He talks a lot with me and gives me full confidence."


Danté is one of the strongest players of the U21 this season and he is also the captain. He had already been in the selection of the first team several times, but in contrast to, for example, Francis Amuzu, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Alexis Saelemaekers, he did not leave the bench yet. "But that is not a disappoint ment," he says today in La Dernière Heure. "As a defender, it is less likely that you can come in during a game, and I want to think that I am the next one to make my debut."

Anderlecht discovered Danté at the World Championship for U17 in Chile. He is now in his second season with purple-white and he feels the support of coach Vanhaezebrouck. "He talks to me very often, says regularly that he appreciates my commitment and gives me confidence." If I make a mistake, he shows patience, he keeps saying that my chance will come. If I keep making progress, I hope that next season will be my season. "

In the meantime, Danté tries to learn a lot from the other defenders. For a few weeks he has been playing with Olivier Deschacht at the U21. "Olivier has so much experience and helps me to become better, he is my guide, he does not say anything in the locker room, but in the field he encourages us and congratulates us when we do something good." Also Kara Mbodj is important to me He is like a big brother. "