"Glad that Hannes stayed, despite the offers"

INTERVIEWS On Sunday against Ostend, Hannes Delcroix made his debut for the first team of Anderlecht. "He was very happy", says his father Dominique in Het Nieuwsblad. "Hannes has been playing for Anderlecht for six years, and he was looking forward to this moment."


Delcroix is ​​one of six players born in 1999 in the first team. He is the fifth to make his debut. "The new politics is hopeful," says father Dominique. "Each year, Anderlecht became champions in most youth categories, but few players were moved to the first team. We were unfortunate, and we were also contacted several times by other clubs, but we are happy that we have followed Jean Kindermans' advice and stayed . "

Delcroix has roots in Haiti. As a two-year-old, he was adopted by the Delcroix family from Horendonk in the Noorderkempen. "With his salary, Hannes supports a family in Haiti and, through a Belgian aid organization, he supports a project on water wells, he is very involved with his native country, he did not go back yet, but that will come."