Saelemaekers: "Meunier is my example"

YOUTH - INTERVIEWS Alexis Saelemaekers currently enjoys his first selection for national U21. For the young right back, 2018 is a dream year. He made his debut with the first team of RSC Anderlecht and now he is with the U21 of the Red Devils.


Saelemaekers stays with his feet on the ground and knows that there is sometimes some luck involved: "My luck was coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck. He let me play and gave me confidence, two aspects that are very important for a young player."

"But I have also worked hard to stand here and I continue to work hard. I only took one week off to start physically strong on the new season, and in four months I gained two kilos of muscles through the many strength training sessions" , Saelemaekers continues.

Belgian U21

The achievements of Saelemaekers at RSC Anderlecht have not been missed by national U21 coach Johan Walem. He wanted to see the young defender at work from closer.

"It's a nice group that is very close, it's a pleasure to be able to train with this group and a reward for my hard work.Everyone here reflects on the Red Devils." With me that is Thomas Meunier, who works at the same position. He is my great example, I can also learn a lot from him, because defensively I still have a lot of work. "