Jan Vertonghen won the Flemish Giant yesterday. This annual award, presented by the Flemish Association of Sports Journalists, honors exceptional figure in the Flemish sports world. “Nice that the work of my Foundation also gets recognition this way,” he said. Read more »
OH Leuven announced the arrival of Amadou Diallo this afternoon. The 19-year-old flank attacker is leaving Anderlecht, where he has played since 2018. Diallo will join OHL with the U23, who play in the highest amateur league. Read more »
Anderlecht has now also officially announced that the RSCA Futures will play their remaining home matches this season in Deinze. The first will be next Saturday's match against Jong Genk. The RSCA Women will also play some home matches in Deinze. Read more »
As the transfer market opens, speculation intensifies around potential player movements. Notably, transfer journalist Sacha Tavolieri has reported that Anderlecht is interested in acquiring Siebe Van der Heyden. The 26-year-old left-footed defender, who stands at 1.85m tall, was sold by Union to Mallorca in 2023 for approximately €4 million. However, his time in Spain has been limited, with only 96 minutes of play in La Liga this season. Read more »
Anderlecht urgently needs to look for short- and long-term central defenders. According to Het Laatste Nieuws, Ahmed Touba of KV Mechelen is also on the radar, but attracting the Algerian will not be so easy. Read more »
Anderlecht's U23 team prepared for the rest of the season today in the Netherlands with a friendly against Heracles. Despite a strong start, in which they took a 0-2 lead thanks to goals by Moutha-Sebtaoui and Ure, coach Jelle Coen's team eventually went down 3-2. This defeat is anything but a good preparation for the January 11 six-point match against Jong Genk. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available. Read more »
For those wondering why no reinforcements have been announced yet: the transfer market in Belgium only opens tomorrow, on Jan. 7. So from then on, clubs can attract players or let them go. The transfer window runs until Feb. 3. So Olivier Renard has less than a month to arrange the necessary transfers to make Anderlecht competitive for the last half of the season. On top of that, Anderlecht's sporting director should not go out with an empty wallet. There would be a certain transfer budget available.
Read more »
According to Africafoot, Anderlecht is about to strengthen with two young players from Jean-Marc Guillou's academy in Ivory Coast. They are Aboubacar Diarra and Abdoul Karim Djiré from Mali. Read more »
Former Anderlecht player Gilbert 'Gille' Van Binst passed away last night in Zaventem at the age of 73. Van Binst was part of Anderlecht's top team at the end of the 1970s, which won the European Cup II twice, among other things.
Read more »
Last summer, Anderlecht said goodbye to several players. The soccer season is now halfway over for these guys as well. Time to take stock. We start today with the boys from the Futures who went elsewhere. Read more »
The name-dropping has begun. The next player to be linked to Anderlecht listens to the name of Harvey Vale. English sports journalist Ben Jacobs reports that Anderlecht is one of three clubs showing interest in this Chelsea player. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht is showing interest in Jan Ziolkowski, a 19-year-old central defender from Legia Warsaw. At 1.94 meters tall, Ziolkowski is a standout player, having started in Legia's U19 and before that played at MKS Polonia. This season he has played 11 games, accounting for 573 minutes of playing time, in which he gave one assist. He is also active for the Polish national team, with four selections in the U20 team and one goal. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht has announced that Anas Tajaouart has extended his contract until mid-2029. Tajaouart, who has played with the club's youth teams since 2013, is proud of this decision and emphasizes the club's interest in his development. He has proven himself as an important player for the RSCA Futures, where he has played 44 games and wore the captain's armband. The head of youth training, Tim Borguet, also praised Tajaouart as a “creative playmaker with strong technical and tactical skills.
Read more »
CIES Football Observatory has included Joel Ordonez (Bruges) and Jan-Carlo Simic (RSCA) in their list of best young central defenders under the age of 21. Seventeen-year-old Pau Cubarsi of FC Barcelona tops the list, followed by Ordonez and Simic. Simic initially received some criticism, but in recent months has emerged as a strong, reliable defender.
Read more »
Certain newspapers are reporting that Killian Sardella is still not able to train full time with the group after all. The defender is said to be still suffering from some discomfort which makes his appearance against Racing Genk very doubtful. He will probably not even be included in the squad and his return to action will be delayed for a week. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht Futsal is currently looking for trainers for its youth teams, ranging from the U6 to the U17. Although a degree as an Initiator Indoor or UEFA B futsal is preferred, it is not strictly required. Interested parties should submit their applications by email to [email protected]. Read more »
In the sixth match of the Europa League, RSC Anderlecht faces an important challenge with an away match against Slavia Prague. The Belgian club needs a good result to stay in the top eight of the league, which would mean direct qualification for the next round without playoffs. Coach David Hubert, however, must miss several key players. Jan Vertonghen, Thorgan Hazard, Mario Stroeykens, Killian Sardella, Majeed Ashimeru, Samuel Edozie, Tristan Degreef and Marco Kana are all injured or rehabbing. Foket, in turn, is on one yellow cardboard from a suspension day. Read more »
Mats Rits appeared relaxed at the press conference in Prague. He predicts “an intense match” tomorrow evening against Slavia. “A strong opponent, very solid and aggressive. We'll have to be ready and aware of what's at stake.” Read more »
After an eight-month absence due to injury, Thorgan Hazard looks set to celebrate his return to the field. The Anderlecht player could make his return during the last home game of the year, on Dec. 27 against Dender. With the injuries to Killian Sardella and Mario Stroeykens, that would be a welcome reinforcement. Hazard has had a tough time after suffering a cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, suffered during the playoff game against Union in April. Read more »
Olivier Renard, technical director of RSC Anderlecht, has emphasized his big ambitions for the club. The Brussels club aims to return to the top of the league. Renard, who lived through Anderlecht's glory days, stressed that working for the club automatically means striving for success. “The quality we show on training and in matches shows that the talent is there,” Renard said in an interview with RTL Sport. Read more »
David Hubert will receive assistance from Jonathan Alves who will be added to his staff. Alves, who was previously in charge of Belgium's U19, was chosen after an evaluation of the current team. Hubert stressed that the two men's visions of soccer are well matched. Alves, a Portuguese, is known for his analytical skills. Read more »
Jonathan Alves, was coach of the Purple and White U19, but is now moving to the A-team. There he will become assistant coach to David Hubert. He also performed that function in the past for Vincent Euvrard at RWDM and Zulte-Waregem, respectively. Read more »
The U23 of Sporting Anderlecht are no longer in danger of relegation after their victory against Lierse. Coach Jelle Coen indicated that this is the first time the team has managed to reach this position. “We dominated the match and the victory is therefore justified,” Coen said. He noted that Lierse applied more pressure in the second half, but that Anderlecht were lucky with a ball on the post and an effort that was just turned away on the line. Read more »
The RSCA Futures earned a convincing victory over Lierse, with a final score of 2-0. This victory gave the Futures a jump in the standings, putting them in 12th place. The goals were scored by Tajaouart in the 2nd minute and Ure in the 20th minute, both of whom provided a strong start to the match. So with this win, the U23 have crept away from the relegation places. Read more »
It is clear that David Hubert is pulling the card of youth, he put Tristan Degreef in the starting lineup and allowed 16-year-old Engwanda to come in. “I don't look at age but at qualities,” Hubert said. Degreef's reaction especially pleased the coach. Read more »
From Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, the Moroccan national U15 team will take part in an international tournament in Alicante, Spain. Anderlecht players Ilyas Bounahr and Ilyas Bennane are in the Moroccan selection. Morocco will play matches against Spain and Mexico at the tournament. Read more »
Nilsson Angulo made a big impact at RSCA Futures last weekend. Against Lokeren-Temse, he showed why he was selected for Ecuador's national team. He dominated the left flank and constantly tested Lokeren's defense. Despite a shot on the crossbar in the first half, he found the net in the 60th minute and led his team to a 0-1 victory. Read more »
On Saturday, November 23 at 8 p.m., Anderlecht's U23 team will travel to Lokeren Temse for the twelfth matchday of the Challenger Pro League. This is another crucial match for Jelle Coen's team. The RSCA Futures will have to do without the suspended Joren Dom, while the home team will also have to do without Mo Soumare, who is suspended. With only 7 points and last place in the standings, Anderlecht is 5 points behind their opponent for the weekend. Read more »
Romelu Lukaku could not attend Hubert Lemaire's book launch at Anderlecht yesterday, but the two men had already met last Friday in Tubize. Other members of the Anderlecht family did attend, including Nicolas Frutos, Anthony Vandenborre and Olivier Deschacht, among others. In front of a crowd of supporters at the fan shop, Hubert Lemaire shared his passion and talked about the many years he has devoted to the youth of purple and white. His book, with 220 pages full of anecdotes, is on sale in the fanshop and better bookstores.
Read more »
Mario Stroeykens played the full match for Belgium's U21 against the Czech Republic, but the young Red Devils had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The Devils took the lead and then were denied another clear penalty kick. An own-goal later decided the game. The outward game was lost 0-2, missing Euro U21.
Read more »
Jan-Carlo Simic remained on the bench with Serbia taking on Denmark in the Nations League, while Kasper Dolberg was substituted in the 70th minute after picking up yellow. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, allowing Denmark to qualify for the next round, while Serbia must complete a playoff to remain in League A. Gassimou Sylla played the first half of the U17 match between Belgium and England (1-1).
Read more »Mario Stroeykens played the full match for Belgium U21 against the Czech Republic. However, Belgium suffered a 0-2 blowout and see their chances of qualifying for Euro U21 dwindle. Jan-Carlo Simic remained on the bench for Serbia in their draw against Switzerland. Kasper Dolberg came onto the pitch in the 79th minute of the match between Denmark and Spain. Denmark lost 1-2.
Read more »
