Rousseau De Poorter

Rousseau Lefevre de Poorter (born 1 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Zulte Waregem. Born in Haiti, he has represented Belgium in international football.[1]

Rousseau De Poorter
Personal information
Full name Rousseau Lefevre de Poorter
Date of birth (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001
Place of birth Tabarre, Haiti
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 56
Youth career
Cercle Brugge
2016–2018 Lokeren
2018–2019 Anderlecht
2019–2021 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Zulte Waregem 1 (0)
National team
2017 Belgium U16 4 (0)
2018 Belgium U17 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2021

Club career

De Poorter is a former youth academy player of Cercle Brugge, Lokeren and Anderlecht. In June 2019, Anderlecht announced that he would join U21 team of Zulte Waregem.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–1 league win against Sint-Truiden.[3]

International career

De Poorter is a former Belgian youth international. He has played friendlies for Belgium under-16 and under-17 national teams.[4]

In June 2021, Haiti national team coach Jean-Jacques Pierre named De Poorter in preliminary squad for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

Personal life

Born in Haiti, De Poorter was adopted by a Belgian family and moved to Belgium when he was three months old.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 August 2021[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zulte Waregem2021–22Belgian First Division A1000—10
Career total10000010

References
  1. Rousseau De Poorter at Soccerway
  2. "De Poorter na één jaar alweer weg". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "Sint-Truiden vs. Zulte-Wargem - 7 August 2021". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "Rousseau De Poorter - ACFF". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "Gold Cup 2021: 60 joueurs préconvoqués par Jean Jacques Pierre". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "Rousseau de Poorter, ce jeune haitiano-belge qui rêve de la sélection haïtienne". 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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