Rousseau Lefevre De Poorter (born 1 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian Division 2 club Sparta Petegem. Born in Haiti, he has represented Belgium at youth international level.[1]
 De Poorter with Zulte Waregem in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rousseau Lefevre De Poorter | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tabarre, Haiti | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Petegem | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Ooidonk Leerne | ||
| 2011–2015 | Deinze | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 2016–2018 | Lokeren | ||
| 2018–2019 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2019–2021 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Zulte Waregem | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Deinze | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Juventud Torremolinos (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Knokke (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sparta Petegem | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editDe 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]
In May 2022, De Poorter signed a two-year contract with Deinze.[4]
On 14 August 2023, De Poorter was loaned out to Belgian National Division 1 side Knokke for the next season.[5]
International career
editDe Poorter is a former Belgian youth international. He has played friendlies for Belgium under-16 and under-17 national teams.[6]
In June 2021, Haiti national team coach Jean-Jacques Pierre named De Poorter in preliminary squad for 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
Personal life
editBorn in Haiti, De Poorter was adopted by a Belgian family and moved to Belgium when he was three months old.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 7 August 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Rousseau De Poorter at Soccerway
- ^ "De Poorter na één jaar alweer weg". 19 June 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Zulte-Wargem - 7 August 2021". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Welkom, Rousseau De Poorter!". 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "TRANSFERNEWS I ROUSSEAU DE POORTER". rkfc.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Rousseau De Poorter - ACFF". Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Gold Cup 2021: 60 joueurs préconvoqués par Jean Jacques Pierre". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Rousseau de Poorter, ce jeune haitiano-belge qui rêve de la sélection haïtienne". 24 November 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links
edit- Rousseau De Poorter at WorldFootball.net