Youri Tielemans

Belgium's captain and a technically refined central midfielder, Tielemans became the youngest Belgian in Champions League history at 16 and won the FA Cup with Leicester (scoring the final's winning goal) and the UEFA Europa League with Aston Villa in 2025–26.

Tielemans came through Anderlecht's academy and became the youngest Belgian to play in the Champions League at just 16. After a spell at Monaco he joined Leicester City, where he scored the decisive goal in the 2021 FA Cup final. He moved to Aston Villa in 2023 and captained them to UEFA Europa League glory in 2025–26.

He has 84 caps and 13 goals for Belgium and currently wears the captain's armband for the national team, combining footballing intelligence, accurate shooting and elite passing to make him one of Belgium's most influential players.