At 13 years old, Anderlecht’s Moroccan prodigy Ilyes Bennane has just broken another record. Previously, he had become the youngest Belgian international in history by playing with the U15s against England.
Under fire for accepting the transfer of Ilyes Bennane to Anderlecht, Dimitri De Condé breaks his silence. The sports director of Genk returns to the reasons and circumstances of the departure of the Liège-born Moroccan, who became the youngest Belgian international at just 13 years old.
Footballer Yassin, 22, the elder brother of Ilyes Bennane has made a video to immortalize the exploits of the young Moroccan prodigy with the Belgium U15s and the Atlas Lions cubs.
The adventure ends for the attacking midfielder of Genk, Ilyès Bennane, who will have to find a new club. At the origin of this departure, a difference of opinion between the Belgian club and the family of the young Liégeois who has recently joined the Atlas Lions.
Summoned by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), the Liège-born Moroccan, Ilyès Bennane , a Genk player, will soon make his debut with Morocco.
At 13 years and 1 month, Ilyes Bennane has become the youngest Belgian international. The Liège native of Moroccan origin played a few minutes in the friendly match of the Belgian U15s against England (6-5) on Sunday, on the pitch of St-George’s Park, the prestigious English national football center in Burton upon Trent.