Arnor_Angeli

Arnor Angeli

Arnor Angeli

Belgian footballer


Arnor Angeli (born 25 February 1991)[1] is a Belgian footballer who plays in midfield for Renaissance Mons 44.

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Early life

Angeli is from Brussels, and his father, a supporter of Sporting d'Anderlecht, named him after Arnór Guðjohnsen, the Icelandic attacker for the Anderlecht team in the 1980s.[2]

Club career

Angeli was trained at Anderlecht. He played there from the age of six, for the under sevens until the under 15s. ans. When a coach from Lierse SK signed some other players, Angeli decided, with regret, to leave Anderlecht to play more games.[3] He then played for Brussels, but when they were relegated to D2 and he no longer had the opportunity to play for an elite team, he decided to leave the club. With the option of a number of Belgian, Dutch, and French clubs, he decided to join Standard de Liège due to its proximity to sporting projects.[3] Aged 18, he signed a contract with the club. He played for the U19s at first, quickly rising to the reserves (U21). For the following season (2009–2010), he was named in the first team.[3]

Angeli played his first game in Belgian First Division A in the 95th minute of the Standard-Courtrai match on 26 September 2009. The score was 1–0 and Standard needed an equaliser in the dying seconds. After only 65 seconds of play, with his second touch of the ball, Angeli scored a goal which sealed the victory.[4] He was named as a starter in his first game in the same season, in the game against Mouscron (0–0) on 30 October 2009.[5]

International career

Angeli plays for the youth national teams.[6][7] He took part in the U19 Belgium team which competed in a friendly tournament.[8]

Honours

Standard Liège

References

  1. "Arnor Angeli: J'ai tous les livres et DVD de Zidane". La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 3 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. "Papa mauve mais signature rouche". Extrafoot. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. "Angeli: On me compare souvent à Axel Witsel Propos recueillis par Junior". Footgoael.net. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  4. D.D.M. Angeli: 1 but en 65 sec. In: La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 28 September 2009. Accessed 28 January 2010
  5. LANGE, Jonathan. La drôle de première d’Arnor Angeli. In: La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 01/11/2009. Accessed 28 January 2010
  6. "Foot – Un succès, une défaite et un nul pour les U18". La Dernière Heure/Les Sports (online). 30 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  7. "Belgian Supercup 2009". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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