At 32, Tessa Wullaert She is the leader and the most sharp weapon of the Belgium that will face Spain this Monday in the second match of the Eurocup. In the Belgian debut against Italy, with 0-1 defeat, it generated constant danger and was shot near the post in the 41st minute.
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Nacida and Tielt, Wullaert He grew up in a family passionate about football: his mother and his father met on a pitch, since his maternal grandfather was his father's coach. It carries football in genes.
At the age of five I played with children in local teams (FC Wakken, Engelmunster, Harelbeke), showing a competitive and strong personality that led even some reprimand. “I kept several children at bay, which aroused some discomfort in my classmates' parents,” I explained in an interview. It was not easy to face children at that time.
While playing at Anderlecht being a teenager, he began studying tourism to train. However, with 22 years, signing your first professional contract in Wolfsburghe decided to concentrate completely on football, leaving aside his career.
It was hard for him to adapt to his life in Germany and admits that he cried to be alone for the first time outside of Belgium. They were times of introspection that helped him mold the strong and resistant character that he treasures. Years later, in Manchester City, he lived a similar experience: “I don't get used to being far from home,” he said.
His football passion led him to baptize his dog, a goldndoodle, with the name of Jean -Mariein honor of the famous Belgian goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pabs, for the blond curls of the animal.
He managed to save his career without the need for surgery when he suffered chronic inflammation in the Achilles tendon, in his stage in the Fortuna Sittard. Instead of operating, he slept months with an orthopedic boot to stretch it. Thanks to the podiatrist he avoided surgery and recovered his performance.
His baggage has led him to gain leagues and glasses in Belgium, Germany and England. She is the top Belgian scorer with 93 goals in 146 games, surpassing Romelu Lukaku, with 89 goals in 124 games with the Belgium National Team. He scored five goals in a qualifying match and up to seven goals in an Eredivisie match in 2024, beating record in a single day
In 2020 he returned to Anderlecht to be close to his family and his partner, Mathias. “Being happy is key,” he says. Her defense for equality in sport led her to be chosen for the UEFA Council on behalf of women's football to provide strategy, calendar and well -being for the players.
