Arnor Angeli


Arnor Angeli is a Belgian footballer who plays in midfield for Renaissance Mons 44.

Early life

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

Club career

Angeli was trained at Anderlecht. He played there from the age of six, for the under-7s until the under-15s. When a coach from Lierse SK signed some other players, Angeli decided, with regret, to leave Anderlecht to play more games. 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. Aged 18, he signed a contract with the club. He played for the U19s at first, quickly rising to the reserves. For the following season (2009–2010), he was named in the first team.
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. He was named as a starter in his first game in the same season, in the game against Mouscron on 30 October 2009.

International career

Angeli played for the youth national teams. He took part in the U19 Belgium team which competed in a friendly tournament.

Honours

; Standard Liège