Hannes Delcroix
Hannes Piterson Delcroix is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Swiss Super League club FC Lugano. Born in Haiti, he played for the Belgium national team once before switching to his birth country of Haiti.
Club career
Delcroix was born in Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite, Haiti, and at a young age moved to Kalmthout, in Belgium.
Delcroix joined the youth academy of Anderlecht in 2013. Delcroix signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht on 25 January 2017. He made his professional debut with Anderlecht in a 5–2 Belgian First Division A win over Oostende on 5 August 2018.
RKC (loan)
In July 2019, Delcroix was sent on a one-season loan to Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk, who had just won promotion. On 3 August, Delcroix made his debut as a starter in the away match against VVV-Venlo, scoring the opener in the eleventh minute of play. His team eventually lost the game 3–1. Delcroix remained a starter throughout the season under head coach Fred Grim. After made a total of 24 competitive appearances, all as a starter, his loan spell ended and Delcroix returned to Anderlecht. Despite interest from RKC to extend the loan deal, Delcroix opted for a return to Anderlecht.
Burnley
On 22 August 2023, Delcroix joined Premier League club Burnley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
On 24 January 2025, Delcroix joined fellow Championship club Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the season.
Lugano
On 3 January 2026, Delcroix joined Swiss Super League club FC Lugano on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Personal life
Hannes share his life with long-time partner Marie-Ange Djomo, and they have a son and a daughter.
International career
Born in Haiti, Delcroix was raised in Belgium. He is a youth international for Belgium, and captained various of their youth teams. He was called up to the senior Belgium squad in November 2020 and made his first appearance on 11 November against Switzerland. He was called up to the Haiti national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.