Rousseau Lefevre De Poorter (born 1 October 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

Knokke Knokke () is a town in the municipality of Knokke-Heist, which is located in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. The town itself has 15,708 inhabitants (2007), while the municipality of Knokke-Heist has 33,818 inhabitants (2009 ...

, on loan from

Challenger Pro League The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 2016 ...

club

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

. Born in Haiti, he has represented Belgium at youth international level.

Club career

De Poorter is a former youth academy player of

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Division ...

Lokeren Lokeren () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second most important city after Sint-Niklaas. The city, located on the river D ...

and

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as th ...

. In June 2019, Anderlecht announced that he would join U21 team of

Zulte Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish ...

. He made his professional debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–1 league win against

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The mu ...

. In May 2022, De Poorter signed a two-year contract with

. On 14 August 2023, De Poorter was loaned out to

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side

for the next season.

International career

De Poorter is a former Belgian youth international. He has played

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for Belgium under-16 and under-17 national teams. In June 2021, Haiti national team coach

Jean-Jacques Pierre Jean-Jacques Pierre (born 23 January 1981) is a Haitian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He coaches the Haiti national team. Club career Born in Léogâne, Jean-Jacques Pierre began his career in t ...

named De Poorter in preliminary squad for

2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was originally scheduled ...

Personal life

Born in Haiti, De Poorter was adopted by a Belgian family and moved to Belgium when he was three months old.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Poorter, Rousseau 2001 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Haitian men's footballers Belgian people of Haitian descent Men's association football midfielders Belgian Pro League players S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.M.S.K. Deinze players