Member of a royal family, he could become a professional footballer and fulfill his dream.
Already being a star before becoming a star is a bit like the project of a member of one of the greatest European royal families, who hopes to one day become a professional footballer. An ambition that he can no longer hide and that his family has known about for several years, without ever having revealed it to the general public. The latter also helps him with this goal by now letting him do the studies he wants to achieve his dream.
It’s a Flemish daily newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws” who lifted the mystery about the young prince’s future plans in early November, revealing that he had joined a football academy in Spain, near Zaragoza. Last year, the palace declared more vaguely that he was heading towards the study of languages (especially Spanish) and “sports practice”, while the latter had just finished his studies at the International School of Brussels.
His name? Emmanuel of Belgium, member of the Belgian royal family, third child of King Philippe of Belgium and his wife, Queen Mathilde, and therefore third in the order of succession to the throne. Long secret, the passion of the young man of 19 years surprised his subjects, since on the website of the Belgian royal family, it was indicated until now that the prince practiced skiing, tennis, athletics and windsurfing , but not football in particular.
Far from more prestigious studies such as law, political science and far from the grandes écoles, Emmanuel is moving towards a career as a professional footballer, rather than towards the throne of Belgium. He would also be a fervent supporter of the Red Devils (the nickname of the Belgian national team), whom he will perhaps join one day, if he really pursues his dream.
On a video shared by the information site which discovered the pot-aux-roses, we can see the prince on a field in sports clothing, as a goalkeeper, which seems to be his favorite position. The task, however, promises to be quite difficult, because Prince Emmanuel is already at an “advanced” age to embark on such a career: he is already 19 years old in 2024 while most of the great players have started football and centers of football. training from a young age.
But if he succeeds, Prince Emmanuel would indeed be the first royal footballer in history, while most of the time, members of royalty, if not reigning, become models, influencers etc…