{"id":51374,"date":"2023-09-02T13:54:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandas-maxime-wenssens-signs-for-belgian-side-union-saint-gilloise"},"modified":"2023-09-02T14:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:15:50","slug":"rwandas-maxime-wenssens-signs-for-belgian-side-union-saint-gilloise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/rwandas-maxime-wenssens-signs-for-belgian-side-union-saint-gilloise","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda\u2019s Maxime Wenssens signs for Belgian side Union Saint Gilloise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edmund Okai Gyimah<\/b><\/p>\n

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwandan goalkeeper Maxime Kali Wenssens has joined Belgian Jupiler Pro League side Union Saint Gilloise as a free agent.<\/p>\n

Wenssens, 21, has been without a club for a year since he parted ways with KV Mechelen in the Summer of 2022.<\/p>\n

The shot stopper signed a one-year contract with Gilloise with an option for extension at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

The agile goalkeeper was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Rwandan mother but he is yet to play international football for either of the two countries.<\/p>\n

After a scouting done by Times Sport, former Amavubi coach Carlos Alos Ferrer approached the player in an attempt to interest him in representing Rwanda for where the coach had a warm reception.<\/p>\n

The goalkeeper, however, could not honour his invitation as he was yet to take a decision on his international future.<\/p>\n

Wenssens previously played for the youth team of Sint-Truidense.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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