The Red Bulls have acquired Belgian forward Dante Vanzeir from Royal Union Saint-Gilloise for an undisclosed transfer fee, the Major League Soccer club announced on Friday.

Vanzeir joins the Red Bulls as a Designated Player, pending receipt of his P-1 visa and International Transfer Certiciate, on a four-year MLS contract with an option for 2027.

He has made one appearance for the Belgian national team and was not selected to play in the 2022 World Cup.

“We are very excited to add Dante [Vanzeir] to our club,” Red Bulls head of sport Jochen Schneider said in a statement. “He is a top-class professional and is highly motivated to show his skills here in the United States, we are excited to see him on the pitch at Red Bull Arena soon.”

Vanzeir, 24, joins New York from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, where he has spent the last three seasons. The Belgian forward made 92 appearances with the club, while scoring 48 goals and tallying 21 assists. In his first season, Vanzeir scored 18 goals and won the Golden Boot in the Challenger Pro League, the second division in Belgian soccer. He led Royal Union Saint-Gilloise to win the league and earn promotion to the Juplier Pro League for the first time in 48 years. This season with the club, he has made 28 appearances across all competitions and has added 12 goals and two assists.

“Dante [Vanzeir] is a great human being and has goal scoring ability, we are happy to have him in New York,” Red Blls head coach Gerhard Struber said in a statement. “He is a very talented player, and he will help us accomplish our goals for the 2023 season.”

The Beringen, Belgium native has spent time during his career with Beerschot V.A., KV Mechelen, and KCR Genk. While with Beerschot V.A. for the 2018-2019 season, Vanzeir made 27 appearances in the Challenger Pro League and scored 13 goals over 2,2028 minutes. He joined Genk’s youth system when he was 11-years-old and made the first team in 2016, where he made his professional debut against R.S.C. Anderlecht on Sept. 18 of that year. Vanzeir won the Belgian Super Cup with Genk for the 2019-2020 season.

The 5-9, 150-lb. Vanzeir has represented Belgium at the all-youth levels from the Under-15 squad to the U-21’s. He made 37 appearances as a Belgian youth international and scored eight goals. In November 2021, Vanzeir was named to Belgian’s senior team for 2022 World Cup qualification matches against Estonia and Wales. He earned his first cap and senior national team debut on Nov. 16 against Wales, coming on as a substitute and playing 31 minutes. Former Red Bulls forward Thierry Henry was an assistant coach for the Belgium national team, when Vanzeir played for the senior team.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.