_(cropped).jpg) Dendoncker with Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leander Dendoncker[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Passendale, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Anderlecht (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | FC Passendale | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Roeselare | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Anderlecht | 171 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 105 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Aston Villa | 36 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Napoli (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Anderlecht (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U21 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Belgium | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Leander Dendoncker (born 15 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as either a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team.
Dendoncker joined Anderlecht in 2009 and made his professional debut in July 2013, going on to play 171 matches and score eleven goals for the club as well as winning two Belgian Super Cups and a Belgian Pro League title. In 2018, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan, before transferring permanently for €15 million. After making 159 appearances and scoring twelve goals for the club, Dendoncker moved to fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.
Dendoncker made his senior international debut for Belgium in June 2015 and was part of their squad that finished third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, also featuring at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Belgium (BEL)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Leander Dendoncker: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Leander Dendoncker: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 April 2021.