Dendoncker with Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Leander Dendoncker[1]
Date of birth
(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)[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
Napoli (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
125
(9)
2018–2019
→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)
19
(2)
2019–2022
Wolverhampton Wanderers
105
(7)
2022–
Aston Villa
28
(1)
2024–
→ Napoli (loan)
3
(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
Men's football
Representing Belgium
FIFA World Cup
2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 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 Serie A club Napoli, 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.
^"FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Belgium" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
^"Leander Dendoncker: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^"Leander Dendoncker: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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