Leander Dendoncker
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Dendoncker with Anderlecht in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leander Dendoncker | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Passendale, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Oviedo | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Aston Villa | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Napoli (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Oviedo | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2023 | Belgium | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Leander Dendoncker (born 15 April 1995) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for La Liga club Real Oviedo.
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. He was loaned to Serie A club Napoli and to Anderlecht in 2024. He then joined Spanish club Real Oviedo permanently in August 2025.
Having represented Belgium at youth and senior level, Dendoncker made his senior international debut for Belgium in June 2015. He 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.