| General |
| Leander Dendoncker | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Leander Dendoncker | |
| Date of birth: | 15 April 1995 | |
| Place of birth: | Passendale,  Belgium
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| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Playing position: | Defensive midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Napoli (on loan from  Aston Villa)
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| Number | 32 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2001–2003 2003–2009 2009–2013 |
FC Passendale Roeselare Anderlecht
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 2018–2019 2019–2022 2022– 2024– |
Anderlecht → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston Villa → Napoli (loan)
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125 (9) 9 (2) 105 (7) 28 (1) 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2010–2011 2011–2012 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015– |
Belgium U16 Belgium U17 Belgium U19 Belgium U21 Belgium
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10 (0) 8 (2) 9 (0) 5 (3) 32 (1) |
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.
He joined Anderlecht in 2009 and made his professional debut in July 2013, going on to play 171 games for the club and score 11 goals. He won two Belgian Super Cups and a Belgian First Division A title. In 2018, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan before transferring for €15 million. He made 159 appearances and scored 12 goals, then moved to fellow Premier League team Aston Villa 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.
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| S.S.C. Napoli squad - 2025–26 |
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1 Meret · 3 Natan · 4 Demme · 5 Juan Jesus · 6 Mário Rui · 7 Elmas · 9 Osimhen · 13 Rrahmani · 14 Contini · 16 Idasiak · 17 Olivera · 18 Simeone · 20 Zieliński · 21 Politano · 22 Di Lorenzo (c) · 23 Zerbin · 24 Cajuste · 29 Lindstrøm · 38 Russo · 55 Østigård · 59 Zanoli · 68 Lobotka · 70 Gaetano · 77 Kvaratskhelia · 81 Raspadori · 95 Gollini · 99 Zambo Anguissa · Manager: Antonio Conte |
| Belgium
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| Belgium – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Third place |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Vermaelen
4. Kompany
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Fellaini
9. Lukaku
10. E. Hazard (c)
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Casteels
14. Mertens
15. Meunier
16. T. Hazard
17. Tielemans
18. Januzaj
19. Dembélé
20. Boyata
21. Batshuayi
22. Chadli
23. Dendoncker
Manager: |
| Belgium – UEFA Euro 2020 – Quarter-finals |
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1. Courtois
2. Mignolet
3. Sels
4. Alderweireld
5. Boyata
6. Castagne
7. Denayer
8. Dendoncker
9. Meunier
10. Vermaelen
11. Vertonghen
12. Carrasco
13. Chadli
14. De Bruyne
15. T. Hazard
16. Praet
17. Tielemans
18. Vanaken
19. Witsel
20. Batshuayi
21. Benteke
22. Doku
23. E. Hazard (c)
24. Lukaku
25. Mertens
26. Trossard
Manager: |
| Belgium – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Courtois
2. Alderweireld
3. Theate
4. Faes
5. Vertonghen
6. Witsel
7. De Bruyne
8. Tielemans
9. Lukaku
10. E. Hazard (c)
11. Carrasco
12. Mignolet
13. Casteels
14. Mertens
15. Meunier
16. T. Hazard
17. Trossard
18. Onana
19. Dendoncker
20. Vanaken
21. Castagne
22. De Ketelaere
23. Batshuayi
24. Openda
25. Doku
26. Debast
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