982
Legacy
Number
0
Youth
Promotion #
0
Youth
Debut #
36
Villa Appearances
1
Villa
Goals
0
Villa
Assists
36.00
Game
Per
Leander Dendoncker
Player #982
Midfielder
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 | #982 |
Leander Dendoncker
15 April 1995
Passendale 🇧🇪
Belgium 🇧🇪
(6 ft 2 in) 1.88 m
Right
Transfer Notes
September 2022: Aged 27, Signed under Steven Gerrard for a fee of €15.00m from Wolves 🏴.
January 2024: Aged 28, Loaned to Napoli 🇮🇹 for the remainder of the 2023-24 season.
July 2024: Aged 29, Napoli 🇮🇹 do not take up the option to buy.
August 2024: Aged 29, Loaned to Anderlecht 🇧🇪 for the 2024-25 season.
July 2025: Aged 30, Anderlecht 🇧🇪 do not take up the option to buy.
Transfer In
Transfer In:
2022-23
Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴
€15.00m
1 September 2022
27
Steven Gerrard 🏴
Transfer Out
Transfer Out:
2025-26
Real Oviedo 🇪🇸
Free
19 August 2025
30
Unai Emery 🇪🇸
Previous Clubs
Leander Dendoncker
Previous Clubs:
2001–03 FC Passendale Youth 🇧🇪
2003–09 KSV Roeselare Youth 🇧🇪
2009–13 RSC Anderlecht Youth 🇧🇪
2013–19 RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪
Jupiler Pro League, 🕒 154 | 141 (13) | ⚽ 10 |
2018-19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴 (L)
Premier League, 🕒 26 | 24 (2) | ⚽ 2 |
2019-22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴 £12.42m
Premier League, 🕒 118 | 105 (13) | ⚽ 10 |
Subsequent Clubs
Leander Dendoncker
Subsequent Clubs:
2025- Real Oviedo 🇪🇸 Free
Progression
Leander Dendoncker
n/a
Appearance Record
Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder
M Leander Dendoncker | 🇧🇪 |
Aston Villa 2022-24 | €15.00m |
🕒 36 | ✅ 13 🔁 (23) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 19 | #982 |
🟩 20 | 🟨 5 | 🟥 11 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 |
Played Under
Leander Dendoncker
Steven Gerrard 🏴 2022 🕒 4 | ✅ 0 🔁 (4) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 2 |
Aaron Danks 🏴 2022 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 1 |
Unai Emery 🇪🇸 2022-24 🕒 30 | ✅ 11 🔁 (19) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 18 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 8 |
Honours
Leander Dendoncker
Debut Appearance
Leander Dendoncker
Debut Squad:
2022-23
🟩 16 Sep 2022, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Steven Gerrard 🏴
Debut:
2022-23
🟩 16 Sep 2022, Villa 1-0 Southampton, Villa Park
Steven Gerrard 🏴
27
Loans Out
Leander Dendoncker
Loans Out:
2023 SSC Napoli 🇮🇹
26 Jan 2024 to 30 Jun 2024
Serie A, 🕒 3 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 (3) | ⚽ 0 |
2024- RSC Anderlecht 🇧🇪
31 August 2024 to 30 Jun 2025
Jupiler League, 🕒 35 | ✅ 34 | 🔁 (1) | ⚽ 2 |
Final Appearance
Leander Dendoncker
Final Appearance:
2023-24
🟩 6 Jan 2024, Villa 1-0 Boro, Riverside
Unai Emery 🇪🇸
28
Final Squad:
2023-24
🟨 14 Jan 2024, Villa 0-0 Everton, Goodison
Unai Emery 🇪🇸
Villa Career
Leander Dendoncker
Career Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
36
13
23
19
Career Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0
36.00
36.00
Career Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
56%
69%
31%
1.81
Career Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
Career Goals
Leander Dendoncker
1
🟥 26 Dec 2023, Villa 2-3 United, Old Trafford
Scorer(s): John McGinn | 21' | Leander Dendoncker | 26' |
Premier League
Career Assists
Leander Dendoncker
0
Competition Record
Leander Dendoncker
League
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
28
8
🔁 Substitute:
20
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
0
28.00
28.00
FA Cup
Games:
Starter:
2
2
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup
Games:
Starter:
1
1
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Europe
Games:
Starter:
5
2
Substitute:
3
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Season Record
Leander Dendoncker
2022-23
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
21
8
13
7
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
43%
62%
38%
1.48
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
2023-24
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
15
5
10
12
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0
15.00
15.00
Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
73%
80%
20%
2.27
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00
League Record
Premier League
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
28
8
20
1
0
28.00
28.00
Championship
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Leander Dendoncker
First Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Second Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
Third Division
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
League Seasons
Leander Dendoncker
2022-23
Premier League
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
20
7
13
7
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
Premier League
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
8
1
7
12
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0
8.00
8.00
League Appearances
FA Cup Seasons
Leander Dendoncker
2022-23
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
League Cup Seasons
Leander Dendoncker
2022-23
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Seasons
Leander Dendoncker
2022-23
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
2023-24
Europa Conference League
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
5
2
3
Goals
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Appearances
Unused Substitute Appearances
Leander Dendoncker
International Career
Leander Dendoncker
Villa International #217
Full International Record
⭐ 🇧🇪 🕒 32 | ✅ 21 🔁 (11) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 |
Villa International Record
🇧🇪 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 🔁 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 |
Career Notes
Leander Dendoncker
September 2022: Aged 27, becomes the sixth Belgian player 🇧🇪 to sign for the Villa after Luc Nilis (2000), Gilles De Bilde (2000), Christian Benteke (2012), Ritchie De Laet (2016) and Björn Engels (2019).
September 2022: Aged 27, becomes the sixteenth player to be signed by Villa from Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴 after Kortney Hause 🏴 (2019), Evan Williams 🏴 (1969), Geoff Sidebottom 🏴 (1961), Bobby Thomson 🏴 (1959), Nigel Sims 🏴 (1956), Les Smith 🏴 (1956), Roy Pritchard 🏴 (1955), Bill Baxter 🏴 (1953), Dicky Dorsett 🏴 (1946), Derek Ashton 🏴 (1946), Tommy Clayton 🏴 (1937), Bob Iverson 🏴 (1936), Charlie Phillips 🏴 (1936), George Kinsey 🏴 (1894) and William Devey 🏴.
September 2022: Aged 27, Became the 982nd player to play for Villa in first-team League or Cup football since the club’s first entry into the FA Cup in 1879.
December 2023: Aged 28, scores his first ⚽ goal for the club on his 34th appearance.
Biography
Leander Dendoncker