Anderlecht

American

[ahn-duhr-lekht] / ˈɑn dərˌlɛxt /

noun

a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.

Anderlecht British

/ ˈɑndərlɛxt /

noun

a town in central Belgium, a suburb of Brussels. Pop: 92 755 (2004 est)

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Sunderland landed Ecuador winger Nilson Angulo from Anderlecht in a deal worth £17.5 million, while their winger Simon Adingra joined Monaco on loan with a view to a permanent move.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Reports in Turkey suggest defender Yasin Ozcan, who has been on loan at Anderlecht, will join Besiktas from Villa as part of the agreement.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Bellamy was formerly an assistant at Anderlecht and Burnley to Vincent Kompany, who succeeded Tuchel at Bayern Munich.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

There is also talk of them bringing in the Anderlecht and Denmark striker, Kasper Dolberg, and the Toulouse wing Sebastian Tounekti.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

The Room used by Erasmus as study during his stay at Anderlecht.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan

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