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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Anderlecht

He played as a kid for PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands and later for the youth team of the Brussels-based giant Anderlecht.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ure wasn't given that opportunity in Glasgow and left for Anderlecht, then IK Sirius and now Sevilla, who paid £5.5m for him, plus another £2.5m in add-ons.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

"I remember we went to a tournament in France and all the biggest academies were there like Juventus, Ajax and Anderlecht and we went out in the group stage," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Where are the koekebakken au beurre of Anderlecht?

From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Charles Th?odore Henri de Coster

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