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

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

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Brussels is a city Bellamy knows well, having lived there during his time as a coach with Anderlecht.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

Dreyer, a Danish international who last month was playing in Belgium with Anderlecht, scored the first goal in franchise history seven minutes into the second half.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2025

October 31st: The commune of Anderlecht has voted a credit of 40,000 francs for the purchase of wooden shoes as the shortage of leather prevents most of the people from buying boots.

From Through the Iron Bars Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium by Raemaekers, Louis

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