He always wants to be well organised, which is very important in this system.

When I started to talk in school in Brussels they were laughing. People said he was crazy, It took a while to understand the shy new kid at Anderlecht. The year after I was captain – an even bigger responsibility.”, If there is a lack of ego to Dendoncker, perhaps it is because he comes from a tight-knit community. Given it was hailed as a coup when Wolves signed Leander Dendoncker last summer, it was surprising to see him sitting on the bench during the first half of the season. “My father made a small football pitch and me and my brothers would play there.

My father made a small football pitch. Yet it is not in Dendoncker’s nature to lose his cool. Having developed a good understanding with João Moutinho and Rúben Neves in central midfield, he has played a key role in Wolves rising to seventh place after winning promotion last season. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. He played alongside Youri Tielemans for Anderlecht and wanted to leave after winning the league. Perhaps they will reminisce about being part of the Belgium squad who finished third at the World Cup. “I am more of a listener. It’s famous for cheese as well but I’m not really into cheese. But whereas Tielemans landed a big move to Monaco, Dendoncker saw a transfer to West Ham break down in January 2018.

I was thinking if I don’t play there must be a reason. “It was even the way I talk,” Dendoncker says. I talk a lot but I never shout.” He is quieter away from the pitch. “France played really well. Dendoncker’s father gave up a possible football career to work on the farm and he was happy for his three sons to have a ball at their feet. I’m a quiet, calm person. He said: ‘I’m doing it for my children.’ We were there all day.”, Facebook: like our football and sport pages, Instagram: our favourite photos, films and stories, YouTube: subscribe to our football and sport channels.

It’s not in my nature to talk straight away – I think I should be humble, because I have just arrived.”, Not that Dendoncker lacks leadership qualities. “I have played in this system before but every trainer has his way of thinking.

Brighton have completed the free signing of midfielder Lars Dendoncker. I tried to speak in a more understandable way.”. Then I just tried to do my thing.”. Dendoncker was born in Passendale, West Flanders to pig farming parents.

I observe. But it was good to win the [play-off] game against England. Lars’ is the younger brother of Wolves' defensive stalwart Leander Dendoncker, who made a permanent switch from Anderlecht to Wolves last summer following a season-long loan. “I think a lot of English people know about it from the war.

Now Tielemans is closer to hand in the east Midlands after joining Leicester on loan and Dendoncker plans to meet his friend for dinner soon. Then the team started really well. There was no question of him banging on the manager’s door. The 23‑year‑old grew up in Passchendaele, a small village known as a first world war battlefield, and he has never been the type to throw his weight around. Lars Dendoncker, 19, appears set … “The generation from the World Cup will still be there for the Euros,” he says, smiling in his understated way as he thinks about playing with Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard.

He came through the ranks at Anderlecht and helped them win the Belgian title in 2017. He used his time on the bench to study how Nuno’s 3-4-3 system worked and made sure he stayed fit and focused. I called my parents three times a day just to hear their voices. Dendoncker’s older brother, Andres, has played at the lower level in Belgium and his younger brother, Lars, is at Club Brugge’s academy.

“We had some land with maize to feed the pigs,” Dendoncker says. Anyway, I came from a small town and went to the capital. Dendoncker is close to his roots but he does not lack ambition.

Brighton complete signing of Lars Dendoncker as 19-year-old brother of Wolves star Leander joins the Seagulls in two-year deal from Club Brugge Brighton and Hove Albion have completed the signing of Lars Dendoncker The 19-year-old has joined from Belgian side Club Brugge on a two-year deal Lars is the brother of Leander Dendoncker, who plays […] Dendoncker’s older brother, Andres, has played at the lower level in Belgium and his younger brother, Lars, is at Club Brugge’s academy. I’d never been away from home before but I think that made me.”, We had some land with maize to feed pigs.

“The year we were champions, that’s where people saw me as a leader. People told my father he was crazy because he would lose a lot of corn. “I came from a small place,” he says.

It was just as much of a wrench for his parents to let him move to the big city but they knew it was for the best. Brighton and Hove Albion have completed the signing of Lars Dendoncker The 19-year-old has joined from Belgian side Club Brugge on a two-year deal Lars is the brother of Leander Dendoncker… “Maybe people don’t see it.

Wolves, who visit Bournemouth on Saturday and host Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 16 March, are starting to see why Dendoncker is so highly rated. I tried to look at the way they played, to see how we worked when they lost the ball and how we worked when we had the ball. He is the middle of three footballing sons: in October 2020, his elder brother Andres was playing for Roeselare and his younger brother Lars had signed for Brighton and Hove Albion. Leander Dendoncker's younger brother has reportedly turned down the chance to join him at Wolverhampton Wanderers. “On the pitch I talk a lot,” Dendoncker says. Dendoncker’s chance arrived when he made his first Premier League start in the 3-1 win over Tottenham on 29 December. That was huge because the mentality is different in Brussels. “We expected more because when you get to a semi-final you want to go through,” Dendoncker says. I was homesick.

I cried a lot. “It was a big cultural change. Brighton sign brother of Wolves star Dendoncker Date published: Friday 7th August 2020 6:57 Brighton have continued their busy start to the transfer window with the signing of Lars Dendoncker. I adapted. “We have a very hard accent to understand.

“There were also some less nice things to do.”. “I think we have enough players.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers.

He demonstrated his growing confidence by scoring his first goal for the club in the 3-1 win over Everton this month.

Belgian youngster Lars Dendoncker has turned down the chance to join his brother Leander at Wolverhampton Wanderers and opted for a move to Brighton instead. “I guess it’s just not how I am.

He had to wait until December for his big chance but there was no banging on the door by the midfielder from Passchendaele, Fri 22 Feb 2019 15.00 GMT Finishing third was the best Belgium has had in its history.”, Belgium will aim even higher at Euro 2020 and true to form, Dendoncker rejects the idea there will be pressure on him and Tielemans to become the side’s leaders.

“There were some nice things to do,” he says, pausing for comic effect. Season Date Left From club Joined To club MV Fee ; Date: Aug 7, 2020 : 20/21: Aug 7, 2020: Club N: Club NXT: BHA: Brighton U23-Free transfer: Date: Jul 1, 2018 : 18/19: Jul 1, 2018: Club B: Nuno Espírito Santo is known for rarely changing a winning team but there must have been times when Dendoncker wondered whether moving to Molineux was a mistake.

There are enough other people speaking.

Dendoncker considers how difficult it was to move to Anderlecht when he was 14. “Never,” Dendoncker says. There were even rumours the Belgian would ask to leave in January.

Lars Dendoncker is the brother of Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers). His family used to own a pig farm – they sold it two years ago and his father, Dirk, now works as a bricklayer – and this international footballer smiles as he remembers getting his hands dirty looking after the animals in school holidays. It was a late transfer for me because of the World Cup with Belgium. I missed the training stage, so that made it a difficult start.

All rights reserved. Last modified on Mon 25 Feb 2019 14.49 GMT. Comfortable in defence or midfield, he has become a regular since the turn of the year, benefiting from Nuno’s switch to a 3-5-2. Transfer history. Leander Dendoncker: ‘There had to be a reason I wasn’t in Wolves’ team’.



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