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Leander Dendoncker

Experienced headOviedo · 31 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLeander Dendoncker
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityBelgium
Age31
Date of birth15 Apr 1995
BirthplacePassendale
Height188 cm
Shirt number#20
ClubOviedo
Defensive midfielder
19
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1339
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oviedo.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

L. Dendoncker is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Oviedo, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dendoncker.

On the season, Dendoncker graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.697 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 31 Dendoncker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
32.3
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
19.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Oviedo finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
3.7
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
12
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 39.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Segunda División with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions12
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.