The 37 Best Anderlecht Players of All Time

Belgium's most decorated club has produced European winners, national-team icons and cult heroes. Choosing between eras is the hard part.

1. 1
   Paul Van Himst

   Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, a forward of the 1960s and 70s and record four-time winner of the Belgian Golden Shoe.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jan Vertonghen

   Belgium's most-capped player, who finished his playing career at Anderlecht.
   953pts
3. 3
   Danny Boffin

   Left winger who won several league titles with Anderlecht in the late 1980s and 1990s.
   846pts
4. 4
   Romelu Lukaku

   Academy striker who was the Belgian league's top scorer as a teenager in 2009-10.
   718pts
5. 5
   Filip De Wilde

   Long-serving goalkeeper across two spells in the 1990s and 2000s.
   718pts
6. 6
   Jan Koller

   Towering Czech striker who won two league titles and the Belgian Golden Shoe with Anderlecht.
   717pts
7. 7
   Franky Vercauteren

   'The Little Prince', a winger who won European trophies with Anderlecht and later coached the club.
   717pts
8. 8
   Marc Degryse

   Creative forward who won multiple titles in six seasons at Anderlecht around the turn of the 1990s.
   636pts
9. 9
   Johnny Bosman

   Dutch striker who scored over 100 goals in five seasons at Anderlecht in the early 1990s.
   636pts
10. 10
    Rob Rensenbrink

    Dutch winger who starred in Anderlecht's 1976 and 1978 Cup Winners' Cup triumphs.
    636pts
11. 11
    Gilbert Van Binst

    Right-back of the 1970s European Cup Winners' Cup sides.
    636pts
12. 12
    Vincent Kompany

    Academy product who became a title-winning defender and later returned as player-manager and head coach.
    538pts
13. 13
    Jan Mulder

    Dutch striker who helped Anderlecht to the 1970 Fairs Cup final.
    538pts
14. 14
    Tomasz Radzinski

    Canadian striker who won two league titles with Anderlecht around 2000.
    538pts
15. 15
    Jacky Stockman

    Prolific striker of the late 1950s and 1960s.
    538pts
16. 16
    Jacky Munaron

    Goalkeeper who came through as Jan Ruiter's understudy and became first choice in Anderlecht's 1980s successes.
    538pts
17. 17
    Jef Jurion

    Bespectacled playmaker of the 1960s side that knocked Real Madrid out of the 1962-63 European Cup.
    538pts
18. 18
    François Van der Elst

    Winger who scored twice in both the 1976 and 1978 Cup Winners' Cup finals.
    538pts
19. 19
    Youri Tielemans

    Academy midfielder who won two league titles and was voted Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year in 2017.
    538pts
20. 20
    Erwin Vandenbergh

    Record six-time Belgian league top scorer, twice with Anderlecht in the 1980s.
    418pts
21. 21
    Juan Lozano

    Spanish-born midfielder who lit up Anderlecht's 1983 UEFA Cup-winning side.
    418pts
22. 22
    Morten Olsen

    Danish libero who won the 1983 UEFA Cup and several league titles with Anderlecht.
    418pts
23. 23
    Wilfried Puis

    Winger of the 1960s title-winning teams, a key provider for Van Himst.
    418pts
24. 24
    Dennis Praet

    Academy playmaker named Belgian Golden Shoe winner in 2014.
    418pts
25. 25
    Laurent Verbiest

    Defender of the early 1960s sides who died in a car accident in 1966.
    418pts
26. 26
    Attila Ladinszky

    Hungarian striker who was the Belgian league's top scorer for Anderlecht in 1973-74.
    418pts
27. 27
    Enzo Scifo

    Gifted playmaker who broke through at Anderlecht in the 1980s and returned to win more titles in the 1990s.
    418pts
28. 28
    Leander Dendoncker

    Academy midfielder who was a key figure in the 2016-17 title win.
    418pts
29. 29
    Arie Haan

    Dutch midfielder who won two Cup Winners' Cups with Anderlecht in the 1970s.
    0pts
30. 30
    Pär Zetterberg

    Swedish playmaker of the 1990s and 2000s, twice Belgian Golden Shoe winner.
    0pts
31. 31
    Georges Heylens

    Attacking right-back of the dominant 1960s side and a Belgium regular.
    0pts
32. 32
    Olivier Deschacht

    Academy left-back who made over 500 appearances for Anderlecht from 2001 to 2018.
    0pts
33. 33
    Jef Mermans

    'The Bomber', Anderlecht's all-time top scorer with 369 goals in 405 games, who won seven league titles in the 1940s and 50s.
    0pts
34. 34
    Ludo Coeck

    Powerful left-sided midfielder who starred for Anderlecht from the early 1970s until his move to Inter in 1983.
    0pts
35. 35
    Luc Nilis

    Elegant striker who won league titles with Anderlecht in the late 1980s and early 1990s before moving to PSV.
    0pts
36. 36
    Mbark Boussoufa

    Moroccan winger who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2009 and 2010 while at Anderlecht.
    0pts
37. 37
    Pierre Hanon

    Defender and midfielder of the 1950s and 60s title-winning sides.
    0pts

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