R.S.C. Anderlecht is a professional football team from Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded in 1908 and holds the record of Belgian championship titles. Players listed in this article are players who played in at least 100 games in the Belgian first division.[1] [2] [3] [4] The recordman of appearances in the first division for RSC Anderlecht is legendary player Paul Van Himst with 457 matches between 1960 and 1975. Joseph Mermans, nicknamed Le Bombardier (English: The Bomber) is RSC Anderlecht record goalscorer with 338 goals in 384 matches, between 1942 and 1957. Dutch international Rob Rensenbrink, who scored 141 goals in 261 league appearances for Anderlecht between 1971 and 1980 was voted the club's greatest ever player in 2008.
GK | Goalkeeper | CM | Central midfielder | |
---|---|---|---|---|
RB | Right back | LW | Left winger | |
CB | Centre back | AM | Attacking midfielder | |
LB | Left back | FW | Forward | |
RW | Right winger | ST | Striker |
Name | Nationality | Position | Years in Anderlecht | Appearances | Goals | |
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ST | 1920–1930 | 152 | 84 | |||
GK | 1922–1931 | 153 | 0 | |||
RW | 1930–1945 | 147 | 26 | |||
RW | 1931–1946 | 183 | 3 | |||
GK | 1932–1943 | 164 | 0 | |||
CM | 1933–1939 | 100 | 21 | |||
RB | 1936–1945 | 105 | 0 | |||
CB | 1936–1949 | 236 | 4 | |||
AM | 1936–1953 | 312 | 128 | |||
CB | 1937–1948 | 149 | 3 | |||
RW | 1941–1950 | 200 | 110 | |||
CM | 1941–1952 | 261 | 20 | |||
LW | 1941–1953 | 274 | 64 | |||
CB | 1941–1954 | 287 | 49 | |||
ST | 1942–1957 | 384 | 338 | |||
GK | 1943–1959 | 312 | 1 | |||
CM | 1944–1958 | 212 | 141 | |||
CM | 1947–1958 | 209 | 25 | |||
LB | 1948–1954 | 156 | 20 | |||
RB | 1948–1956 | 197 | 0 | |||
RW | 1950–1959 | 139 | 37 | |||
GK | 1950–1960 | 134 | 0 | |||
FW | 1951–1959 | 156 | 40 | |||
CB | 1951–1960 | 235 | 0 | |||
AM | 1952–1961 | 112 | 63 | |||
CM | 1954–1959 | 117 | 19 | |||
RB | 1954–1961 | 105 | 1 | |||
CM | 1954–1964 | 232 | 54 | |||
RW | 1954–1968 | 390 | 72 | |||
LB | 1955–1961 | 167 | 0 | |||
CM | 1955–1970 | 353 | 31 | |||
FW | 1957–1966 and 1972–1973 | 246 | 142 | |||
CB | 1958–1971 | 288 | 7 | |||
GK | 1959–1971 | 278 | 0 | |||
CB | 1959–1972 | 182 | 2 | |||
LB | 1960–1966 | 120 | 2 | |||
RB | 1960–1973 | 360 | 10 | |||
AM | 1960–1975 | 457 | 236 | |||
FW | 1961–1971 | 274 | 55 | |||
ST | 1964–1970 | 112 | 66 | |||
ST | 1965–1972 | 145 | 89 | |||
CB | 1965–1972 | 124 | 3 | |||
CB | 1968–1974 | 105 | 4 | |||
RB | 1968–1980 | 263 | 28 | |||
RW | 1971–1975 | 111 | 5 | |||
GK | 1971–1977 | 179 | 0 | |||
CB | 1971–1978 | 216 | 12 | |||
ST | 1971–1980 | 261 | 141 | |||
FW | 1971–1980 | 248 | 82 | |||
CB | 1971–1983 | 351 | 2 | |||
CM | 1972–1983 | 296 | 54 | |||
CB | 1974–1979 | 122 | 4 | |||
GK | 1974–1989 | 293 | 0 | |||
CM | 1975–1981 | 198 | 35 | |||
LW | 1975–1987 | 367 | 92 | |||
CM | 1975–1989 | 294 | 25 | |||
CB | 1977–1981 | 117 | 1 | |||
FW | 1977–1981 | 104 | 34 | |||
FW | 1980–1984 | 122 | 50 | |||
CB | 1980–1986 | 168 | 5 | |||
CB | 1980–1986 | 173 | 3 | |||
RB | 1981–1985 | 114 | 4 | |||
LB | 1981–1986 | 110 | 1 | |||
AM | 1981–1987 | 129 | 42 | |||
CM | 1981–1988 | 159 | 31 | |||
ST | 1982–1986 | 121 | 87 | |||
LB | 1982–1990 | 173 | 13 | |||
CB | 1982–1990 and 1994–1996 | 250 | 31 | |||
ST | 1983–1990 | 139 | 40 | |||
CM | 1983–1987 and 1997–2000 | 197 | 46 | |||
RB | 1986–1991 | 144 | 7 | |||
ST | 1986–1994 | 224 | 127 | |||
CM | 1987–1994 and 1996–1997 | 109 | 6 | |||
CM | 1988–1994 | 151 | 12 | |||
GK | 1988–2002 | 371 | 0 | |||
AM | 1989–1995 | 171 | 66 | |||
CB | 1990–1994 | 109 | 2 | |||
CB | 1990–1996 | 152 | 7 | |||
RB | 1990–1996 and 1998–2003 | 293 | 20 | |||
AM | 1990–1991 and 1993–2006 | 285 | 74 | |||
ST | 1991–1996 | 156 | 71 | |||
LW | 1991–1997 | 189 | 30 | |||
CM | 1991–1997 | 180 | 16 | |||
AM | 1992–1997 | 124 | 37 | |||
CB | 1994–2004 | 182 | 5 | |||
CB | 1995–2004 | 207 | 15 | |||
FW | 1996–2006 | 119 | 32 | |||
CM | 1996–2008 | 256 | 43 | |||
CB | 1997–2001 | 102 | 9 | |||
CM | 1997–2002 | 128 | 23 | |||
LW | 1997–2001 and 2005–2008 | 228 | 42 | |||
FW | 2000–2005 | 131 | 50 | |||
CM | 2000–2006 | 108 | 1 | |||
CM | 2000–2006 | 150 | 10 | |||
LB | 2001–2018 | 409 | 11 | |||
CB | 2002–2006 | 101 | 12 | |||
GK | 2002–2010 | 144 | 0 | |||
CB | 2003–2006 and 2019–present | 73 | 6 | |||
CB | 2003–2007 and 2012–2016 | 119 | 4 | |||
RW | 2004–2011 | 123 | 20 | |||
GK | 2005–2016 | 285 | 0 | |||
DF | 2005–2013 | 207 | 20 | |||
LW | 2006–2010 | 110 | 17 | |||
CM | 2006–2013 | 204 | 14 | |||
AM | 2006–2011 | 148 | 48 | |||
RB | 2006–2013 | 143 | 20 | |||
RB | 2008–2014 and 2015–2016 | 248 | 48 | |||
FW | 2008–2016 | 177 | 51 | |||
DF | 2008–2014 | 153 | 4 | |||
ST | 2009–2011 | 73 | 33 | |||
ST | 2009–2013 | 119 | 35 | |||
CM | 2010–2014 | 132 | 18 | |||
AM | 2011–2016 | 139 | 20 | |||
CM | 2013–2017 | 102 | 13 |