belgian association football actor
Dennis Praet ( bear 14 May 1994 ) is a belgian professional football player who plays as a cardinal midfielder for Serie A club Torino, on loan from Premier League club Leicester City, and the Belgium national team .

early biography [edit ]

Praet was born in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. [ 4 ]

Club career [edit ]

youth at Genk [edit ]

Praet joined the Genk youth academy in 2003 at the age of 8. He went on to spend most of his youth career at Genk, where he cursorily made an impression and played for the club ‘s youth teams until 2010. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He was character of a solid generation at the baseball club and scouts considered him one of the clear talents. He became part of Belgium ‘s youth teams and attracted the sake of clubs like Arsenal, Barcelona, Ajax and Lille. [ 5 ] [ 7 ]

Anderlecht [edit ]

Praet playing for Anderlecht in 2014 In May 2010 Praet transferred from Genk to Anderlecht turning down more lucrative offers. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] At Anderlecht he started out with the under-19 team, continuing to impress. In 2011, he received the trophy for best player during the AEGON Future Cup in Amsterdam, a youth tournament in which teams like Ajax and Bayern Munich besides competed. [ 8 ] Praet debuted in Anderlecht ‘s first team on 21 September 2011 starting in the belgian Cup against Lommel United and provided two assists in a 4–0 winnings. [ 9 ] In the adjacent round of the cup he scored his foremost official finish for Anderlecht, against Rupel Boom FC. not hanker after, on 30 October, he besides made his introduction in the belgian Pro League as a stand-in for Fernando Canesin while playing against Lierse SK. In March 2012, Praet signed a fresh contract until 2015. [ 10 ] During the 2012–13 temper, Praet played regularly for Anderlecht as the club won their second straight league title. [ 5 ] A biennial shrink reference was agreed in early 2014 to take him through to the summer of 2017. He scored the third base goal in Anderlecht ‘s 3–1 Jupiler Pro League play-off win over Lokeren on 25 May 2014 to seal Anderlecht ‘s 33rd league title, and their one-third in a row. [ 11 ] Praet made his hundredth competitive appearance for the clubhouse in the league pit at Club Brugge on 31 August 2014. [ 12 ] On 16 September, he scored away to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League group stage to put Anderlecht in front, but the turkish golf club equalised in add time. [ 13 ] His first league goal of the 2014–15 season came in the 2–2 draw at home to Club Brugge when he scored Anderlecht ‘s opening goal to equalise midway through the first-half. Like his come to against Galatasaray in the Champions League, it went in off the post. He scored in four back-to-back games for Anderlecht between 14 and 26 December 2014, with the league wins over KV Oostende, Waasland Beveren and KVC Westerlo and the belgian Cup acquire against SV Zulte Waregem. This rich of form at the end of the class was rewarded at a ceremony on 14 January 2015 where Praet won the 2014 Belgian Golden Shoe, the annual award given to the best musician in the Jupiler Pro League for the former calendar class. [ 9 ] He polled five points ( 250 ) ahead of Víctor Vázquez of Club Brugge ( 245 ). [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

Sampdoria [edit ]

On 24 August 2016, Praet ‘s move to Sampdoria was finalised. Sampdoria paid a transportation fee of €10 million. [ 16 ] After being heavily linked with a affect to reigning Serie A champions Juventus during the 2018 summer transfer windowpane, in November 2018, Praet signed a contract extension with Sampdoria, extending his stay at the club until 2021. [ 17 ] Praet was an always show in the Sampdoria side during his three year spell, appearing in 98 Serie A games and scoring 4 goals, as the club finished in the top half of the table all three seasons. [ 9 ]

Leicester City [edit ]

On 8 August 2019, Praet signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a five-year contract, for a report tip of €20 million. [ 9 ] [ 18 ] On 18 August 2019, he made his league debut as a 73rd-minute stand-in in a 1–1 trace against Chelsea. [ 19 ] On 11 January 2020, Praet scored his first goal for Leicester City in 1–2 get the better of against Southampton. [ 20 ] On 20 September 2020, he scored his second goal in a 4–2 succeed over Burnley. [ 21 ]

turin [edit ]

On 31 August 2021, Praet joined Torino on a season-long lend. [ 22 ]

International career [edit ]

belgium [edit ]

Praet has represented Belgium at every age group under-15 and older making an appearance in the U21 team a mere three years after first play for the U15 team. [ 5 ] On 6 November 2014, Praet received his first call up to the elder belgian police squad for the friendly at home to Iceland on 12 November, and the Euro 2016 Qualifier against Wales on 16 November. He made his senior international début coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Christian Benteke after all four goals had been scored in the 3–1 friendly winnings over Iceland in Brussels. [ 9 ] Praet earned his irregular cap for Belgium about four years on from his debut featuring in a 1–1 draw against rivals Netherlands in October 2018. [ 17 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 30 October 2021[23]

International [edit ]

As of match played 8 September 2021[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 1 0
2019 4 0
2020 3 0
2021 5 2
Total 14 2
As of match played 8 September 2021. Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each Praet goal.

Honours [edit ]

Anderlecht
Leicester City
Individual

References [edit ]

  • Official Website
  • Belgium Stats at Belgian FA