Dennis Praet
Club:RSC Anderlecht
Nationality:Belgium
Age:17
Height:1.74 m / 5.71 ft
Weight:65 kg / 143 lbs
Position:Attacking mid(C)
Dennis Praet - Anderlecht`s Andres Iniesta targeted by English giants
The night of the 21st of September 2011 was a memorable one for two great young and purple talents that wore the shirt of RSC Anderlecht `s youth team.
In London, England, Rumain Lukaku, Chelsea`s 23.5 million Euro summer transfer, made a starting 11 debut for the English giants in a league cup match against Fulham. In Lommel, Belgium, Dennis Praet captured the imagination with a brilliant display in his first senior team match ever, the 4:0 thrashing of the home team in the last 16 of the Belgian cup.
The 17 year-old playmaker provided two assists, the second one a 30 meter brilliant through ball that was finished off by Anderlecht`s front-man Tom De Sutter, who released this statement after the match: "Dennis is our Andres Iniesta. You rarely see such talent."
Praet spent most of his youth career with another Belgian side, Genk, where he arrived at the age of 8. Last year, after several impressive displays for Belgium`s U-16 team that attracted the attention of almost every top European club – Barcelona and Manchester United to name but a few – the family decided that it was time to move on.
At the end it was down to four teams, all known for their great handling of young talents. "I spoke with Lille, Arsenal and Ajax", said father Herman, who finally decided that Denis should stay in his homeland in order to complete his school studies. "Anderlecht is a family, not just a football team", he explained his choich, "First they teach you how to be a human being, then a football player. They seemed the most interesting and professional team. In Genk, they offered no plan."
Anderlecht`s plan was to let Praet start things off in the youth team and gradually integrate him with the senior squad. Earlier this year, wearing the lucrative number 10 on his back, the young jewel was voted the best player in the prestigious Aegon youth tournament, which was watched by scouts from all over the world. It was time for step 2: this summer the 17 year-old featured in some friendly matches with the senior team, and late in September came his superb official debut, this time with number 26 on his back.
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