2025–26 KRC Genk season
| 2025-26 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Peter Croonen | ||
| Head Coach | Thorsten Fink | ||
| Stadium | Cegeka Arena | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 14th | ||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | ||
| Europa League | Play-off round | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 11 August 2025. | |||
The 2025-26 season is the 38th season in the history of the K.R.C. Genk as a football club, and the 30th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup and in the UEFA Europa League.
Players
Squad information
Players, appearances, goals and squad numbers last updated on 9 August 2025. Appearances and goals include all official competition matches.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Hendrik Van Crombrugge | .svg.png){kind=small}
|
GK | 7 June 2007 | 2023[2] | 2027[3] | Anderlecht
|
€1.3M | 24 | 0 |
| 26 | Tobias Lawal | 
|
GK | 7 June 2000 | 2025 | 2029[4] | LASK
|
€3.2M | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Lucca Brughmans |
|
GK | 27 June 2008 | 2024 | 2028[5] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Brent Stevens |
|
GK | 11 August 2025 | 2024 | 2026[6] |  MVV Maastricht
|
Free | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Mujaid Sadick | 
|
CB / RB | 14 March 2000 | 2021 | 2028[7] | Deportivo
|
€1.7M | 120 | 3 |
| 6 | Matte Smets |
|
CB / DM | 4 January 2004 | 2024 | 2028[8] | Sint-Truiden
|
€2.25M | 46 | 0 |
| 18 | Joris Kayembe | 
|
LB / LM / LW | 8 August 1994 | 2023 | 2026[9] | Charleroi
|
N/A | 82 | 4 |
| 19 | Yaimar Medina | 
|
LB / LM / LW | 5 November 2004 | 2025 | 2029[10] | Independiente
|
€4.85M | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Brad Manguelle |
|
CB | 27 November 2007 | 2024 | 2027[11] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Nkuba |
|
RB / RM / RW | 21 January 2002 | 2024 | 2028[12] | Charleroi
|
€3.75M | 32 | 0 |
| 34 | Adrián Palacios | .svg.png){kind=small}
|
CB / LB | 7 June 2004 | 2024 | 2028[13] |  Deportivo Cali
|
€1.7M | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Josue Kongolo |
|
CB | 13 April 2006 | 2023 | 2028[14] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Zakaria El Ouahdi | 
|
RB / LB / RM | 31 December 2001 | 2023 | 2028[15] | RWDM Brussels
|
€2.5M | 70 | 9 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Bryan Heynen (c) |
|
CM / DM | 6 February 1997 | 2015 | 2029[16] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 337 | 35 |
| 17 | Patrik Hrosovsky | 
|
CM / DM | 22 April 1992 | 2019[17] | 2026[18] |  Viktoria Plzen
|
€5.2M | 235 | 18 |
| 20 | Konstantinos Karetsas | 
|
AM | 19 November 2007 | 2024 | 2027[19] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 46 | 3 |
| 21 | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura | 
|
DM | 5 January 2004 | 2024 | 2028[20] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 41 | 0 |
| 24 | Nikolas Sattlberger |
|
DM / CM / CB | 18 January 2004 | 2024 | 2029[21] | Rapid Wien
|
€2.5M | 33 | 1 |
| 38 | Daan Heymans |
|
AM / CM / RW | 15 June 1999 | 2025 | 2029[22] | Charleroi
|
€3M | 2 | 0 |
| - | Aziz Ouattara | 
|
DM / CB / RB | 4 January 2001 | 2022 | 2026[23] |  Hammarby
|
€2M | 48 | 3 |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Jarne Steuckers |
|
RW / LW / AM | 4 February 2002 | 2024 | 2028[24] | Sint-Truiden
|
€800K | 45 | 9 |
| 9 | Oh Hyeon-gyu | 
|
ST / RW / LW | 12 April 2001 | 2024 | 2028[25] |  Celtic
|
€2.7M | 44 | 13 |
| 10 | Junya Ito | 
|
RW / ST / RM | 9 March 1993 | 2025[26] | 2028 |  Reims
|
€2.8M | 144 | 29 |
| 11 | Luca Oyen |
|
LW / AM | 14 March 2003 | 2020 | 2027[27] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 83 | 3 |
| 14 | Yira Sor | 
|
LW / RW | 24 July 2000 | 2023 | 2027[28] | Slavia Praha
|
€6.5M | 79 | 1 |
| 23 | Aaron Bibout | 
|
ST | 9 September 2004 | 2025 | 2029[29] | Västerås
|
€2.2M | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Robin Mirisola |
|
ST / RW | 8 December 2006 | 2023 | 2027[30] | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ayumu Yokoyama |
|
LW / ST | 4 March 2003 | 2025 | 2029[31] |  Birmingham
|
€3M | 9 | 1 |
| 32 | Noah Adedeji-Sternberg |
|
LW / RW / AM | 19 June 2005 | 2024 | 2026 | Youth Sector
|
N/A | 46 | 5 |
| 99 | Tolu Arokodare |
|
ST | 23 November 2000 | 2023 | 2027[32] | Amiens
|
€5M | 111 | 41 |
| - | Andi Zeqiri | .svg.png){kind=small}
|
ST / LW RW | 22 June 1999 | 2023 | 2026[33] | Brighton
|
€2.75M | 39 | 9 |
Transfers
Summer 2025
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | AM | Daan Heymans
|
26 | Charleroi
|
€3M | [22] | |
| 1 July 2025 | LW | Ayumu Yokoyama
|
22 | Birmingham
|
€3M | Redeem after loan | [31] |
| 9 July 2025 | GK | Tobias Lawal
|
25 | LASK
|
€3.2M | [4] | |
| 24 July 2025 | ST | Aaron Bibout
|
20 | Västerås
|
€2.2M | [29] | |
| 9 August 2025 | RW | Junya Ito
|
32 | Stade Reims
|
€2.8M | [26] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2025 | GK | Mike Penders
|
19 | Chelsea
|
— | End of loan | |
| 1 July 2025 | CM | Thomas Claes
|
21 | Zulte Waregem
|
€300K | [34] | |
| 7 July 2025 | LW |  Christopher Bonsu Baah
|
20 |  Al-Qadsiah
|
€17M | [35] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | Eendracht Termien | 0-4 | Genk | Genk, Belgium |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Terrain ‘t Heke |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Genk | 1-1 | Rayo Vallecano | Genk, Belgium |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Cegeka Arena |
| 28 July 2025 Friendly | Genk | 6-0 | Eupen | Dolhain, Belgium |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stade Lambert Fourir |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League | 27 July 2025 | May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Belgian Cup | TBD | TBD | Seventh round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Europa League | 21 August 2025 | TBD | Play-off round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Belgian Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Standard Liège | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Qualification for the Champions' play-offs |
| 7 | Antwerp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 8 | Genk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Cercle Brugge | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Gent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[36]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[36]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 11 August 2025. Source: KRC Genk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 27 July 2025 1 | Club Brugge | 2-1 | Genk | Bruges, Belgium |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion Attendance: 24,073 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 3 August 2025 2 | Genk | 1-1 | Antwerp | Genk, Belgium |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 18,030 Referee: Lawrence Fisher |
| 10 August 2025 3 | Standard Liege | 2-1 | Genk | Liege, Belgium |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
Belgian Cup
UEFA Europa League
Play-off Round
| 21 August 2025 | Loser of CL Q3 match 3 | v | Genk |
| Genk | v | Loser of CL Q3 match 3 | Genk, Belgium | |
| CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Cegeka Arena |
References
- ^ "First Team". KRC Genk.
- ^ "KRC Genk trekt Hendrick Van Crombrugge aan" (in Dutch). KRC Genk.
- ^ "Hendrik Van Crombrugge extendens contract at KRC Genk until 2027". KRC Genk.
- ^ a b "Official: Tobias Lawal (25) new goalkeeper of KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Lucca Brughmans extends contract till 2028". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Brent Stevens back home". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Mujaid Sadick extends contract at KRC Genk until 2028". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Matt Smets (20) signs for four seasons at KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Joris Kayembe will strengthen Genk's defence". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Ecuadorian international Yaimar Medina (20) signs with KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Brad Manguelle extends his contract to 2027". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Official: Ken Nbuka signs contract at KRC Genk until June 2028". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Venezuelan Adrián Palacios (20) signs 4-year contract at KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Jouse Kongolo extends contract until 2028: "No better place to grow further"". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Zakaria El Ouahdi extends contract at KRC Genk until 2028". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Bryan Heynen extends contract until 2029: 'Genkie for life'". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Patrik Hrosovsky joins Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Patrik Hrosovsky extends contract to 2026". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Konstantinos Karetsas extends contract until 2027". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Ibrahima Bangoura (20) extends contract at Genk until 2028". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Austrian promising international Nikolas Sattlberger (20) signs for five seasons with KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ a b "Daan Heymans is KRC Genk's first signing of the summer". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Welcome Aziz Ouattara!". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Official: Jarne Steuckers (22) signs for 4 seasons at KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "South Korea Hyeon-gyu Oh signs for four seasons at KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ a b "Welcome home, Junya". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Luca Oyen extends his contract through 2027". KRC Genk.
- ^ "KRC Genk signs Yira Sor". KRC Genk.
- ^ a b "Aaron Bibout (20) joins KRC Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Genk youth product Robin Mirisola (17) extend contract until 2027". KRC Genk.
- ^ a b "Ayumu Yokoyama (22) stays in Genk". KRC Genk.
- ^ "The young Nigerian forward Tolu Arokodare (22) will strengthen Genk's attack". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Two new faces arrive at the Cegeka Arena". KRC Genk.
- ^ "Thomas Claers trekt naar Zulte Waregem" (in Dutch). KRC Genk.
- ^ "Bonsu Baah trekt naar Al Qadsiah FC" (in Dutch). KRC Genk.
- ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.