2025–26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | David Hubert |
| Stadium | Den Dreef |
| Regular season | 16th |
| Belgian Cup | TBD |
The 2025–26 season is the 24th season in the history of the Oud-Heverlee Leuven, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League.
Players
- This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first-team squad at any point during the 2024–25 season and appeared at least once on the match sheet (possibly as unused substitute)
- The symbol ℒ indicates a player who is on loan from another club
- The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster, mostly playing for OH Leuven U23
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined First Team | Previous Club | Left First Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
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Tobe Leysen | GK | 19 August 2023 | Genk
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– | |
| 16 | 
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Maxence Prévot | GK | 13 August 2023 | Sochaux
|
– | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 5 | 
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Takuma Ominami | CB | 20 August 2024 | Kawasaki Frontale
|
– | |
| 27 | 
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Óscar Gil | RB | 1 August 2024 | Espanyol
|
– | |
| 28 |
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Ewoud Pletinckx | CB | 17 June 2022 | Zulte Waregem
|
– | |
| 30 |
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Takahiro Akimoto | LB / LW | 20 January 2024 | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
– | |
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Roggerio Nyakossi | CB / DM | 27 January 2025 | Marseille
|
– | |
| 63 |
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Christ Souanga¥ | LB | Winter 2023–24 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 66 |
|
Ayumu Ōhata | LB / LW | 29 January 2025 | Urawa Red Diamonds
|
11 August 2025 | |
| 93 |
|
Milan Gigot¥ | CB | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 99 |
|
Davis Opoku¥ | RB / RW | Playoffs 2024 | Youth Squad | – | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 4 |
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Birger Verstraete | DM | 10 July 2024 |  Aris
|
– | |
| 6 |
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Wouter George | CM | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 7 |
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Thibaud Verlinden | LW | 4 February 2025 |  Beerschot
|
– | |
| 33 |
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Mathieu Maertens | CM / AM | 12 July 2017 | Cercle Brugge
|
– | |
| 60 |  /
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Mohamed Yassine Azzouz¥ | AM | Winter 2024–25 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 72 |
|
Sebastian Murru | CM | Summer 2025 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 77 |
|
Thibault Vlietinck | RW | 12 August 2020 | Club Brugge
|
– | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 8 |
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Siebe Schrijvers | CF / AM / RW | 15 January 2021 | Club Brugge
|
– | |
| 9 | 
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Abdoul Karim Traoré | CF | 8 July 2025 | Bourg-Péronnas
|
– | |
| 10 | /
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Youssef Maziz | AM / LW | 29 August 2023 | Metz
|
– | |
| 11 | 
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Casper Terho | RW | 3 July 2025 | Union SG
|
– | |
| 20 |
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Nachon Nsingi | CF | Summer 2022 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 21 |  /
|
William Balikwisha | AM / RW / LW | 20 July 2024 | Standard Liège
|
– | |
| 22 | 
|
Jovan Mijatovićℒ | CF / RW / LW | 31 January 2025 |  New York City
|
(30 June 2026) | – |
Did not appear on match sheet
The following players were listed as part of Oud-Heverlee Leuven's first-team squad during (part of) the 2025–26 season, but never appeared on the match sheet
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined First Team | Previous Club | Left First Team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 
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Viktor Damjanic | CB | 23 July 2025 | Jedinstvo Ub
|
– | Signed, but yet to appear |
| 19 | 
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Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | CF | 24 July 2024 |  Salernitana
|
– | Did not appear in squad |
| 25 |
|
Manuel Osifo | DM / CB | 1 February 2024 | Oostende
|
– | Did not appear in squad |
| 48 |
|
Bryang Kayo | CM | 26 June 2025 |  Osnabrück
|
– | Signed, but yet to appear |
| 95 |
|
Théo Radelet¥ | GK | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – | Youngster, did not appear in squad |
Transfers
Transfers In
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Transfers Out
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Friendlies
Pre-season
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | 10–0 | Kessel-Lo 2000 | Oud-Heverlee |
| 14:00 |
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Stadium: Banqup Campus |
| 2 July 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | 15–0 | Rapide Wezemaal | Oud-Heverlee |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Banqup Campus |
| 5 July 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | Cancelled |  RKC Waalwijk | Oud-Heverlee |
| Stadium: Banqup Campus Attendance: 0 |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | Leicester City  | 2–1 | OH Leuven | Seagrave, England |
| 15:00 CEST |
|
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | 2–1 | Seraing | Oud-Heverlee |
| 11:00 |
|
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Stadium: Banqup Campus Attendance: 0 |
| 20 July 2025 Friendly | Reims | 0–1 | OH Leuven | Reims |
| 11:00 |
|
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Belgian Pro League regular season | 27 July 2025 | March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Belgian Pro League play-offs | March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Belgian Cup | TBD | Seventh round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0.00 | |||
Source: Soccerway
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | La Louvière | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 13 | Westerlo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 3 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Charleroi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Dender EH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 16 | OH Leuven | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
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.[14]
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.[14]
References
- ^ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ" [COMMUNICATION] (in Greek). ael.com.cy. 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Takuma Ominami definitief bij OH Leuven" [Takuma Ominami permanently at OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2024-06-17.
- ^ "OH Leuven versterkt middenveld met Bryang Kayo" [OH Leuven strenghtens midfield with Bryang Kayo] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Jovan Mijatovic langer bij OH Leuven" [Jovan Mijatovic longer with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Casper Terho tekent bij OH Leuven" [Casper Terho signs with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Abdoul Karim Traoré versterkt Leuvense aanval" [Abdoul Karim Traoré strengthens Leuven attack] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-08.
- ^ "Viktor Damjanic tekent bij OH Leuven" [Viktor Damjanic signs with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Banzuzi trekt naar Leipzig" [Banzuzi moves to Leipzig] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Federico Ricca llega a Belgrano" [Federico Ricca arrives in Belgrano] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Schalke 04 sign Hasan Kurucay". ohleuven.com. 2025-07-29.
- ^ "Jonatan Braut Brunes definitief naar Polen" [Jonatan Braut Brunes permanently to Poland] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-01.
- ^ "Contract Emmanuel Toku ontbonden" [Contract Emmanuel Toku terminated] (in Greek). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-09.
- ^ "Ayumu Ohata keert terug naar Japan" [Ayumu Ohata keert returns to Japan] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-08-11.
- ^ "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.