2025–26 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2025–26 season
ChairmanAlex Muzio
ManagerSébastien Pocognoli
StadiumJoseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League1st
Belgian CupPre-season
Belgian Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Rodríguez (3)
Raul Florucz (3)

All: Kevin Rodríguez (3)
Raul Florucz (3)
Biggest win5–0 v OH Leuven
Biggest defeat1–2 v Club Brugge
All statistics correct as of 16 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 128th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, they will participate in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the Belgian Super Cup. They will also compete in the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 August 2025
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Vic Chambaere GK Belgium Roeselare (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 Belgium Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028
37 Kjell Scherpen GK Netherlands Emmen (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 England Brighton 23 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
Defenders
3 Mamadou Barry DF Senegal Unknown (2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 Norway Tromsø 27 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
5 Kevin Mac Allister DF Argentina Buenos Aires (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 Argentina Argentinos Juniors 12 July 2023 €1,500,000 30 June 2026
16 Christian Burgess DF England London (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 England Portsmouth 1 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026
19 Guillaume François DF Belgium Libramont-Chevigny (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 Belgium Virton 9 June 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026
26 Ross Sykes DF England Burnley (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 England Accrington 1 July 2022 €280,000 30 June 2026
48 Fedde Leysen DF Belgium Unknown (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 Netherlands Jong PSV 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2029
Midfielders
4 Mathias Rasmussen MF Norway Lyngdal (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 Norway Brann 1 July 2023 €1,200,000 30 June 2027
6 Kamiel Van de Perre MF Belgium Unknown (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 Belgium Jong Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2029
8 Adem Zorgane MF Algeria Sétif (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 Belgium Charleroi 12 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
10 Anouar Ait El Hadj MF Belgium Molenbeek (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 Belgium Genk 13 July 2024 €1,500,000 30 June 2028
21 Alessio Castro-Montes MF Belgium Sint-Truiden (1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 Belgium Gent 2 September 2023 €2,000,000 30 June 2026
22 Ousseynou Niang MF Senegal Ziguinchor (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 Latvia RFS 28 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
23 Sofiane Boufal MF Morocco France Paris (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 Free agent 3 September 2024 30 June 2026
24 Charles Vanhoutte MF Belgium Kortrijk (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 July 2023 €1,000,000 30 June 2027
Forwards
- Guilherme Smith FW Brazil Unknown (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 Estonia Kalju 12 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
11 Henok Teklab FW Germany Frankfurt am Main (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 Germany Preußen Münster 1 July 2023 €400,000 30 June 2027
12 Promise David FW Canada Brampton (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 Estonia Kalju 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027
13 Kevin Rodríguez FW Ecuador Ibarra (2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 Ecuador Independiente 1 September 2023 €4,500,000 30 June 2027
20 Marc Giger FW Switzerland Zurich (2004-03-27) 27 March 2004 Switzerland Schaffhausen 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
25 Anan Khalaili FW Israel Haifa (2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1 July 2024 €7,500,000 30 June 2028
30 Raul Florucz FW Austria Vienna (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 Slovenia NK Olimpija 15 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
31 Cristian Makaté FW Equatorial Guinea Spain (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 Italy GSD Ambrosiana 1 July 2022 Unknown 30 June 2029
77 Mohammed Fuseini FW Ghana Accra (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 Austria Sturm Graz 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.
First team
30 June 2025 Forward Algeria Mohamed Amoura Germany VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan
30 June 2025 Midfielder Ivory Coast Lazare Amani Belgium Standard Liège Return from loan
30 June 2025 Forward Germany Dennis Eckert Ayensa Belgium Standard Liège Return from loan
30 June 2025 Forward Finland Casper Terho Germany Paderborn Return from loan
30 June 2025 Midfielder Belgium Nathan Huygevelde Belgium Kortrijk Return from loan
30 June 2025 Forward Belgium Elton Kabangu Scotland Heart of Midlothian Return from loan
1 July 2025 [a] Forward Equatorial Guinea Cristian Makaté Academy Promoted to first team [1]
1 July 2025 Midfielder Algeria Adem Zorgane Belgium Charleroi Undisclosed [2]
15 July 2025 Forward Austria Raul Florucz Slovenia NK Olimpija Undisclosed [3]
23 July 2025 Goalkeeper Netherlands Kjell Scherpen England Brighton Undisclosed [4]
12 August 2025 Forward Brazil Guilherme Smith Estonia Kalju Undisclosed [5]
B Team
1 July 2025 Defender Belgium Noah Stassin Belgium Tubize-Braine Undisclosed [6]
  1. ^ Promotion confirmed pre-season on 2 June but will take effect at the start of the new season

Out

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 Forward Algeria Mohamed Amoura Germany VfL Wolfsburg €15,000,000 [7]
1 July 2025 Forward Germany Dennis Eckert Ayensa Belgium Standard Liège €1,000,000 [8]
1 July 2025 [a] Forward Belgium Elton Kabangu Scotland Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2025 Defender Japan Koki Machida Germany Hoffenheim Undisclosed [10]
3 July 2025 Midfielder Finland Casper Terho Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed [11]
3 July 2025 Midfielder Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki England Sunderland Undisclosed [12]
16 July 2025 Goalkeeper Luxembourg Anthony Moris Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Undisclosed [13]
31 July 2025 Forward Croatia Franjo Ivanović Portugal Benfica Undisclosed [14]
  1. ^ This was announced on 28 May 2025 but will become official when the transfer window opens

Loaned In

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.

Loaned Out

Date Position Nationality Player To Ref.

Out of contract

Players who are provisionally out of contract at the end of the previous season. May still be offered new contracts by the team.

Date No. Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Notes Ref.
30 June 2025 14 GK Sweden Joachim Imbrechts Belgium RSCA Futures 30 July 2025 End of contract [15]
30 June 2025 85 DF Belgium Arnaud Dony Belgium Patro Eisden 20 June 2025 End of contract [16]

New contracts

First team

Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref.
2 June 2025 FW Cristian Makaté 4 years [17]
1 July 2025 DF Christian Burgess 1 year (Option triggered)
1 July 2025 DF Guillaume François 1 year
14 July 2025 MF Kamiel Van de Perre 4 years [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 July 2025 Union Rochefortoise 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloise Nijlen, Belgium
19:00 CEST
5 July 2025 PSV 1-0 Union Saint-Gilloise Eindhoven, Netherlands
--:-- CEST Attendance: 0
Note: This fixture will be a closed doors fixture.
12 July 2025 Feyenoord 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST
  • Bullaude 72'
Stadium: De Kuip
Note: Kick-off time is provisional. Fans will be permitted.
16 July 2025 Paris F.C. 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Paris, France
19:00 CEST

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 25 July 2025 Matchday 1 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 075.00
Belgian Pro League play-offs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Super Cup 20 July 2025 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Belgian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 5 3 1 1 13 5 +8 060.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Union SG 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 Qualification for the Europa League and Champions' play-offs[a]
2 Sint-Truiden 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
3 Anderlecht 4 3 0 1 11 5 +6 9
4 Club Brugge 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
5 Mechelen 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
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.[19]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winner will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League if not earning 2026–27 UEFA Champions League in the playoff.

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
4 3 1 0 12 3  +9 10 2 0 0 8 0  +8 1 1 0 4 3  +1

Last updated: 16 August 2025.
Source: Competitions

Results by round

Round1234
GroundAHAH
ResultDWWW
Position8211
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2025 1 Antwerp 1–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Antwerp
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 12,398
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
3 August 2025 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 5–0 OH Leuven Brussels
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Attendance: 7,281
Referee: Jan Boterberg
9 August 2025 3 Gent 2–3 Union Saint-Gilloise Ghent
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
16 August 2025 4 Union Saint-Gilloise 3–0 Standard Liège Brussels
20:45 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
24 August 2025 5 La Louvière v Union Saint-Gilloise La Louvière
18:30 CEST Stadium: Stade du Tivoli
31 August 2025 6 Union Saint-Gilloise v Anderlecht Brussels
18:30 CEST Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
13 September 2025 7 Dender v Union Saint-Gilloise Denderleeuw
18:45 CEST Stadium: Dender Football Complex

Belgian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Belgian Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2025 Final Union Saint-Gilloise 1–2 Club Brugge Brussels
18:30 CEST
Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium
Referee: Lawrence Visser

UEFA Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Due to their home venue, the Joseph Marien Stadium, not meeting UEFA requirements, Union Saint-Gilloise will play their European home games at Lotto Park in Anderlecht.

League phase

Statistics

As of 16 August 2025

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number. Players who left the club prior to the first competitive fixture of the season or who have not made any appearances are not featured.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Pro League[a] Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Belgium BEL Vic Chambaere 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 GK Netherlands NED Kjell Scherpen 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
3 DF Senegal SEN Mamadou Barry 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Argentina ARG Kevin Mac Allister 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 DF England ENG Christian Burgess 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF Belgium BEL Guillaume François 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF England ENG Ross Sykes 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
48 DF Belgium BEL Fedde Leysen 5 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Norway NOR Mathias Rasmussen 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Belgium BEL Kamiel Van de Perre 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF Algeria ALG Adem Zorgane 5 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF Belgium BEL Anouar Ait El Hadj 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF Senegal SEN Ousseynou Niang 5 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Morocco MAR Sofiane Boufal 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Belgium BEL Charles Vanhoutte 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Forwards
12 FW Canada CAN Promise David 3 1 1+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
13 FW Ecuador ECU Kevin Rodríguez 5 3 4+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW Switzerland SUI Marc Giger 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Israel ISR Anan Khalaili 5 1 3+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 FW Austria AUT Raul Florucz 5 3 3+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 FW Equatorial Guinea EQG Cristian Makaté 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
77 FW Ghana GHA Mohammed Fuseini 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who have made appearances this season but have since left the squad
9 FW Croatia CRO Franjo Ivanović 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
  1. ^ Includes games from regular season and playoffs

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total
1 13 FW Ecuador Kevin Rodríguez 3 0 0 0 3
30 FW Austria Raul Florucz 3 0 0 0 3
3 8 MF Algeria Adem Zorgane 1 0 0 0 1
9 FW Croatia Franjo Ivanović 0 0 0 1 1
12 FW Canada Promise David 1 0 0 0 1
22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 1 0 0 0 1
25 FW Israel Anan Khalaili 1 0 0 0 1
26 DF England Ross Sykes 1 0 0 0 1
48 DF Belgium Fedde Leysen 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 1 13
  1. ^ Includes regular season and play-off games

Assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists are not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total
1 8 MF Algeria Adem Zorgane 2 0 0 0 2
2 10 MF Belgium Anouar Ait El Hadj 1 0 0 0 1
16 DF England Christian Burgess 1 0 0 0 1
22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 1 0 0 0 1
23 MF Morocco Sofiane Boufal 1 0 0 0 1
24 MF Belgium Charles Vanhoutte 1 0 0 0 1
30 FW Austria Raul Florucz 1 0 0 0 1
48 DF Belgium Fedde Leysen 1 0 0 0 1
Total 9 0 0 0 9
  1. ^ Includes regular season and play-off games

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup UEFA Champion League Super Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 22 MF Senegal Ousseynou Niang 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 16 DF England Christian Burgess 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
3 8 MF Algeria Adem Zorgane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 FW Switzerland Marc Giger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 MF Belgium Charles Vanhoutte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 FW Israel Anan Khalaili 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 DF England Ross Sykes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
48 DF Belgium Fedde Leysen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League [a] Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total
1 1 Belgium Vic Chambaere 1 0 0 0 1
37 Netherlands Kjell Scherpen 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 2 0 0 0 2
  1. ^ Include regular season and play-off games

References

  1. ^ "Cristian Makate extends his contract until 2029 and joins the first team". RUSG. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Adem Zorgane is a Unionist". RUSG. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Austrian striker Raul Florucz signs for Union until 2029". RUSG. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Scherpen is Union's new goalkeeper". RUSG. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Brazilian winger Guilherme Smith signs for Union until 2029". RUSG. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Noah Stassin joins our U23s". RUSG. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Amoura goes to VfL Wolfsburg". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Option levée pour Dennis AYENSA". Standard de Liège (in French). 25 March 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Elton Kabangu completes permanent move to Heart of Midlothian FC". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Koki Machida leaves Union for Hoffenheim". RUSG. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Casper Terho moves to Oud-Heverlee Leuven". RUSG. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Noah Sadiki moves to Sunderland AFC". RUSG. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Union and Moris part ways after five seasons". RUSG. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Ivanovic é reforço do Benfica!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Goalkeeper Joachim Imbrechts joins RSCA". RSCA Youth. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Linksachter Arnaud Dony maakt de overstap van Union naar Patro".
  17. ^ "Cristian Makate extends his contract until 2029 and joins the first team". RUSG. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  18. ^ "KVDP = 1. Kamiel signs contract extension". RUSG. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  19. ^ "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.