2025–26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | David Hubert (until 13 October 2025) Hans Somers (13 October 2025-26 October 2025) Felice Mazzù (since 26 October 2025) |
| Stadium | Den Dreef |
| Regular season | TBD |
| Belgian Cup | 8th round |
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 2025–26 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 | ||||||
| 1 | Tobe Leysen | GK | 19 August 2023 | Genk | – | |
| 16 | Maxence Prévot | GK | 13 August 2023 | Sochaux | – | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | Noë Dussenne | CB | 19 August 2025 | Lausanne-Sport | – | |
| 5 | Takuma Ominami | CB | 20 August 2024 | Kawasaki Frontale | – | |
| 15 | Viktor Damjanić | CB | 23 July 2025 | Jedinstvo Ub | – | |
| 27 | Óscar Gil | RB | 1 August 2024 | Espanyol | – | |
| 28 | Ewoud Pletinckx | CB | 17 June 2022 | Zulte Waregem | – | |
| 30 | Takahiro Akimoto | LB / LW | 20 January 2024 | Urawa Red Diamonds | – | |
| 34 | / | Roggerio Nyakossi | CB / DM | 27 January 2025 | Marseille | – |
| 40 | / | Roméo Monticelli¥ | LB | 5 July 2024 | Charleroi | – |
| 43 | Liam McAlinney¥ | CB | Summer 2025 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 63 | 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 | Fall 2025 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 99 | Davis Opoku¥ | RB / RW | Playoffs 2024 | Youth Squad | – | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 4 | Birger Verstraete | DM | 10 July 2024 | Aris | – | |
| 6 | Wouter George | CM | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – | |
| 7 | Thibaud Verlinden | LW | 4 February 2025 | Beerschot | – | |
| 14 | / | Henok Teklab | LW | 5 September 2025 | Union SG | – |
| 24 | Łukasz Łakomyℒ | CM / DM / AM | 25 August 2025 | Young Boys | (30 June 2026) | |
| 33 | Mathieu Maertens | CM / AM | 12 July 2017 | Cercle Brugge | – | |
| 60 | / | 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 | Siebe Schrijvers | CF / AM / RW | 15 January 2021 | Club Brugge | – | |
| 9 | Abdoul Karim Traoré | CF | 8 July 2025 | Bourg-Péronnas | – | |
| 10 | / | Youssef Maziz | AM / LW | 29 August 2023 | Metz | – |
| 11 | Casper Terho | RW | 3 July 2025 | Union SG | – | |
| 19 | Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | CF | 24 July 2024 | Salernitana | – | |
| 20 | 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) | |
| 39 | Sory Kaba | CF | 9 September 2025 | Las Palmas | – | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Manuel Osifo | DM / CB | 1 February 2024 | Oostende | 21 August 2025 | Loaned to Kortrijk after matchday 4 | |
| 48 | / | Bryang Kayo | CM | 26 June 2025 | Osnabrück | – | Signed, but yet to appear |
| 61 | Owen Jochmans¥ | GK | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – | Youngster, did not appear in squad | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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During the season
| 4 September 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | 3–3 | Charleroi | Oud-Heverlee |
| 11:30 | Report | unknown | Stadium: Banqup Campus Attendance: 0 |
| 10 October 2025 Friendly | OH Leuven | 4–3 | Francs Borains | |
| Report | Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Belgian Pro League regular season | 27 July 2025 | March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 23.53 | |
| Belgian Pro League play-offs | March 2026 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Belgian Cup | 30 October 2025 | 3 December 2025 | Seventh round | Eighth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 26.32 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Westerlo | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 21 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 12 | Charleroi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 21 | |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 19 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | La Louvière | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 19 | |
| 15 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 13 |
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]
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 |
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League Ranking
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions' Play-offs; = Europe Play-offs; = Relegation Play-offs
Points breakdown
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Biggest & smallestBiggest home win: 4–0 vs. Gent Biggest home attendance: 9,545 vs. Club Brugge |
Matches
The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[20]
Belgian Cup
Results
| 2025–26 Belgian Cup | ||||||
| Match Details | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Lineup | Unused Subs | Bookings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Round | ||||||
| 30 October 2025 20:30 Stade du Pairay Seraing |
Seraing | 1–3 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Prévot Nyakossi, Dussenne, Pletinckx Akimoto, George, Maziz (67' Mijatović), Łakomy (76' Verstraete), Opoku (46' Gil) Kaba (67' Ikwuemesi), Verlinden (46' Traoré) |
Leysen McAlinney Teklab Terho |
24' Opoku 25' Verlinden 73' Łakomy |
26' Maziz (o.g.) |
0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 |
10' Kaba (Akimoto) 62' Kaba (without assist) 90+2' Traoré (without assist) | ||||
| 8th Round | ||||||
| 3 December 2025 20:30 Den Dreef Leuven |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1–2 | Club Brugge | Prévot Dussenne, Pletinckx, Ominami (86' Ikwuemesi) Verlinden (80' Terho), George (60' Maertens), Maziz, Łakomy, Gil (60' Opoku) Kaba, Mijatović (60' Traoré) |
Leysen Nyakossi Teklab Verstraete |
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67' Kaba (without assist) |
0–1 1–1 1–2 |
33' Vetlesen (Stanković) 83' Tzolis (pen.) | ||||
Squad statistics
Includes only competitive matches.
Appearances
- Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Belgian Pro League Regular season |
Belgian Pro League Playoffs |
Belgian Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | ||||
| 1 | GK | Tobe Leysen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | DF | Noë Dussenne | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Birger Verstraete | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | DF | Takuma Ominami | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | MF | Wouter George | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| 7 | MF | Thibaud Verlinden | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8 | MF | Siebe Schrijvers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
| 10 | MF | Youssef Maziz | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Casper Terho | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| 14 | MF | Henok Teklab | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 15 | DF | Viktor Damjanić | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | GK | Maxence Prévot | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | FW | Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Nachon Nsingi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | William Balikwisha | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | FW | Jovan Mijatović | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| 24 | MF | Łukasz Łakomy | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Óscar Gil | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | Ewoud Pletinckx | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Takahiro Akimoto | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Mathieu Maertens | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| 34 | DF | Roggerio Nyakossi | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| 39 | FW | Sory Kaba | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 40 | DF | Roméo Monticelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | DF | Liam McAlinney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 60 | MF | Mohamed Yassine Azzouz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 63 | DF | Christ Souanga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 72 | MF | Sebastian Murru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Thibault Vlietinck | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 93 | MF | Milan Gigot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | DF | Davis Opoku | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Players that have appeared this season, who are out on loan or have left OH Leuven | |||||||||||||||
| 66 | DF | Ayumu Ōhata (sold to Cerezo Osaka) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Belgian Pro League Regular season |
Belgian Pro League Playoffs |
Belgian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 39 | Sory Kaba | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | 28 | Ewoud Pletinckx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Thibaud Verlinden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 10 | Youssef Maziz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 24 | Łukasz Łakomy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 34 | Roggerio Nyakossi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | 14 | Henok Teklab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 19 | Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 33 | Mathieu Maertens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 23 | |||
Assists
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Belgian Pro League Regular season |
Belgian Pro League Playoffs |
Belgian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 24 | Łukasz Łakomy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Youssef Maziz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 33 | Mathieu Maertens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Wouter George | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | 7 | Thibaud Verlinden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 8 | Siebe Schrijvers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 22 | Jovan Mijatović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 30 | Takahiro Akimoto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | 39 | Sory Kaba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 99 | Davis Opoku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total Goals With Assists | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
| No Assist | |||||||
| Penalties | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Without Assist | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Total Goals Without Assist | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |||
Clean sheets
| No. | Player | Belgian Pro League Regular season |
Belgian Pro League Playoffs |
Belgian Cup | Total clean sheets | % Clean sheet games | Goals conceded | Avg minutes between conceding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobe Leysen | 4 | — | — | 4 | 22.22 % | 27 | 60 |
| 16 | Maxence Prévot | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 % | 3 | 60 |
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