2025–26 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2025–26 season
ManagerDavid Hubert
StadiumDen Dreef
Regular season16th
Belgian CupTBD

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
1 Belgium Tobe Leysen GK 19 August 2023 Belgium Genk –
16 France Maxence Prévot GK 13 August 2023 Sochaux –
Defenders
5 Japan Takuma Ominami CB 20 August 2024 Japan Kawasaki Frontale –
27 Spain Óscar Gil RB 1 August 2024 Spain Espanyol –
28 Belgium Ewoud Pletinckx CB 17 June 2022 Belgium Zulte Waregem –
30 Japan Takahiro Akimoto LB / LW 20 January 2024 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds –
34 Switzerland / Togo Roggerio Nyakossi CB / DM 27 January 2025 Marseille –
63 Belgium Christ Souanga¥ LB Winter 2023–24 Youth Squad –
66 Japan Ayumu Ōhata LB / LW 29 January 2025 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 11 August 2025
93 Belgium Milan Gigot¥ CB Summer 2024 Youth Squad –
99 Belgium Davis Opoku¥ RB / RW Playoffs 2024 Youth Squad –
Midfielders
4 Belgium Birger Verstraete DM 10 July 2024 Greece Aris –
6 Belgium Wouter George CM Summer 2024 Youth Squad –
7 Belgium Thibaud Verlinden LW 4 February 2025 Beerschot –
33 Belgium Mathieu Maertens CM / AM 12 July 2017 Belgium Cercle Brugge –
60 Morocco / Belgium Mohamed Yassine Azzouz¥ AM Winter 2024–25 Youth Squad –
72 Belgium Sebastian Murru CM Summer 2025 Youth Squad –
77 Belgium Thibault Vlietinck RW 12 August 2020 Belgium Club Brugge –
Forwards
8 Belgium Siebe Schrijvers CF / AM / RW 15 January 2021 Belgium Club Brugge –
9 Guinea Abdoul Karim Traoré CF 8 July 2025 France Bourg-Péronnas –
10 France / Morocco Youssef Maziz AM / LW 29 August 2023 France Metz –
11 Finland Casper Terho RW 3 July 2025 Belgium Union SG –
20 Belgium Nachon Nsingi CF Summer 2022 Youth Squad –
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo / Belgium William Balikwisha AM / RW / LW 20 July 2024 Standard Liège –
22 Serbia 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 Croatia Viktor Damjanic CB 23 July 2025 Serbia Jedinstvo Ub – Signed, but yet to appear
19 Nigeria Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi CF 24 July 2024 Salernitana – Did not appear in squad
25 Belgium Manuel Osifo DM / CB 1 February 2024 Belgium Oostende – Did not appear in squad
48 United States Bryang Kayo CM 26 June 2025 Germany Osnabrück – Signed, but yet to appear
95 Belgium Théo Radelet¥ GK Summer 2024 Youth Squad – Youngster, did not appear in squad

Transfers

Friendlies

Pre-season

28 June 2025 Friendly OH Leuven Belgium 10–0 Belgium Kessel-Lo 2000 Oud-Heverlee
14:00
Stadium: Banqup Campus
2 July 2025 Friendly OH Leuven Belgium 15–0 Belgium Rapide Wezemaal Oud-Heverlee
19:00 Stadium: Banqup Campus
5 July 2025 Friendly OH Leuven Belgium Cancelled Netherlands RKC Waalwijk Oud-Heverlee
Stadium: Banqup Campus
Attendance: 0
12 July 2025 Friendly Leicester City England 2–1 Belgium OH Leuven Seagrave, England
15:00 CEST
19 July 2025 Friendly OH Leuven Belgium 2–1 Seraing Oud-Heverlee
11:00
  • 18'
  • Muland 8'
Stadium: Banqup Campus
Attendance: 0
20 July 2025 Friendly Reims France 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 −7 000.00
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 −7 000.00

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]

References

  1. ^ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ" [COMMUNICATION] (in Greek). ael.com.cy. 2025-06-26.
  2. ^ "Takuma Ominami definitief bij OH Leuven" [Takuma Ominami permanently at OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ "OH Leuven versterkt middenveld met Bryang Kayo" [OH Leuven strenghtens midfield with Bryang Kayo] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2024-06-26.
  4. ^ "Jovan Mijatovic langer bij OH Leuven" [Jovan Mijatovic longer with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-02.
  5. ^ "Casper Terho tekent bij OH Leuven" [Casper Terho signs with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-03.
  6. ^ "Abdoul Karim Traoré versterkt Leuvense aanval" [Abdoul Karim Traoré strengthens Leuven attack] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-08.
  7. ^ "Viktor Damjanic tekent bij OH Leuven" [Viktor Damjanic signs with OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-23.
  8. ^ "Banzuzi trekt naar Leipzig" [Banzuzi moves to Leipzig] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-04-08.
  9. ^ "Federico Ricca llega a Belgrano" [Federico Ricca arrives in Belgrano] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-06-26.
  10. ^ "Schalke 04 sign Hasan Kurucay". ohleuven.com. 2025-07-29.
  11. ^ "Jonatan Braut Brunes definitief naar Polen" [Jonatan Braut Brunes permanently to Poland] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-01.
  12. ^ "Contract Emmanuel Toku ontbonden" [Contract Emmanuel Toku terminated] (in Greek). ohleuven.com. 2025-07-09.
  13. ^ "Ayumu Ohata keert terug naar Japan" [Ayumu Ohata keert returns to Japan] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 2025-08-11.
  14. ^ "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.