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 also competed in the UEFA Champions League, being eliminated in the league phase.
On 11 October 2025, manager Sébastien Pocognoli left the club to join Monaco.
Players First-team squad
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Vic Chambaere GK Roeselare Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 21 Jens Teunckens GK Geel Lierse 9 October 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2026 37 Kjell Scherpen GK Emmen Brighton 23 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 Defenders 3 Mamadou Barry DF Unknown Tromsø 27 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 5 Kevin Mac Allister DF Buenos Aires Argentinos Juniors 12 July 2023 €1,500,000 30 June 2026 16 Christian Burgess DF London Portsmouth 1 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026 19 Guillaume François DF Libramont-Chevigny Virton 9 June 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026 26 Ross Sykes DF Burnley Accrington 1 July 2022 €280,000 30 June 2026 27 Louis Patris DF Gembloux STVV 1 September 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 29 Massiré Sylla DF Dakar Lyn 13 January 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 48 Fedde Leysen DF Geel Jong PSV 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2029 Midfielders 6 Kamiel Van de Perre MF Turnhout Jong Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2029 8 Adem Zorgane MF Sétif Charleroi 12 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 10 Anouar Ait El Hadj MF Molenbeek Genk 13 July 2024 €1,500,000 30 June 2028 14 Ivan Pavlić MF Rotterdam Paços de Ferreira 3 September 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 17 Rob Schoofs MF Sint-Truiden KV Mechelen 1 September 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 22 Ousseynou Niang MF Ziguinchor RFS 28 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 23 Besfort Zeneli MF Falun Elfsborg 13 January 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 Forwards 9 Mateo Biondic FW Lemgo Eintracht Trier 3 January 2026 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 11 Guilherme Smith FW Unknown Kalju 12 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 12 Promise David FW Brampton Kalju 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027 13 Kevin Rodríguez FW Ibarra Independiente 1 September 2023 €4,500,000 30 June 2027 20 Marc Giger FW Zurich Schaffhausen 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 25 Anan Khalaili FW Haifa Maccabi Haifa 1 July 2024 €7,500,000 30 June 2028 30 Raul Florucz FW Vienna NK Olimpija 15 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 77 Mohammed Fuseini FW Accra Sturm Graz 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027
Transfers In DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef. First team 30 June 2025 Forward Mohamed Amoura VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan 30 June 2025 Midfielder Lazare Amani Standard Liège Return from loan 30 June 2025 Forward Dennis Eckert Ayensa Standard Liège Return from loan 30 June 2025 Forward Casper Terho Paderborn Return from loan 30 June 2025 Midfielder Nathan Huygevelde Kortrijk Return from loan 30 June 2025 Forward Elton Kabangu Heart of Midlothian Return from loan 1 July 2025 Forward Cristian Makaté Academy Promoted to first team 1 July 2025 Midfielder Adem Zorgane Charleroi Undisclosed 15 July 2025 Forward Raul Florucz NK Olimpija Undisclosed 23 July 2025 Goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 12 August 2025 Forward Guilherme Smith Kalju Undisclosed 1 September 2025 Midfielder Rob Schoofs KV Mechelen Undisclosed 2 September 2025 Defender Louis Patris STVV Undisclosed 3 September 2025 Midfielder Ivan Pavlić Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed 9 October 2025 Goalkeeper Jens Teunckens Lierse Free 3 January 2026 Forward Mateo Biondic Eintracht Trier Undisclosed 13 January 2026 Defender Massiré Sylla Lyn Undisclosed 13 January 2026 Midfielder Besfort Zeneli Elfsborg Undisclosed B Team 1 July 2025 Defender Noah Stassin Tubize-Braine Undisclosed
Out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef. 1 July 2025 Forward Mohamed Amoura VfL Wolfsburg €15,000,000 1 July 2025 Forward Dennis Eckert Ayensa Standard Liège €1,000,000 1 July 2025 Forward Elton Kabangu Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed 1 July 2025 Defender Koki Machida Hoffenheim Undisclosed 3 July 2025 Midfielder Casper Terho OH Leuven Undisclosed 3 July 2025 Midfielder Noah Sadiki Sunderland Undisclosed 16 July 2025 Goalkeeper Anthony Moris Al-Khaleej Undisclosed 31 July 2025 Forward Franjo Ivanović Benfica Undisclosed 1 September 2025 Defender Alessio Castro-Montes FC Köln Undisclosed 1 September 2025 Midfielder Charles Vanhoutte OGC Nice Undisclosed 5 September 2025 Forward Henok Teklab OH Leuven Undisclosed 24 January 2026 Midfielder Mathias Rasmussen FC St. Pauli Undisclosed
Loaned In DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.
Loaned Out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToRef. 28 January 2026 Forward Cristian Makaté La Louvière
Out of contract DateNo.Pos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateNotesRef. 30 June 2025 8 MF Lazare Amani A.E. Kifisia 18 September 2025 End of contract 30 June 2025 14 GK Joachim Imbrechts RSCA Futures 30 July 2025 End of contract 30 June 2025 85 DF Arnaud Dony Patro Eisden 20 June 2025 End of contract 5 January 2026 23 MF Sofiane Boufal Le Havre 14 January 2026 Mutual agreement
New contracts First team Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref. 2 June 2025 FW Cristian Makaté 4 years 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
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Belgian Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Champions' play-offs League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Belgian Cup
Belgian Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
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 26 April 2026 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.
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made appearances this season but have since left the squad
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 Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total 1 12 FW Promise David 10 4 2 0 16 2 13 FW Kevin Rodríguez 8 4 0 0 12 3 30 FW Raul Florucz 7 1 0 0 8 4 25 FW Anan Khalaili 2 0 3 0 5 26 DF Ross Sykes 3 1 1 0 5 6 8 MF Adem Zorgane 4 0 0 0 4 11 FW Guilherme Smith 4 0 0 0 4 16 DF Christian Burgess 4 0 0 0 4 9 20 FW Marc Giger 3 0 0 0 3 23 MF Besfort Zeneli 3 0 0 0 3 11 4 MF Mathias Rasmussen 2 0 0 0 2 5 DF Kevin Mac Allister 1 0 1 0 2 9 FW Mateo Biondic 2 0 0 0 2 17 MF Rob Schoofs 2 0 0 0 2 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 2 0 0 0 2 16 6 MF Kamiel Van de Perre 0 1 0 0 1 9 FW Franjo Ivanović 0 0 0 1 1 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 0 0 1 0 1 48 DF Fedde Leysen 1 0 0 0 1 77 FW Mohammed Fuseini 0 1 0 0 1 Own goal 1 0 0 0 1 Total 57 11 8 1 77
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 Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total 1 8 MF Adem Zorgane 2 2 1 0 5 17 MF Rob Schoofs 2 2 1 0 5 2 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 2 1 1 0 4 30 FW Raul Florucz 3 1 0 0 4 4 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 3 0 0 0 3 23 MF Besfort Zeneli 3 0 0 0 3 7 11 FW Guilherme Smith 2 0 0 0 2 12 FW Promise David 1 1 0 0 2 23 MF Sofiane Boufal 1 0 1 0 2 10 4 MF Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 1 5 DF Kevin Mac Allister 1 0 0 0 1 6 MF Kamiel Van de Perre 1 0 0 0 1 9 FW Mateo Biondic 1 0 0 0 1 13 FW Kevin Rodríguez 0 0 1 0 1 16 DF Christian Burgess 1 0 0 0 1 20 FW Marc Giger 1 0 0 0 1 24 MF Charles Vanhoutte 1 0 0 0 1 26 DF Ross Sykes 1 0 0 0 1 27 DF Louis Patris 1 0 0 0 1 48 DF Fedde Leysen 1 0 0 0 1 Total 27 7 4 0 38
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 Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total 1 16 DF Christian Burgess 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 15 1 0 2 5 DF Kevin Mac Allister 12 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 3 6 MF Kamiel Van de Perre 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 4 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 25 FW Anan Khalaili 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 26 DF Ross Sykes 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 8 MF Adem Zorgane 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 12 FW Promise David 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 MF Rob Schoofs 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 11 FW Guilherme Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 FW Marc Giger 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 MF Charles Vanhoutte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 DF Louis Patris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 48 DF Fedde Leysen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 1 GK Vic Chambaere 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 MF Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 FW Kevin Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF Ivan Pavlić 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 MF Sofiane Boufal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 FW Raul Florucz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 37 GK Kjell Scherpen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 73 1 0 4 0 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 92 1 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 Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League Super Cup Total 1 37 Kjell Scherpen 13 2 1 0 16 2 1 Vic Chambaere 3 0 (1) 0 0 3 (1)Totals 16 3 1 0 20
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