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Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Heverlee, BelgiumJupiler Pro League · tier 1Founded 20 December 1957Colours

www.ohleuven.com ↗Kardinaal Mercierlaan 46, 3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium+32 (16) 228508

Squad

34 players

avg age 24.4

Foreigners

47% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

13 / 18

9 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

King Power at Den Dreef Stadion

9,809 seats

Manager

Timmy Simons

Transfer balance

+€1.3m

season 2026/27

Squad

34 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Dani van den HeuvelGoalkeeperminor knock - Return unknown	23	Netherlands	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from Club Brugge KV	Jun 2029
Kiany VromanGoalkeeper	22	Belgium	189 cm	right	Mar 2026from K Lierse SK	Jun 2029
Owen JochmansGoalkeeper	23	Belgium	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2027
Marcel Van DijckGoalkeeper	18	Belgium	—		—	Jun 2027
Defenders · 11
Roggerio NyakossiCentre-Back	22	Switzerland · Togo	194 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse €800k	Jun 2028
Davis OpokuRight-Back	19	Belgium	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2028
Ewoud PletinckxCentre-Back	26	Belgium	190 cm	right	Jan 2022from Zulte Waregem	Jun 2029
Alessandro FontanarosaCentre-Back	23	Italy	185 cm	left	Mar 2026from US Avellino 1912	Jun 2027
Jamie LawrenceCentre-Back	24	Germany · Nigeria	201 cm	right	Jul 2026from WSG Tirol	Jun 2029
Óscar GilRight-Back	28	Spain	175 cm	right	Jan 2024from RCD Espanyol Barcelona	Jun 2027
Takuya OgiwaraLeft-Back	26	Japan	175 cm	left	Jul 2026from Urawa Red Diamonds	Jun 2027
Thibault VlietinckRight-Back	29	Belgium	180 cm	right	Dec 2022from Ablöse ?	Jun 2028
Noë DussenneCentre-Back	34	Belgium	192 cm	right	Aug 2025from FC Lausanne-Sport	Jun 2028
Viktor DamjanicCentre-Back	21	Croatia	195 cm	left	Jul 2025from FK Jedinstvo Ub	Jun 2028
Christ SouangaCentre-Back	20	Belgium · Cote d'Ivoire	186 cm	right	Jan 2024from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 10
Siebe SchrijversCentral MidfieldTeam captain	30	Belgium	179 cm	right	Jan 2021from Ablöse €1.70m	Jun 2027
Lukasz LakomyDefensive Midfield	25	Poland	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2029
Wouter GeorgeCentral Midfield	24	Belgium	172 cm	right	Jan 2025from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2030
Birger VerstraeteDefensive Midfield	32	Belgium	174 cm	right	Oct 2024from Aris Thessaloniki	Jun 2027
Manuel OsifoDefensive Midfield	23	Belgium	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from KV Oostende (-2024)	Jun 2027
William BalikwishaAttacking Midfield	26	DR Congo · Belgium	173 cm	right	Jul 2024from Standard Liège	Jun 2028
Bryang KayoCentral Midfield	24	United States · Cameroon	185 cm	right	Feb 2025from VfL Osnabrück	Jun 2028
Hasan BulutAttacking Midfield	19	Türkiye · Belgium	—	left	Jan 2026from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2027
Sebastian MurruCentral Midfield	19	Belgium	—		—from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2028
Matteo HeremansAttacking Midfield	20	Belgium	—		Jan 2026from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2027
Forwards · 9
Robin MirisolaCentre-Forward	20	Belgium	184 cm	right	Mar 2026from KRC Genk	Jun 2027
Abdoul TraoréCentre-Forwardminor knock - Return unknown	18	Guinea	178 cm	right	Aug 2025from Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01	Jun 2029
Emmanuel AddaiLeft Winger	25	Ghana	173 cm	right	Jul 2026from Qarabağ FK	Jun 2029
Chukwubuikem IkwuemesiCentre-Forward	25	Nigeria	195 cm	right	Jul 2024from US Salernitana 1919	Jun 2028
Thibaud VerlindenLeft WingerKnee injury - Return unknown	27	Belgium · France	174 cm	right	Mar 2025from Beerschot VA	Jun 2028
Shin YamadaCentre-Forward	26	Japan	175 cm	right	Jul 2026from Celtic FC	Jun 2027
Henok TeklabLeft Winger	27	Germany · Eritrea	174 cm	right	May 2025from Union Saint-Gilloise	Jun 2027
Kyan VaesenCentre-Forward	25	Belgium	190 cm	right	Feb 2026from KVC Westerlo	Jun 2029
Chike Van De VenCentre-Forward	19	Belgium · Nigeria	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€2.3m

15 arrivals

Received

€3.5m

11 departures

Net balance

+€1.3m

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Lukasz Lakomy
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from BSC Young Boys
€2m
Kiany Vroman
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from K Lierse SK
€250k
Alessandro Fontanarosa
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from US Avellino 1912
Loan
Casper Terho
Right Winger · 23 y/o
from Sparta Rotterdam
End of loan
Chike Van De Ven
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23
—
Dani van den Heuvel
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Club Brugge KV
Free
Emmanuel Addai
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from Qarabağ FK
Free
Hasan Bulut
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23
—

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Jamie Lawrence
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from WSG Tirol
Free
Manuel Osifo
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
from KV Kortrijk
End of loan
Matteo Heremans
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23
—
Robin Mirisola
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from KRC Genk
Loan
Sebastian Murru
Central Midfield
from Oud-Heverlee Leuven U23
—
Shin Yamada
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from Celtic FC
Loan
Takuya Ogiwara
Left-Back · 26 y/o
from Urawa Red Diamonds
Loan

Departures · 11

Tobe Leysen
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to KRC Genk
€2m
Takuma Ominami
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
to V-Varen Nagasaki
€900k
Casper Terho
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Sparta Rotterdam
€600k
Jovan Mijatovic
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to New York City FC
End of loan
Lukasz Lakomy
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to BSC Young Boys
End of loan
Mathieu Maertens
Attacking Midfield · 31 y/o
to SC Cambuur Leeuwarden
Free
Maxence Prévot
Goalkeeper · 29 y/o
to USL Dunkerque
Free
Sory Kaba
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Al-Dhafra FC
?

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Takahiro Akimoto
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to Machida Zelvia
?
Théo Radelet
Goalkeeper · 18 y/o
to RAAL La Louvière
Free
Youssef Maziz
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to Colorado Rapids
Free

Manager & staff

18 people

Manager

Timmy Simons

Belgium · 49 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 5

Tibor BalogAssistant ManagerHungary
Jamath ShoffnerAssistant ManagerUnited States
Bram VerbistGoalkeeping CoachBelgium
Mehdi HosseinpourVideo AnalystIran

Management · 2

Frédéric Van Den SteenChief Executive OfficerBelgium
György CsepregiSporting DirectorHungary

Board of Directors · 2

Aiyawatt SrivaddhanaprabhaPresidentThailand
Aiyawatt SrivaddhanaprabhaOwnerThailand

Scouting · 6

Tom TorremansHead of ScoutingBelgium
Albert Van MarckeScoutBelgium
Quentin Van Den SteenScoutBelgium
Péter SzőkeScoutHungary
Fernando Jorge Avidago da CunhaScoutNetherlands
Sam JanssensScoutBelgium

Other · 2

Nicolas CornuTeam ManagerBelgium
Jan BodenSports Technologies CoordinatorBelgium

Youth · 1

Derrick TshimangaTrainer scoutBelgium

Honours

1 title

1×Belgian Second League Champion10/11

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