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Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp Football Club

Deurne - Antwerpen, BelgiumJupiler Pro League · tier 1Founded 1 September 1880Colours

www.rafc.be ↗Oude Bosuilbaan 54a, 2100 Deurne - Antwerpen, Belgium+32 3 3280860

Squad

31 players

avg age 22.3

Foreigners

52% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

11 / 18

10 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Bosuilstadion

21,000 seats

Manager

Marvin Compper

Transfer balance

+€4.5m

season 2026/27

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Taishi Brandon NozawaGoalkeeper	23	Japan	193 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Tokyo	Jun 2029
Lowie PiseléGoalkeeper	17	Belgium	—		Jan 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2027
Yannick ThoelenGoalkeeper	36	Belgium	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from KV Mechelen	Jun 2027
Niels DevalckeneerGoalkeeper	22	Belgium	192 cm	right	Jan 2023from Young Reds	Jun 2028
Defenders · 9
Álvaro CortésCentre-Back	21	Spain	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Barcelona	Jun 2030
Rein Van HeldenCentre-Back	24	Belgium	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from Sint-Truidense VV	Jun 2030
Daam FoulonLeft-Back	27	Belgium	180 cm	left	Jan 2025from KV Mechelen	Jun 2028
Yuto TsunashimaCentre-Back	26	Japan	188 cm	right	Jun 2025from Tokyo Verdy	Jun 2028
Maxime BusiRight-BackTeam captain	27	Belgium	182 cm	right	Jul 2026from Stade Reims	Jun 2029
Semm RendersRight-Back	18	Belgium	179 cm	right	Jan 2025from Young Reds	Jun 2029
Eran TuypensLeft-Back	21	Belgium	—	left	Jan 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2029
Luca SchelfhoutCentre-Back	19	Belgium	—	right	Jul 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2030
Aaron IbrahimLeft-Back	18	Belgium	—	left	Jan 2026from Royal Antwerp FC U18	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 10
Arthur VermeerenDefensive Midfield	21	Belgium	180 cm	right	Mar 2026from RB Leipzig	Jun 2027
Xander DierckxCentral Midfield	17	Belgium	—	left	Jan 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2028
Thibo SomersRight Midfield	27	Belgium	183 cm	right	Jul 2025from Cercle Brugge	Jun 2028
Modibo FofanaCentral Midfield	19	Cote d'Ivoire	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from JMG Academy Abidjan	Jun 2030
Mauricio BenítezDefensive Midfield	22	Argentina	185 cm	right	Aug 2026from CA Boca Juniors	Jun 2030
Christopher ScottCentral Midfield	24	Germany · Ghana	178 cm	right	Jan 2022from Ablöse €1.40m	Jun 2028
Bahmed DeuffDefensive Midfield	20	Mauritania · France	194 cm	right	Mar 2026from FC Nantes	Jun 2027
Farouck AdekamiAttacking Midfield	20	Cote d'Ivoire	—	right	Jan 2025from Young Reds	Jun 2027
Youssef HamdaouiCentral MidfieldHamstring injury - Return unknown	18	Morocco · Belgium	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Young Reds	Jun 2029
Louie Van GelderCentral Midfield	17	Belgium	—	both	Jan 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2028
Forwards · 8
Carlos MejiaRight Winger	19	Ecuador	—	left	Jan 2026from NK Kustosija Zagreb	Jun 2030
Snayder PorozoCentre-Forward	18	Ecuador	191 cm	right	May 2026from SD Aucas	Jun 2030
Ibrahim SalahLeft Winger	25	Morocco · Belgium	186 cm	right	Apr 2026from FC Basel 1893	Jun 2027
Luis NarhCentre-Forward	18	Ghana	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from Diamond Seed Sporting Club	Jun 2030
Michael FreyCentre-Forward	32	Switzerland	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from Grasshopper Club Zurich	Jun 2028
Mukhammadali UrinboevRight Winger	21	Uzbekistan	170 cm	left	Jul 2025from Pakhtakor Tashkent	Jun 2029
Koki AndoLeft Winger	19	Japan	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from Mito HollyHock	Jun 2030
Jeff GodelaineCentre-Forward	19	Belgium	—	left	Jan 2026from Young Reds	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€10.5m

19 arrivals

Received

€15m

18 departures

Net balance

+€4.5m

received − spent

Arrivals · 19

Álvaro Cortés
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from FC Barcelona
€3.5m
Mauricio Benítez
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
from CA Boca Juniors
€2.6m
Snayder Porozo
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from SD Aucas
€2.4m
Carlos Mejia
Right Winger · 18 y/o
from NK Kustosija Zagreb
€2m
Aaron Ibrahim
Left-Back · 17 y/o
from Royal Antwerp FC U18
—
Arthur Vermeeren
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from RB Leipzig
Loan
Bahmed Deuff
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from FC Nantes
Loan
Eran Tuypens
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from Young Reds
—

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Ibrahim Salah
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from FC Basel 1893
Loan
Jeff Godelaine
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Young Reds
—
Jules Ahoka
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from Young Reds
—
Koki Ando
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Mito HollyHock
?
Louie Van Gelder
Central Midfield · 17 y/o
from Young Reds
—
Lowie Piselé
Goalkeeper · 16 y/o
from Young Reds
—
Luca Schelfhout
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from Young Reds
—
Luis Narh
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from Diamond Seed Sporting Club
?
Maxime Busi
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from Stade Reims
Free
Michael Frey
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
from Grasshopper Club Zurich
Free
Modibo Fofana
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from JMG Academy Abidjan
?

Departures · 18

Jules Ahoka
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
to Sunderland AFC
€10m
Anthony Valencia
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to CR Flamengo
€5m
Andreas Verstraeten
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
to VVV-Venlo
Loan
Björn Engels
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dennis Praet
Central Midfield · 32 y/o
to KV Mechelen
Free
Gabriel Jesus David
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
to SKN St. Pölten
Loan
Geoffry Hairemans
Right Winger · 34 y/o
to Sporting Hasselt
?
Gerard Vandeplas
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to FCV Dender EH
Loan

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Glenn Bijl
Right-Back · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Gyrano Kerk
Right Winger · 30 y/o
to Erzurumspor FK
Free
Isaac Babadi
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to PSV Eindhoven
End of loan
Kiki Kouyaté
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Al-Khaleej FC
Free
Kobe Corbanie
Right-Back · 21 y/o
to KV Mechelen
Free
Mahamadou Diawara
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Olympique Lyon
End of loan
Marwan Al-Sahafi
Left Winger · 22 y/o
to Al-Ittihad Club
End of loan
Mauricio Benítez
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to CA Boca Juniors
End of loan
Vincent Janssen
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Portland Timbers
Free
Zeno Van Den Bosch
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to 1.FC Union Berlin
Free

Manager & staff

11 people

Manager

Marvin Compper

Germany · 41 y/o

Appointed 3 August 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 6

Faris HarounAssistant ManagerBelgium
Robert MolenaarAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Sylvano ComvaliusAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Dr. Peter CatteeuwPerformance ManagerBelgium
Peter PersoonsVideo AnalystBelgium

Scouting · 3

Joachim VercaigneHead of ScoutingBelgium
Jerry VanackerScoutBelgium
Marco HeeringScoutNetherlands

Medical department · 2

Wim GeertsClub DoctorBelgium
Jan Van DammePhysiotherapistBelgium

Honours

12 titles

5×Belgian Champion22/23 · 56/57 · 43/44 · 30/31 · 1928/29
4×Belgian cup winner22/23 · 19/20 · 91/92 · 54/55
2×Belgian Second League Champion16/17 · 99/00
1×Belgian Supercup Winner23/24

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