Club profile

Sint-Truidense VV

Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging

Sint-Truiden, BelgiumJupiler Pro League · tier 1Founded 23 February 1924Colours

www.stvv.com ↗Tiensesteenweg 223, 3800 Sint-Truiden, Belgium+32 (11) 683829

Squad

27 players

avg age 24.3

Foreigners

67% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

15 / 18

8 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium

11,337 seats

Manager

Frédéric De Meyer

Transfer balance

+€4.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Leo KokuboGoalkeeper	25	Japan	193 cm	right	Nov 2024from SL Benfica	Jun 2027
Matt LendfersGoalkeeper	20	Belgium · Netherlands	190 cm	right	Jan 2023from VV St. Truiden U21	Jun 2029
Yanis NgoyGoalkeeper	18	Belgium · DR Congo	188 cm	right	Jan 2026from STVV Youth	Jun 2028
Ahmad Abu RasenGoalkeeper	23	Saudi Arabia	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from Al-Hilal SFC	Jun 2028
Defenders · 9
Kota TakaiCentre-Back	22	Japan	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from Tottenham Hotspur	Jun 2027
Robert-Jan VanwesemaelRight-Back	24	Belgium	176 cm	right	Jan 2023from VV St. Truiden U21	Jun 2030
Taiga HataLeft-Back	24	Japan	177 cm	right	Apr 2025from Shonan Bellmare	Jun 2028
Joedrick PupeCentre-Back	29	Belgium	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Jun 2029
Visar MusliuCentre-Back	31	North Macedonia	187 cm	both	Mar 2025from SC Paderborn 07	Jun 2027
Shogo TaniguchiCentre-BackTeam captain	35	Japan	185 cm	right	Jul 2024from Al-Rayyan SC	Jun 2027
Jeremy MbambiCentre-Back	18	Belgium	—	left	Mar 2026from Pisa Sporting Club	Jun 2027
Wolke JanssensCentre-Back	31	Belgium	185 cm	right	Jan 2016from KFC Dessel Sport	Jun 2028
Rune VerheydenLeft-Back	19	Belgium	—	left	Apr 2026from STVV Youth	Jun 2030
Midfielders · 5
Ryan MerlenCentral Midfield	23	France	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from RFC Lüttich	Jun 2029
Abdoulaye SissakoDefensive Midfield	28	Uganda · France	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from KV Kortrijk	Jun 2028
Nelson IshiwatariCentral Midfield	21	Japan	185 cm	right	Jul 2026from Cerezo Osaka	Jun 2030
Ryotaro ArakiAttacking Midfield	24	Japan	170 cm	right	Jul 2026from Kashima Antlers	Jun 2031
Alouis DirikenDefensive Midfield	22	Belgium	186 cm	right	Jan 2025from STVV Youth	Jun 2029
Forwards · 9
Ilias SebaouiLeft Winger	25	Morocco · Belgium	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2028
Samed BazdarCentre-Forward	22	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Serbia	189 cm	right	Jul 2026from Real Zaragoza	Jun 2030
Arbnor MujaRight Winger	27	Albania · Kosovo	179 cm	right	Aug 2026from Samsunspor	Jun 2029
Nathanaël MbukuLeft Winger	24	DR Congo · France	170 cm	left	Mar 2026from FC Augsburg	Jun 2027
Kaito MatsuzawaLeft Winger	25	Japan	176 cm		Jan 2025from V-Varen Nagasaki	Jun 2027
Oumar DioufCentre-Forward	23	Senegal	180 cm	left	Jan 2026from RFC Lüttich	Jun 2029
Shion ShinkawaCentre-Forward	19	Japan	171 cm		Jan 2026from Sagan Tosu	Jun 2029
Frédéric Soèllé SoèlléCentre-Forward	20	Belgium · Cameroon	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from RWDM Brussels	Jun 2028
Illyès BenachourRight Winger	19	Morocco · France	—	left	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€5.2m

12 arrivals

Received

€10m

12 departures

Net balance

+€4.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 12

Arbnor Muja
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from Samsunspor
€1.5m
Nelson Ishiwatari
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Cerezo Osaka
€1.5m
Samed Bazdar
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Real Zaragoza
€1.5m
Joedrick Pupe
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from Vancouver Whitecaps FC
€700k
Ahmad Abu Rasen
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Al-Hilal SFC
Free
Frédéric Soèllé Soèllé
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from RWDM Brussels
?
Jeremy Mbambi
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
from Pisa Sporting Club
Loan
Kota Takai
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Tottenham Hotspur
Loan

Show 4 more

Nathanaël Mbuku
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from FC Augsburg
Loan
Rune Verheyden
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from STVV Youth
—
Ryotaro Araki
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Kashima Antlers
?
Yanis Ngoy
Goalkeeper · 17 y/o
from STVV Youth
—

Departures · 12

Rihito Yamamoto
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to SC Freiburg
€7m
Loïc Mbe Soh
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to AC Sparta Praha
€3m
Adam Nhaili
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to FCV Dender EH
Loan
Arbnor Muja
Right Winger · 27 y/o
to Samsunspor
End of loan
Hiiro Komori
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to JEF United Chiba
End of loan
Hugo Lambotte
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to Excelsior Virton
Loan
Isaías Delpupo
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
?
Jo Coppens
Goalkeeper · 35 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

Show 4 more

Joedrick Pupe
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Vancouver Whitecaps FC
End of loan
Keisuke Goto
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to RSC Anderlecht
End of loan
Ryotaro Ito
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Simen Juklerød
Left-Back · 32 y/o
to DAC Dunajska Streda
Free

Manager & staff

10 people

Manager

Frédéric De Meyer

Belgium · 44 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 6

Sepp De RooverAssistant ManagerBelgium
Jouad BoufarraAssistant ManagerNetherlands
Jan Van SteenbergheGoalkeeping CoachBelgium
Renaat PhilippaertsFitness coachBelgium
Yasuaki OsatoVideo AnalystJapan

Management · 2

Takayuki TateishiChief Executive OfficerJapan
André PintoTechnical DirectorBrazil

Medical department · 1

Rob BrummansHead of MedicalBelgium

Other · 1

Peter DelorgeTeam ManagerBelgium

Honours

4 titles

3×Belgian Second League Champion14/15 · 08/09 · 93/94
1×Belgian League Cup Winner98/99

All dossiers (0)

SortMost recent Evidence score

Dossiers linked to Sint-Truidense VV

0 dossiers

No public dossiers are linked to this club.

Club data updated 8d ago