Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2025–26 season
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Sébastien Pocognoli (until 11 October) David Hubert (since 13 October)
Stadium	Joseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League	1st
Belgian Cup	Semi-finals
Belgian Super Cup	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: Promise David (9 goals) All: Promise David (14 goals)
Biggest win	5–0 vOH Leuven
Biggest defeat	0–4 vNewcastle United 0–4 vInter Milan
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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All statistics correct as of 1 February 2026.

The2025–26 season isRoyale Union Saint-Gilloise's 128th season in existence and fifth consecutive in theBelgian Pro League.In addition to the domestic league, they will participate in this season's editions of theBelgian Cup and theBelgian Super Cup. They also competed in theUEFA Champions League, being eliminated in the league phase.

On 11 October 2025, managerSébastien Pocognoli left the club to joinMonaco.^[1]

As of 30 November 2025

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	(2003-01-10)10 January 2003 (age 23)	Genk	1 July 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2028
37	Kjell Scherpen	GK		Emmen	(2000-01-23)23 January 2000 (age 26)	Brighton	23 July 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
Defenders
3	Mamadou Barry	DF		Unknown	(2005-03-20)20 March 2005 (age 20)	Tromsø	27 January 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2029
5	Kevin Mac Allister	DF		Buenos Aires	(1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (age 28)	Argentinos Juniors	12 July 2023	€1,500,000	30 June 2026
16	Christian Burgess	DF		London	(1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (age 34)	Portsmouth	1 July 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026
19	Guillaume François	DF		Libramont-Chevigny	(1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (age 35)	Virton	9 June 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026
26	Ross Sykes	DF		Burnley	(1999-03-26)26 March 1999 (age 26)	Accrington	1 July 2022	€280,000	30 June 2026
27	Louis Patris	DF		Gembloux	(2001-06-07)7 June 2001 (age 24)	STVV	1 September 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
48	Fedde Leysen	DF		Unknown	(2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (age 22)	Jong PSV	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2029
Midfielders
4	Mathias Rasmussen	MF		Lyngdal	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (age 28)	Brann	1 July 2023	€1,200,000	30 June 2027
6	Kamiel Van de Perre	MF		Unknown	(2004-02-12)12 February 2004 (age 22)	Jong Genk	1 July 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2029
8	Adem Zorgane	MF		Sétif	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (age 26)	Charleroi	12 July 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2029
10	Anouar Ait El Hadj	MF		Molenbeek	(2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (age 23)	Genk	13 July 2024	€1,500,000	30 June 2028
17	Rob Schoofs	MF		Sint-Truiden	(1994-03-23)23 March 1994 (age 31)	KV Mechelen	1 September 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
22	Ousseynou Niang	MF		Ziguinchor	(2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (age 24)	RFS	28 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
23	Sofiane Boufal	MF		Paris	(1993-09-17)17 September 1993 (age 32)	Free agent	3 September 2024	—N/a	30 June 2026
Forwards
-	Guilherme Smith	FW		Unknown	(2003-06-11)11 June 2003 (age 22)	Kalju	12 August 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2029
11	Henok Teklab	FW		Frankfurt am Main	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (age 27)	Preußen Münster	1 July 2023	€400,000	30 June 2027
12	Promise David	FW		Brampton	(2001-07-03)3 July 2001 (age 24)	Kalju	2 July 2024	Unknown	30 June 2027
13	Kevin Rodríguez	FW		Ibarra	(2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (age 25)	Independiente	1 September 2023	€4,500,000	30 June 2027
20	Marc Giger	FW		Zurich	(2004-03-27)27 March 2004 (age 21)	Schaffhausen	31 January 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2029
25	Anan Khalaili	FW		Haifa	(2004-09-03)3 September 2004 (age 21)	Maccabi Haifa	1 July 2024	€7,500,000	30 June 2028
30	Raul Florucz	FW		Vienna	(2001-06-10)10 June 2001 (age 24)	NK Olimpija	15 July 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2029
31	Cristian Makaté	FW			(2002-09-02)2 September 2002 (age 23)	GSD Ambrosiana	1 July 2022	Unknown	30 June 2029
77	Mohammed Fuseini	FW		Accra	(2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (age 23)	Sturm Graz	2 July 2024	Unknown	30 June 2027

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
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[a]	Forward		Cristian Makaté	Academy	Promoted to first team	[2]
1 July 2025	Midfielder		Adem Zorgane	Charleroi	Undisclosed	[3]
15 July 2025	Forward		Raul Florucz	NK Olimpija	Undisclosed	[4]
23 July 2025	Goalkeeper		Kjell Scherpen	Brighton	Undisclosed	[5]
12 August 2025	Forward		Guilherme Smith	Kalju	Undisclosed	[6]
1 September 2025	Midfielder		Rob Schoofs	KV Mechelen	Undisclosed	[7]
B Team
1 July 2025	Defender		Noah Stassin	Tubize-Braine	Undisclosed	[8]

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025	Forward		Mohamed Amoura	VfL Wolfsburg	€15,000,000	[9]
1 July 2025	Forward		Dennis Eckert Ayensa	Standard Liège	€1,000,000	[10]
1 July 2025[a]	Forward		Elton Kabangu	Heart of Midlothian	Undisclosed	[11]
1 July 2025	Defender		Koki Machida	Hoffenheim	Undisclosed	[12]
3 July 2025	Midfielder		Casper Terho	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	[13]
3 July 2025	Midfielder		Noah Sadiki	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[14]
16 July 2025	Goalkeeper		Anthony Moris	Al-Khaleej	Undisclosed	[15]
31 July 2025	Forward		Franjo Ivanović	Benfica	Undisclosed	[16]
1 September 2025	Midfielder		Alessio Castro-Montes	FC Köln	Undisclosed	[17]
1 September 2025	Midfielder		Charles Vanhoutte	OGC Nice	Undisclosed	[18]

Date	No.	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Notes	Ref.
30 June 2025	14	GK	Joachim Imbrechts	RSCA Futures	30 July 2025	End of contract	[19]
30 June 2025	85	DF	Arnaud Dony	Patro Eisden	20 June 2025	End of contract	[20]

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Due to their home venue, theJoseph Marien Stadium, not meetingUEFA requirements, Union Saint-Gilloise will play their European home games atLotto Park inAnderlecht.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11	14	−3	9
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8	11	−3	9
27	Union Saint-Gilloise	8	3	0	5	8	17	−9	9
28	PSV Eindhoven	8	2	2	4	16	16	0	8
29	Athletic Bilbao	8	2	2	4	9	14	−5	8

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PSV v Union Saint-Gilloise

16 September 20251	PSV	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Eindhoven,Netherlands
18:45	Van Bommel 90'		David 9' (pen.) Ait El Hadj 39' Mac Allister 81'	Stadium:Philips Stadion

Union Saint-Gilloise vNewcastle United

1 October 20252	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–4	Newcastle United	Brussels,Belgium
18:45	Van de Perre 39' Burgess 51' Mac Allister 57' Giger 60'		Joelinton 35' Woltemade 17' Gordon 43' (pen.),64' (pen.) Barnes 80'	Stadium:Lotto Park

Union Saint-Gilloise vInter Milan

21 October 20253	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–4	Inter Milan	Brussels,Belgium
21:00	Schoofs 88'		De Vrij 31' Dumfries 41' L. Martínez 45+1' Çalhanoğlu 53' (pen.) Esposito 76'	Stadium:Lotto Park Attendance: 16,632 Referee:Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Atlético Madrid v Union Saint-Gilloise

4 November 20254	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Madrid,Spain
21:00	Álvarez 39' Molina 68' Gallagher 72' Llorente 90+6'		Van de Perre 45' Niang 66' Sykes 80' Mac Allister 81'	Stadium:Metropolitano Stadium

Galatasaray v Union Saint-Gilloise

25 November 20255	Galatasaray	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Istanbul,Turkey
18:45	Gündoğan 13' Torreira 63' Sánchez 64' Ünyay 80'  89'		David 36' 57' Khalaili 63'	Stadium:Rams Park

Union Saint-Gilloise vMarseille

9 December 20256	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–3	Marseille	Brussels,Belgium
21:00	Khalaili 5',71' Burgess 59' Zorgane 68' Niang 80' David 90'		Paixão 15' Weah 28' Greenwood 41',58'	Stadium:Lotto Park Referee:João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Bayern Munich v Union Saint-Gilloise

21 January 20267	Bayern Munich	2–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Munich,Germany
21:00	Kane 52',55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 66,000 Referee:Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

Union Saint-Gilloise vAtalanta

28 January 20268	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–0	Atalanta	Brussels,Belgium
21:00	Burgess 10' Khalaily 70' Sykes 77'	Report	Samardžić 28' Ahanor 69' Scamacca 90+3'	Stadium:Lotto Park Attendance: 15,010 Referee:Michael Oliver (England)
Note: The match was played at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of Union Saint-Gilloise's regular stadium,Joseph Marien Stadium, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

As of 30 November 2025

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.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Pro League[a]		Belgian Cup		UEFA Champions League		Super Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BEL	Vic Chambaere	5	0	3+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	GK	NED	Kjell Scherpen	19	0	13+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
3	DF	SEN	Mamadou Barry	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	20	1	15+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	19	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
19	DF	BEL	Guillaume François	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	14	2	8+3	1	1+0	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
27	DF	BEL	Louis Patris	14	0	2+7	0	1+0	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	19	1	12+2	1	1+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	16	1	5+7	1	1+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
6	MF	BEL	Kamiel Van de Perre	18	0	7+4	0	0+1	0	4+1	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ALG	Adem Zorgane	23	1	15+2	1	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	BEL	Anouar Ait El Hadj	20	1	14+1	0	0+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
17	MF	BEL	Rob Schoofs	13	1	4+5	1	1+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
22	MF	SEN	Ousseynou Niang	20	2	14+1	2	0+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	MAR	Sofiane Boufal	13	0	0+8	0	0+1	0	0+3	0	0+1	0
Forwards
-	FW	BRA	Guilherme Smith	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	CAN	Promise David	21	10	8+6	7	0+1	1	4+1	2	0+1	0
13	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	21	9	12+3	7	1+0	2	2+2	0	1+0	0
20	FW	SUI	Marc Giger	14	3	2+8	3	1+0	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ISR	Anan Khalaili	21	1	14+2	1	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0
30	FW	AUT	Raul Florucz	16	7	10+3	7	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
31	FW	EQG	Cristian Makaté	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW	GHA	Mohammed Fuseini	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who have made appearances this season but have since left the squad
9	FW	CRO	Franjo Ivanović	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	6	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	6	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

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	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League[b]	Belgian Cup	UEFA Champions League	Super Cup	Total
1	12	FW		Promise David	7	1	2	0	10
2	13	FW		Kevin Rodríguez	7	2	0	0	9
3	30	FW		Raul Florucz	7	0	0	0	7
4	20	FW		Marc Giger	3	0	0	0	3
5	22	MF		Ousseynou Niang	2	0	0	0	2
	26	DF		Ross Sykes	1	0	1	0	2
8	4	MF		Mathias Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	1
	5	DF		Kevin Mac Allister	0	0	1	0	1
	8	MF		Adem Zorgane	1	0	0	0	1
	9	FW		Franjo Ivanović	0	0	0	1	1
	10	MF		Anouar Ait El Hadj	0	0	1	0	1
	17	MF		Rob Schoofs	1	0	0	0	1
	25	FW		Anan Khalaili	1	0	0	0	1
	48	DF		Fedde Leysen	1	0	0	0	1
	Own goal					0	0	0	0	0
Total					31	3	5	1	40

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	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League[c]	Belgian Cup	UEFA Champions League	Super Cup	Total
1	8	MF		Adem Zorgane	2	0	1	0	3
	16	DF		Christian Burgess	3	0	0	0	3
	30	FW		Raul Florucz	3	0	0	0	3
4	10	MF		Anouar Ait El Hadj	2	0	0	0	2
	22	MF		Ousseynou Niang	2	0	0	0	2
	23	MF		Sofiane Boufal	1	0	1	0	2
	17	MF		Rob Schoofs	2	0	0	0	2
8	4	MF		Mathias Rasmussen	1	0	0	0	1
	6	MF		Kamiel Van de Perre	1	0	0	0	1
	13	FW		Kevin Rodríguez	0	0	1	0	1
	20	FW		Marc Giger	1	0	0	0	1
	24	MF		Charles Vanhoutte	1	0	0	0	1
	27	DF		Louis Patris	1	0	0	0	1
	48	DF		Fedde Leysen	1	0	0	0	1
Total					22	0	3	0	25

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	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League			Belgian Cup			UEFA Champions League			Super Cup			Total
1	22	MF		Ousseynou Niang	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
2	6	MF		Kamiel Van de Perre	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
3	16	DF		Christian Burgess	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
4	5	DF		Kevin Mac Allister	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	25	FW		Anan Khalaili	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
6	17	MF		Rob Schoofs	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7	8	MF		Adem Zorgane	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10	MF		Anouar Ait El Hadj	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	12	FW		Promise David	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20	FW		Marc Giger	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	24	MF		Charles Vanhoutte	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26	DF		Ross Sykes	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
13	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
	23	MF		Sofiane Boufal	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27	DF		Louis Patris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					35	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	2	0	0	47	0	0

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	No.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League[d]	Belgian Cup	UEFA Champions League	Super Cup	Total
1	37		Kjell Scherpen	7	1	1	0	9
2	1		Vic Chambaere	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				8	1	1	0	10

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