The 2025–26 season was the 24th season in the history of the Oud-Heverlee Leuven, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Belgian Pro League. Similar to the two previous seasons, the club narrowly avoided the relegation play-offs but then did not manage to perform during the Europe play-offs. In the Belgian Cup, OH Leuven drew Club Brugge for the second successive season, narrowly losing at home in the 8th round.
Players This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first-team squad at any point during the 2025–26 season and appeared at least once on the match sheet (possibly as unused substitute) The symbol ℒ indicates a player who is on loan from another club The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster, mostly playing for OH Leuven U23
No. Nationality Name Position Joined First Team Previous club Left First Team Goalkeepers 1 Tobe Leysen GK 19 August 2023 Genk – 16 Maxence Prévot GK 13 August 2023 Sochaux – 61 Owen Jochmans¥ GK Summer 2024 Youth Squad – 95 Théo Radelet¥ GK Summer 2024 Youth Squad – Defenders 3 Noë Dussenne CB 19 August 2025 Lausanne-Sport – 5 Takuma Ominami CB 20 August 2024 Kawasaki Frontale – 15 Viktor Damjanić CB 23 July 2025 Jedinstvo Ub – 27 Óscar Gil RB 1 August 2024 Espanyol – 28 Ewoud Pletinckx CB 17 June 2022 Zulte Waregem – 30 Takahiro Akimoto LB / LW 20 January 2024 Urawa Red Diamonds – 34 / Roggerio Nyakossi CB / DM 27 January 2025 Marseille – 40 / Roméo Monticelli¥ LB 5 July 2024 Charleroi – 43 Liam McAlinney¥ CB Summer 2025 Youth Squad – 63 Christ Souanga¥ LB Winter 2023–24 Youth Squad – 66 Ayumu Ōhata LB / LW 29 January 2025 Urawa Red Diamonds 11 August 2025 93 Milan Gigot¥ CB Fall 2025 Youth Squad – 99 Davis Opoku¥ RB / RW Playoffs 2024 Youth Squad – Midfielders 4 Birger Verstraete DM 10 July 2024 Aris – 6 Wouter George CM Summer 2024 Youth Squad – 7 Thibaud Verlinden LW 4 February 2025 Beerschot – 14 / Henok Teklab LW 5 September 2025 Union SG – 24 Łukasz Łakomyℒ CM / DM / AM 25 August 2025 Young Boys (30 June 2026) 33 Mathieu Maertens CM / AM 12 July 2017 Cercle Brugge – 42 / Hasan Bulut¥ AM / CM Spring 2026 Youth Squad – 48 / Bryang Kayo CM 26 June 2025 Osnabrück – 60 / Mohamed Yassine Azzouz¥ AM Winter 2024–25 Youth Squad – 72 Sebastian Murru¥ CM Summer 2025 Youth Squad – 77 Thibault Vlietinck RW 12 August 2020 Club Brugge – 80 Matteo Heremans¥ AM / CM Spring 2026 Youth Squad – Forwards 8 Siebe Schrijvers CF / AM / RW 15 January 2021 Club Brugge – 9 Abdoul Karim Traoré CF 8 July 2025 Bourg-Péronnas – 10 / Youssef Maziz AM / LW 29 August 2023 Metz – 11 Casper Terho RW 3 July 2025 Union SG 2 February 2026 17 Kyan Vaesen CF 2 February 2026 Westerlo – 19 Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi CF 24 July 2024 Salernitana – 20 Nachon Nsingi CF Summer 2022 Youth Squad 23 January 2026 21 / William Balikwisha AM / RW / LW 20 July 2024 Standard Liège – 22 Jovan Mijatovićℒ CF / RW / LW 31 January 2025 New York City 29 January 2026 39 Sory Kaba CF 9 September 2025 Las Palmas –
Did not appear on match sheet The following players were listed as part of Oud-Heverlee Leuven's first-team squad during (part of) the 2025–26 season, but never appeared on the match sheet No. Nationality Name Position Joined First Team Previous club Left First Team Note 25 Manuel Osifo DM / CB 1 February 2024 Oostende 21 August 2025Loaned to Kortrijk after matchday 4
Transfers
Transfers in Date Announced Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. End of 2024–25 season FW Nachon Nsingi Marítimo Loan Return End of 2024–25 season MF Emmanuel Toku AEL Limassol Loan Return 17 June 2025 DF Takuma Ominami Kawasaki Frontale Buy Clause Activated 26 June 2025 MF Bryang Kayo Osnabrück Undisclosed 2 July 2025 FW Jovan Mijatović New York City Loan Extended 3 July 2025 MF Casper Terho Union SG Undisclosed 8 July 2025 FW Abdoul Karim Traoré Bourg-Péronnas Undisclosed 23 July 2025 DF Viktor Damjanić Jedinstvo Ub Undisclosed 19 August 2025 DF Noë Dussenne Lausanne-Sport Undisclosed 25 August 2025 MF Łukasz Łakomy Young Boys Loan 5 September 2025 MF Henok Teklab Union SG Undisclosed 9 September 2025 FW Sory Kaba Las Palmas Free 2 February 2026 FW Kyan Vaesen Westerlo Undisclosed
Transfers out Date Announced Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 8 April 2025 MF Ezechiel Banzuzi Leipzig Undisclosed 26 June 2025 DF Federico Ricca Belgrano Free End of 2024–25 season DF Hasan Kuruçay Schalke 04 Free End of 2024–25 season MF Stefan Mitrović Hellas Verona Loan Return End of 2024–25 season DF Antef Tsoungui Feyenoord Loan Return End of 2024–25 season FW Lequincio Zeefuik AZ Alkmaar Loan Return 1 July 2025 FW Jonatan Braut Brunes Raków Częstochowa Buy Clause Activated 9 July 2025 MF Emmanuel Toku Free Agent Released 11 August 2025 DF Ayumu Ōhata Cerezo Osaka Undisclosed 21 August 2025 MF Manuel Osifo Kortrijk Loan 23 January 2026 FW Nachon Nsingi La Louvière Free 29 January 2026 FW Jovan Mijatović New York City Loan Terminated 2 February 2026 MF Casper Terho Sparta Rotterdam Loan
Friendlies Pre-season
During the season
Competitions Overall record
Pro League
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Points breakdown
Points at home: 17 Points away from home: 17
Points against 2024/25 Champions' Play-offs teams (6): 11 ( %) Points against 2024/25 Europe Play-offs teams (5): 18 ( %) Points against 2024/25 Relegation Play-offs teams (2): 3 ( %) Points against newly promoted teams (2): 2 ( %)
6 points: Dender EH, Gent, Standard Liège 4 points: Charleroi 3 points: Antwerp, Cercle Brugge 2 points: Mechelen 1 point: Anderlecht, La Louvière, Union SG, Zulte Waregem 0 points: Club Brugge, Genk, Sint-Truiden, Westerlo
Biggest & smallest Biggest home win: 4–0 vs. Gent Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Cercle Brugge Biggest away win: 1–3 vs. Gent; 0–2 vs. Charleroi Biggest away defeat: 5–0 vs. Union SG
Biggest home attendance: 9,545 vs. Club Brugge Smallest home attendance: 5,085 vs. Dender EH Biggest away attendance: 18,885 vs. Club Brugge Smallest away attendance: 2,600 vs. Dender EH
Matches The match schedule was released on 20 June 2025.