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2019–20 Club Brugge KV season

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Club Brugge
2019–20 season
ChairmanBart Verhaeghe
Head CoachPhilippe Clement
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian Pro League1st
Belgian CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Hans Vanaken (13)

All:
Hans Vanaken (17)

The 2019–20 season was Club Brugge's 128th season in existence and the club's 60th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 1 August 2020.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 3 September 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Ukraine UKR Eduard Sobol (on loan from Shakhtar)
3 MF Colombia COL Éder Balanta
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou
7 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Sagna
9 FW Belgium BEL Jelle Vossen
10 FW Senegal SEN Mbaye Diagne (on loan from Galatasaray)
11 FW Senegal SEN Krépin Diatta
14 FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke
15 DF Croatia CRO Matej Mitrović
16 MF Belgium BEL Siebe Schrijvers
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Simon Deli
18 DF Uruguay URU Federico Ricca
19 DF Belgium BEL Thibault Vlietinck
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Belgium BEL Hans Vanaken (Vice-captain)
21 DF Malaysia MAS Dion Cools
22 GK United States USA Ethan Horvath
25 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Vormer (Captain)
26 MF Belgium BEL Mats Rits
33 GK Belgium BEL Nick Shinton
35 FW South Africa RSA Percy Tau (on loan from Brighton)
42 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Dennis
44 DF Belgium BEL Brandon Mechele
77 DF Angola ANG Clinton Mata
80 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda
88 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Karlo Letica (on loan to Italy S.P.A.L. until 30 June 2020)
4 DF Brazil BRA Luan Peres (on loan to Brazil Santos until 31 December 2020)
6 MF Morocco MAR Sofyan Amrabat (on loan to Italy Hellas Verona until 30 June 2020)
27 FW Belgium BEL Cyril Ngonge (on loan to Netherlands Jong PSV until 30 June 2020)
28 GK Belgium BEL Guillaume Hubert (on loan to Belgium Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 MF Belgium BEL Jordi Vanlerberghe (on loan to Belgium KV Mechelen until 30 June 2020)
55 DF Serbia SRB Erhan Mašović (on loan to Denmark Horsens until 30 June 2020)
99 DF Belgium BEL Noah Fadiga (on loan to Netherlands Volendam until 30 June 2020)
FW Iran IRN Kaveh Rezaei (on loan to Belgium Charleroi until 30 June 2020)
DF Belgium BEL Ahmed Touba (on loan to Bulgaria Beroe until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 July 2019 Friendly Heracles Netherlands 0–1 Belgium Club Brugge Garderen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng
6 July 2019 Friendly AZ Netherlands 5–2 Belgium Club Brugge Garderen, Netherlands
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportpark De Westeneng
12 July 2019 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 Croatia Lokomotiva Deinze, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Burgemeester Van de Wielestadion
15 July 2019 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 3–2 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise Knokke-Heist, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion de Taeye
19 July 2019 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–2
(4–3 p)
Portugal Sporting CP Bruges, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Penalties
9 January 2020 Friendly PSV Netherlands 1–2 Belgium Club Brugge Doha, Qatar
17:30 AST (UTC+3)
Stadium: ASPIRE Academy Pitch 1
11 January 2020 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 3–1 Belgium Club Brugge Al Wakrah, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
4 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 4–1 Belgium OH Leuven Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
8 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 Belgium Beerschot Knokke-Heist, Belgium
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
11 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 6–0 Belgium Mechelen Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
18 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–3 Belgium Gent Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
22 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Belgium Deinze Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
25 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–0 France Lille Bruges, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
26 July 2020 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 5–0 Belgium Knokke Knokke-Heist, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Division 27 July 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 29 21 7 1 58 14 +44 072.41
Belgian Cup 25 September 2019 1 August 2020 Sixth round Runners-up 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 050.00
Champions League 6 August 2019 11 December 2019 Third qualifying round Group stage 10 3 4 3 11 15 −4 030.00
Europa League 20 February 2020 27 February 2020 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 000.00
Total 47 27 14 6 79 39 +40 057.45

Last updated: 1 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Belgian Division

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Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge (C) 29 21 7 1 58 14 +44 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Gent 29 16 7 6 59 34 +25 55 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Charleroi 29 15 9 5 49 23 +26 54 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Antwerp (Y) 29 15 8 6 49 32 +17 53 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Standard Liège 29 14 7 8 47 32 +15 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.[3]
(C) Champions; (Y) Croky Cup winner
Notes:
  1. ^ Antwerp qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2019–20 Belgian Cup winners.[2]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
29 21 7 1 58 14  +44 70 12 3 0 33 5  +28 9 4 1 25 9  +16

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWDDWWWWWDWWLWWWWDWWDDWDWWWWC
Position211122211111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.[5]

27 July 2019 1 Waasland-Beveren 1–3 Club Brugge Beveren
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Freethiel Stadion
Attendance: 5,229
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
2 August 2019 2 Club Brugge 6–0 Sint-Truiden Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 24,600
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
10 August 2019 3 Oostende 0–2 Club Brugge Ostend
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Versluys Arena
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
16 August 2019 4 Club Brugge 0–0 Eupen Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
1 September 2019 5 Club Brugge 1–1 Genk Bruges
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,774
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
14 September 2019 6 Cercle Brugge 0–2 Club Brugge Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 12,120
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
22 September 2019 7 Club Brugge 2–1 Anderlecht Bruges
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,500
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
28 September 2019 8 Mechelen 0–5 Club Brugge Mechelen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Achter de Kazerne
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
6 October 2019 9 Club Brugge 4–0 Gent Bruges
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
18 October 2019 10 Mouscron 0–1 Club Brugge Mouscron
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier
Attendance: 8,051
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
27 October 2019 11 Club Brugge 1–1 Standard Liège Bruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
30 October 2019 12 Zulte Waregem 0–2 Club Brugge Waregem
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
2 November 2019 13 Club Brugge 3–0 Kortrijk Bruges
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,139
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
10 November 2019 14 Antwerp 2–1 Club Brugge Antwerp
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 16,649
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
22 November 2019 15 Club Brugge 2–0 Oostende Bruges
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,307
Referee: Jan Boterberg
30 November 2019 16 Club Brugge 1–0 Mouscron Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: Wesley Alen
7 December 2019 17 Sint-Truiden 1–2 Club Brugge Sint-Truiden
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 9,893
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
15 December 2019 18 Club Brugge 3–0 Mechelen Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
22 December 2019 19 Gent 1–1 Club Brugge Ghent
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 December 2019 20 Club Brugge 4–0 Zulte Waregem Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 29,472
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
19 January 2020 21 Anderlecht 1–2 Club Brugge Anderlecht
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 20,394
Referee: Lawrence Visser
26 January 2020 22 Kortrijk 2–2 Club Brugge Kortrijk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion
Attendance: 9,399
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
29 January 2020 23 Sporting Charleroi 0–0 Club Brugge Charleroi
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Attendance: 12,090
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
2 February 2020 24 Club Brugge 1–0 Antwerp Bruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
12 February 2020 25 Standard Liège 0–0 Club Brugge Liège
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 27,145
Referee: Lawrence Visser
15 February 2020 26 Club Brugge 2–1 Waasland-Beveren Bruges
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,644
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
23 February 2020 27 Club Brugge 1–0 Sporting Charleroi Bruges
14:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,039
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
1 March 2020 28 Genk 1–2 Club Brugge Genk
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Luminus Arena
Attendance: 24,956
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
7 March 2020 29 Club Brugge 2–1 Cercle Brugge Bruges
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesley Alen
15 March 2020 30 Eupen Cancelled Club Brugge Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Belgian Cup

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25 September 2019 Sixth round Francs Borains 0–3 Club Brugge Boussu
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Robert Urbain
Referee: Frederik Geldhof
4 December 2019 Seventh round Oostende 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Club Brugge Ostend
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Versluys Arena
Attendance: 6,004
Referee: Jonathan Lardot
Penalties
19 December 2019 Quarter-final Anderlecht 0–2 Club Brugge Anderlecht
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
22 January 2020 Semi-final 1st leg Club Brugge 1–1 Zulte Waregem Bruges
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wesley Alen
5 February 2020 Semi-final 2nd leg Zulte Waregem 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Club Brugge Waregem
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 10,353
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
1 August 2020 Final Club Brugge 0–1 Antwerp Brussels
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicolas Laforge
Note: The match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and rescheduled to 1 August.[7]

UEFA Champions League

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Third qualifying round

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6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) First leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Bruges, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,018
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Second leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–3
(3–4 agg.)
Belgium Club Brugge Kyiv, Ukraine
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 42,152
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Play-off round

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20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) First leg LASK Austria 0–1 Belgium Club Brugge Linz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 12,637
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second leg Club Brugge Belgium 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Austria LASK Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 25,319
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RMA BRU GAL
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 1 0 17 2 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 5–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 2–2 2–2 6–0
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 12 −8 3 Transfer to Europa League 0–5 1–3 0–0
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 1 14 −13 2 0–1 0–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 September 2019 1 Club Brugge Belgium 0–0 Turkey Galatasaray Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,616
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
1 October 2019 2 Real Madrid Spain 2–2 Belgium Club Brugge Madrid, Spain
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,112
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
22 October 2019 3 Club Brugge Belgium 0–5 France Paris Saint-Germain Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,946
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
6 November 2019 4 Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Belgium Club Brugge Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 47,418
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
26 November 2019 5 Galatasaray Turkey 1–1 Belgium Club Brugge Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
11 December 2019 6 Club Brugge Belgium 1–3 Spain Real Madrid Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,308
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

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Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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20 February 2020 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 England Manchester United Bruges, Belgium
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 27,006
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
27 February 2020 Second leg Manchester United England 5–0
(6–1 agg.)
Belgium Club Brugge Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 70,397
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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Last updated on 7 March 2020.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Division Belgian Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK United States USA Ethan Horvath 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Belgium BEL Nick Shinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet 43 0 27 0 4 0 10 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Ukraine UKR Eduard Sobol 35 0 23+2 0 3+1 0 6 0 0 0
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Odilon Kossounou 12 0 4+3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
15 DF Croatia CRO Matej Mitrović 12 0 6+1 0 0 0 4 0 0+1 0
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Simon Deli 42 3 26 2 4 0 10 1 2 0
18 DF Uruguay URU Federico Ricca 15 2 7+1 2 1 0 4+1 0 1 0
19 DF Belgium BEL Thibault Vlietinck 7 0 2+3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF Belgium BEL Dion Cools 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
44 DF Belgium BEL Brandon Mechele 37 1 24 0 5 1 6 0 2 0
77 DF Angola ANG Clinton Mata 39 0 24+1 0 4 0 8 0 2 0
92 DF Belgium BEL Ignace Van der Brempt 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
95 DF Belgium BEL Maxim De Cuyper 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
3 MF Colombia COL Éder Balanta 25 3 13+3 2 3 1 3+2 0 1 0
16 MF Belgium BEL Siebe Schrijvers 33 4 13+9 4 1+4 0 0+5 0 0+1 0
20 MF Belgium BEL Hans Vanaken 46 17 28+1 13 4+1 0 10 4 2 0
25 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Vormer 40 3 26+1 1 5 1 7 1 0+1 0
26 MF Belgium BEL Mats Rits 34 6 17+3 5 3 1 9 0 2 0
90 MF Belgium BEL Charles De Ketelaere 24 2 8+5 1 1+4 1 1+3 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW Senegal SEN Amadou Sagna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Michael Krmenčík 7 0 2+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Senegal SEN Mbaye Diagne 9 4 1+5 4 1 0 0+2 0 0 0
11 FW Senegal SEN Krépin Diatta 34 9 19+3 7 3 1 6+2 1 0+1 0
14 FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke 34 11 13+9 9 3 2 6+2 0 1 0
35 FW South Africa RSA Percy Tau 30 4 12+6 3 2+2 1 5+1 0 2 0
42 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Dennis 33 9 15+5 5 2 0 9+1 3 1 1
80 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda 25 1 3+12 0 1+2 0 3+4 1 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
9 FW Belgium BEL Jelle Vossen 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Iran IRN Kaveh Rezaei 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

References

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