2024–25 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
2024–25 season
Chairman	Alex Muzio
Manager	Sébastien Pocognoli
Stadium	Joseph Marien Stadium
Belgian Pro League	12th
Belgian Super Cup	Winners
Belgian Cup	Pre-season
UEFA Champions League	Third qualifying round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 127th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League. They will also compete in the Super Cup, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 20 July 2024

No.	Player	Position(s)	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 21)	Genk	1 July 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2028
14	Joachim Imbrechts	GK	Ixelles	(2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
49	Anthony Moris	GK	Arlon	(1990-04-29) 29 April 1990 (age 34)	Virton	30 July 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2027
Defenders
5	Kevin Mac Allister	DF	Buenos Aires	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)	Argentinos Juniors	12 July 2023	€1,500,000	30 June 2026
16	Christian Burgess	DF	London	(1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 32)	Portsmouth	7 July 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2025
26	Ross Sykes	DF	Burnley	(1999-03-26) 26 March 1999 (age 25)	Accrington	1 July 2022	€280,000	30 June 2026
28	Koki Machida	DF	Ibaraki	(1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 26)	Kashima Antlers	1 July 2023	€1,000,000	30 June 2026
48	Fedde Leysen	DF	Unknown	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21)	Jong PSV	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026
85	Arnaud Dony	DF	Unknown	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	STVV U21	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	Mathias Rasmussen	MF	Lyngdal	(1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 (age 26)	Brann	1 July 2023	€1,200,000	30 June 2027
8	Lazare Amani	MF	Diégonéfla	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26)	Charleroi	1 July 2022	Unknown	30 June 2025
10	Loïc Lapoussin	MF	Rosny-sous-Bois	(1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28)	Virton	30 July 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2025
21	Alessio Castro-Montes	MF	Sint-Truiden	(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 27)	Gent	2 September 2023	€2,000,000	30 June 2026
23	Cameron Puertas	MF	Lausanne	(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25)	Lausanne	22 January 2022	€1,160,000	30 June 2025
24	Charles Vanhoutte	MF	Kortrijk	(1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25)	Cercle Brugge	1 July 2023	€1,000,000	30 June 2027
27	Noah Sadiki	MF	Brussels	(2004-12-17) 17 December 2004 (age 19)	Anderlecht	27 July 2023	€1,400,000	30 June 2027
-	Kamiel Van de Perre	MF	Unknown	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	Jong Genk	1 July 2024	Free transfer	30 June 2028
Forwards
7	Elton Kabangu	FW	Kortrijk	(1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26)	Willem II	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026
9	Dennis Eckert	FW	Bonn	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)	Ingolstadt	1 July 2022	€450,000	30 June 2025
11	Henok Teklab	FW	Frankfurt am Main	(1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 25)	Preußen Münster	1 July 2023	€400,000	30 June 2027
12	Promise David	FW	Brampton	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23)	Kalju	2 July 2024	Unknown	30 June 2027
13	Kevin Rodríguez	FW	Ibarra	(2000-03-04) 4 March 2000 (age 24)	Independiente	1 September 2023	€4,500,000	30 June 2027
17	Casper Terho	FW	Helsinki	(2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 21)	Helsinki	1 January 2023	€400,000	30 June 2026
25	Anan Khalaili	FW	Haifa	(2004-09-03) 3 September 2004 (age 19)	Maccabi Haifa	1 July 2024	Unknown	30 June 2028
-	Mohammed Fuseini	FW	Unknown	(2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)	Sturm Graz	2 July 2024	Unknown	30 June 2027

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	Defender	Viktor Boone	Lierse	Return from loan
1 July 2024	Midfielder	Kamiel Van de Perre	Jong Genk	Free transfer	^[1]
1 July 2024	Goalkeeper	Vic Chambaere	Genk	Free transfer	^[2]
1 July 2024	Forward	Anan Khalaili	Maccabi Haifa	Undisclosed	^[3]
2 July 2024	Forward	Mohammed Fuseini	Sturm Graz	Undisclosed	^[4]
2 July 2024	Forward	Promise "Tobi" David	Kalju	Undisclosed	^[5]
13 July 2024	Midfielder	Anouar Ait El Hadj	Genk	Undisclosed	^[6]

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	Goalkeeper	Heinz Lindner	Sion	Return from loan
1 July 2024	Defender	Viktor Boone	Lierse	Free transfer	^[7]
12 July 2024	Forward	Gustaf Nilsson	Club Brugge	Undisclosed^[a]	^[9]

^ Transfer fee reported as €6,000,000^[8]

Loaned In

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.

Loaned Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Ref.
1 July 2024	Midfielder		Nathan Huygevelde	Kortrijk	^[10]
6 July 2024	Forward		Mohamed Amoura	VfL Wolfsburg	^[11]

New contracts

First team

Date	Pos.	Player	Contract length	Ref.
11 July 2024	DF	Guillaume François	One year	^[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 July 2024	Nijlen	0–8	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nijlen, Belgium
19:00 CEST

7 July 2024	Patro Eisden	2–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nijlen, Belgium
16:00 CEST
Note: Two-hour game consisting of four 30 minute quarters

12 July 2024	Go Ahead Eagles	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise
--:-- CEST

13 July 2024	PAOK	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise
16:00 CEST

17 July 2024	Sporting CP	2–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Lisbon, Portugal
--:-- CEST				Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade

21 July 2024	Lierse	3–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Nijlen, Belgium
13:30 CEST

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian Pro League	27 July 2024		Matchday 1		1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Super Cup	20 July 2024		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Belgian Cup					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	7 August 2024				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00

Last updated: 27 July 2024
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	L	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	OH Leuven	1	1	0	0	0	1	Qualification for the Europe play-offs
11	Standard Liège	1	1	0	0	0	1
12	Union SG	1	1	0	0	0	1
13	Charleroi	1	0	1	1	−1	0^[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14	Kortrijk	1	0	1	1	−1	0^[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.^[13]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Charleroi and Kortrijk are ranked ahead of Sint-Truiden on away goal difference: Charleroi 0, Kortrijk 0, Sint-Truiden –1

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 27 July 2024.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D
Position	12

Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

27 July 2024 1	Dender	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Denderleeuw
16:00 CEST	Viltard 54' Pupe 77' Rôdes 88' Soaldio 90+3'	Report	Puertas 33' Leysen 83'	Stadium: Van Roystadion

2 August 2024 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Beerschot	Brussels
20:45 CEST				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

10 August 2024 3	Westerlo	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Westerlo
18:15 CEST				Stadium: Het Kuipje

16 August 2024 4	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Charleroi	Brussels
20:45 CEST				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

25 August 2024 5	STVV	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Sint-Truiden
16:00 CEST				Stadium: Stayen

1 September 2024 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Anderlecht	Brussels
18:30 CEST				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

14 September 2024 7	Antwerp	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
20:45 CEST				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

20-22 September 2024 8	Standard Liège	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Liège
TBD				Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

27-29 September 2024 9	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Kortrijk	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

4-6 October 2024 10	Club Brugge	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
TBD				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

18-20 October 2024 11	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Gent	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

25-27 October 2024 12	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Cercle Brugge	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

1-3 November 2024 13	Mechelen	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Mechelen
TBD				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

8-10 November 2024 14	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Genk	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

22-24 November 2024 15	OH Leuven	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leuven
TBD				Stadium: Den Dreef

29/30 Nov / 1 Dec 2024 16	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Antwerp	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

6-8 December 2024 17	Cercle Brugge	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
TBD				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

13-15 December 2024 18	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Westerlo	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

22 December 2024 19	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Club Brugge	Brussels
TBD CET				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

26/27 December 2024 20	Gent	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Ghent
TBD				Stadium: Ghelamco Arena

10-12 January 2025 21	Charleroi	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Charleroi
TBD				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

17-19 January 2025 22	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	OH Leuven	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

24-26 January 2025 23	Beerschot	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Antwerp
TBD				Stadium: Olympisch Stadion

1-2 February 2025 24	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	STVV	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

7-9 February 2025 25	Kortrijk	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Kortrijk
TBD				Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

14-16 February 2025 26	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Mechelen	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

21-23 February 2025 27	Anderlecht	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Anderlecht
TBD				Stadium: Lotto Park

1-2 March 2025 28	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Dender	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

7-9 March 2025 29	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Standard Liège	Brussels
TBD				Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium

14-16 March 2025 30	Genk	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Genk
TBD				Stadium: Cegeka Arena

Belgian Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Belgian Super Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

20 July 2024	Club Brugge	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Brugge
20:00 CEST	Romero 11' Tzolis 79'	Report	Leysen 13', 47' Puertas 40' (pen.) Vanhoutte 42' Sadiki 49' Moris 50' Kabangu 58' Terho 90'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Third qualifying round

7 August 2024 First leg	Slavia Prague	v	Union Saint-Gilloise	Prague, Czech Republic
				Stadium: Fortuna Arena

13 August 2024 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	v	Slavia Prague	Brussels, Belgium
				Stadium: Anderlecht Stadium
Note: This game will played at Anderlecht's stadium due to Union's home stadium not meeting UEFA requirements and the clubs designated venue for European competitions the King Baudouin Stadium will not be ready in time to host this game.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 27 July 2024

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		Other^[b]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
—	GK	BEL	Joachim Imbrechts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
5	DF	ARG	Kevin Mac Allister	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Christian Burgess	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Ross Sykes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	JPN	Koki Machida	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
48	DF	BEL	Fedde Leysen	2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
—	DF	BEL	Arnaud Dony	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
04	MF	NOR	Mathias Rasmussen	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
08	MF	CIV	Lazare Amani	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
—	MF	MAD	Loïc Lapoussin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	BEL	Alessio Castro-Montes	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	ESP	Cameron Puertas	2	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
24	MF	BEL	Charles Vanhoutte	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	MF	COD	Noah Sadiki	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Forwards
07	FW	BEL	Elton Kabangu	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
09	FW	GER	Dennis Eckert	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	GER	Henok Teklab	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	FW	NGA	Promise David	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
—	FW	ECU	Kevin Rodríguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	FIN	Casper Terho	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
25	FW	ISR	Anan Khalaily	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

^ Includes games from regular season and playoffs
^ Includes Belgian Supercup games

Goalscorers

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.

As of match played 20 July 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Other ^[a]	Total
1	23	MF	Cameron Puertas	1	1
1	48	DF	Fedde Leysen	1	1
Total				2	2

^ Belgian Super Cup

Disciplinary record

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.

As of 27 July 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League			Belgian Cup			European Competition			Other ^[a]			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	48	DF		Fedde Leysen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
2	7	FW		Elton Kabangu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	17	FW		Casper Terho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	23	MF		Cameron Puertas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24	MF		Charles Vanhoutte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	27	DF		Noah Sadiki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	49	GK		Anthony Moris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	8	0	0

^ Belgian Super Cup

Clean sheets

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.

As of match played 27 July 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Name	Belgian Pro League	Belgian Cup	European Competition	Total
1	49		Anthony Moris	1	0	0	1
Totals				1	0	0	1

References

^ "Union commits Kamiel Van de Perre until 2028". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Vic Chambaere signs contract at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Anan Khalaili signs for four seasons at Union". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ "Mohammed Fuseini is a Unionist". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Canadese striker Promise David joins Union". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Anouar Aït El Hadj is an Unionist". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Viktor Boone blijft op het lisp". Lierse (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Club Brugge vindt spits bij Union: Gustaf Nilsson ruilt vicekampioen voor landskampioen". Sporza (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
^ "Gustaf Nilsson has been transferred to Club Brugge". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Nathan Huygevelde is een Kerel". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "Amoura goes to VfL Wolfsburg". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Guillaume François extends for another year at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.

External links

Official website

[9] Transfer fee reported as €6,000,000^[8]

[table_hth_CHA0.11548918537585-14] Charleroi and Kortrijk are ranked ahead of Sint-Truiden on away goal difference: Charleroi 0, Kortrijk 0, Sint-Truiden –1

[16] Includes games from regular season and playoffs

[17] Includes Belgian Supercup games

[18] Belgian Super Cup

[19] Belgian Super Cup

[1] "Union commits Kamiel Van de Perre until 2028". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[2] "Goalkeeper Vic Chambaere signs contract at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[3] "Anan Khalaili signs for four seasons at Union". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

[4] "Mohammed Fuseini is a Unionist". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[5] "Canadese striker Promise David joins Union". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[6] "Anouar Aït El Hadj is an Unionist". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[7] "Viktor Boone blijft op het lisp". Lierse (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[8] "Club Brugge vindt spits bij Union: Gustaf Nilsson ruilt vicekampioen voor landskampioen". Sporza (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2024.

[10] "Gustaf Nilsson has been transferred to Club Brugge". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[11] "Nathan Huygevelde is een Kerel". KV Kortrijk (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 June 2024.

[12] "Amoura goes to VfL Wolfsburg". Union Saint-Gilloise. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[13] "Guillaume François extends for another year at the Duden Park". Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[15] "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.

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