Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg province.[1] The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023 to 2024 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were purchased by Al-Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté on 30 June 2023.[2]

Virton
Full nameRoyal Excelsior Virton
Nickname(s)Les Gaumais
Short nameRE Virton
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
GroundStade Yvan Georges,
Virton
Capacity4,572
OwnerN'Golo Kanté
ChairmanFlavio Becca
ManagerJérôme Arpinon
LeagueBelgian National Division 1
2023–2410th
Websitehttps://www.revirton.be
Current season
Yvan Georges stadium

Current squad

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As of 10 October 2024[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   LUX Timothy Martin
2 DF   FRA Issam El Foukhari
5 DF   BEL Thibaut Lesquoy
6 MF   BEL Maxime Guillaume
7 FW   MAR Anas Namri
8 MF   FRA Gaëtan Arib
9 DF   SEN Ibrahima Mbaye
10 FW   BEL Mayron de Almeida
11 FW   FRA iliasse Errahmouni
14 MF   BEL Valentin Guillaume
15 DF   FRA Teddy Mézague
16 GK   BEL Arthur Cremer
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW   ALG Kelil Benkahlouche
19 DF   GUI Florentin Pogba
20 MF   FRA Liamine Mokdad
21 DF   FRA Anyss Larbes
22 FW   BEL Yanis Mbombo
24 FW   BEL Liam Genève
26 GK   BEL Logan Bailly
27 DF   FRA Kenny Kima Beyissa
28 DF   FRA Eric N'jo
29 FW   FRA Bilel Hassaini
77 FW   BEL Jorn Vancamp
99 MF   ALG Hadi Bentebbal

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club staff

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As of 30 June 2023
Position Name
Chairman   N'Golo Kanté[4]
Chief executive officer    Alex Hayes
Sporting director   Tom Van den Abbeele
Manager   Christian Bracconi
Assistant manager   Nicolas Gennarielli
Goalkeeper coach   Jérémy Dumesnil
  Clément Lommers
Fitness coach   Arnaud Scalco
Video analyst   Grégory Verheyden
Club doctor   Florian Foulon
Physiotherapist   Marc-Antoine Palma
  Samuel Bodet
Team Manager   Thiebaud Delmelle
Delegate   Georges André
Match equipment and logistics manager   Arnaud Gratia

References

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  1. ^ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "Kante invests in Belgium's Virton with view to developing academy". Inside World Football. 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.