2024–25 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season

The 2024–25 season is the 23rd season in the history of the Oud-Heverlee Leuven, and the club's fifth consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Belgian Cup.

Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2024–25 season
ManagerÓscar García
StadiumDen Dreef
Belgian Pro LeaguePre-season
Belgian CupPre-season

Players

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  • This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first-team squad at any point during the 2024–25 season and appeared at least once on the match sheet (possibly as unused substitute)
  • The symbol indicates a player who is on loan from another club
  • The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster
No. Nationality Name Position Joined First Team Previous Club Left First Team
Goalkeepers
1   Tobe Leysen GK 19 August 2023   Genk
61   Owen Jochmans¥ GK Summer 2024 Youth Squad
Defenders
3   /   Antef Tsoungui CB 13 August 2024   Feyenoord (30 June 2025)
5   Takuma Ominami CB 20 August 2024   Kawasaki Frontale (30 June 2025)
14   /   Federico Ricca CB 12 August 2022   Club Brugge
20   /   Hamza Mendyl LB / LW 5 July 2022   Schalke 04
23   /   Joël Schingtienne¥ CB Summer 2022 Youth Squad 28 August 2024
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 (30 June 2024)
58   Hasan Kuruçay CB 6 September 2024   Eintracht Braunschweig
63   Christ Souanga¥ LB Winter 2023–24 Youth Squad
93   Milan Gigot¥ CB Summer 24 Youth Squad
Midfielders
4   Birger Verstraete DM 10 July 2024   Aris
6   /   Ezechiel Banzuzi CM 20 June 2023   NAC Breda
7   Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson LW 4 July 2022   AGF 27 August 2024
11   Nachon Nsingi¥ CF Summer 2022 Youth Squad 31 August 2024
15   Konan N'Dri RW 21 July 2023   Eupen
25   Manuel Osifo DM / CB 1 February 2024   Oostende
33   Mathieu Maertens CM / AM 12 July 2017   Cercle Brugge
77   Thibault Vlietinck RW 12 August 2020   Club Brugge
Forwards
8   Siebe Schrijvers CF / AM / RW 15 January 2021   Club Brugge
10   /   Youssef Maziz AM / LW 29 August 2023   Metz
17   Suphanat Mueanta RW 13 September 2023   Buriram United (30 June 2024)
19   Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi CF 24 July 2024   Salernitana
21   /   William Balikwisha AM / RW / LW 20 July 2024   Standard Liège
22   Mickaël Biron CF 8 August 2024   RWD Molenbeek (30 June 2025)

Did not appear on match sheet

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The following players were listed as part of Oud-Heverlee Leuven's first-team squad during (part of) the 2024–25 season, but never appeared on the match sheet

No. Nationality Name Position Joined First Team Previous Club Left First Team Note
13   /   Sofian Kiyine AM / LW 2 September 2022   Lazio 26 August 2024 Contract terminated
16   Maxence Prévot GK 13 August 2023   Sochaux Outside of squad
23   Stefan Mitrović CB 6 September 2024   Hellas Verona (30 June 2025) Yet to make appearance
30   Emmanuel Toku AM 30 January 2023   Botev Plovdiv 5 August 2024 Loaned to   AEL Limassol after matchday 2
52   /   Richie Sagrado¥ RB Winter 2022–23 Youth Squad 3 August 2024 Sold to   Venezia after matchday 1
71   Théo Radelet¥ GK Summer 2024 Youth Squad Third goalkeeper, has not appeared on match sheet

Transfers

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Friendlies

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Pre-season

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29 June 2024 Friendly OH Leuven   8–0   Bertem-Leefdaal Oud-Heverlee
11:00
Stadium: Banqup Campus
3 July 2024 Friendly Heist   0–8   OH Leuven Heist-op-den-Berg
19:30
Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportcentrum
6 July 2024 Friendly OH Leuven   6–2   Ghana U20
14:30
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13 July 2024 Friendly RKC Waalwijk   2–4   OH Leuven Waalwijk
14:30
Stadium: Side pitch of Mandemakers Stadion
20 July 2024 Friendly OH Leuven   0–1   Lens Heverlee
15:00 Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
21 July 2024 Friendly OH Leuven   0–1   Lokeren-Temse
11:00 Report Attendance: 0

During the season

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7 September 2024 Friendly OH Leuven   3–2   Dordrecht
unknown Report Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League regular season 27 July 2024 14–16 March 2025 Matchday 1 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 033.33
Belgian Cup 30 October 2024 Seventh round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 6 2 4 0 8 4 +4 033.33

Source: Soccerway

Pro League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Union SG 13 3 7 3 13 12 +1 16 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
11 Cercle Brugge 13 4 3 6 16 21 −5 15
12 OH Leuven 13 3 6 4 13 17 −4 15
13 Charleroi 13 4 2 7 13 16 −3 14 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
14 Kortrijk 13 4 2 7 9 23 −14 14
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 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.[29]
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
9 2 5 2 10 10  0 11 2 2 0 7 3  +4 0 3 2 3 7  −4
Results by round
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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultDWDDDWLDL
Position7361096101112
Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions' Play-offs;   = Europe Play-offs;   = Relegation Play-offs

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[30]

2024–25 Belgian Pro League
Match Details Home Team Result Away Team Lineup Unused Subs Bookings
Regular Season
27 July 2024
18:15
Olympisch Stadion
Antwerp
Beerschot 0–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leysen
Schingtienne, Pletinckx, Akimoto
Mendyl (90'+1' Vlietinck), Schrijvers (68' Verstraete), Banzuzi, N'Dri
Maertens, Mueanta (58' Thorsteinsson), Maziz (68' Balikwisha)
Jochmans
Gigot
Nsingi
Osifo
Souanga
  66' Akimoto
3 August 2024
18:15
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–1 Genk Leysen
Schingtienne, Pletinckx, Akimoto
Mendyl (75' Osifo), Verstraete (75' Balikwisha), Schrijvers, Vlietinck (68' Ikwuemesi)
Maertens (68' Thorsteinsson), N'Dri, Maziz (59' Banzuzi)
Jochmans
Mueanta
Nsingi
Souanga
  21' Akimoto
  70' Banzuzi
22' Maziz (Maertens)
36' Vlietinck (Pletinckx)

85' Thorsteinsson (Osifo)
1–0
2–0
2–1
3–1


62' Arokodare (Sor)
10 August 2024
20:45
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Anderlecht
Anderlecht 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leysen
Schingtienne, Pletinckx, Akimoto
Mendyl (75' Banzuzi), Verstraete (85' Biron), Schrijvers, Vlietinck (63' Gil)
Maertens (75' Ikwuemesi), N'Dri, Balikwisha (63' Maziz)
Jochmans
Nsingi
Osifo
Thorsteinsson
  51' Balikwisha
  62' Mendyl
36' Dolberg (Stroeykens) 1–0
1–1

44' Maertens (Schrijvers)
18 August 2024
16:00
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 Cercle Brugge Leysen
Akimoto, Pletinckx, Schingtienne, Gil
Banzuzi, Verstraete, Schrijvers (55' Thorsteinsson)
Maertens (55' Biron (78' Ikwuemesi)), N'Dri (78' Vlietinck), Maziz (65' Ricca)
Jochmans
Balikwisha
Mendyl
Tsoungui
  22' Schrijvers
  62' Gil
  74' Verstraete
  75' Akimoto

37' Maziz (N'Dri)
0–1
1–1
16' Denkey (Gonçalves)
24 August 2024
18:15
Het Kuipje
Westerlo
Westerlo 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leysen
Akimoto, Ricca, Pletinckx (45'+2' Ominami), Gil (85' Vlietinck)
Maziz (85' Mendyl), Verstraete, Maertens (66' Schrijvers), Banzuzi, Balikwisha (66' Ikwuemesi)
N'Dri
Jochmans
Biron
Mueanta
Tsoungui
  45+3' Maziz
  79' Verstraete
14' Mebude (Stassin) 1–0
1–1

19' Balikwisha (Banzuzi)
31 August 2024
20:45
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2–0 Standard Liège Leysen
Mendyl (77' Tsoungui), Ricca, Ominami, Vlietinck (46' Akimoto)
Verstraete, Maziz, Schrijvers (6' Banzuzi)
Balikwisha (87' Biron), Maertens, N'Dri (77' Ikwuemesi)
Jochmans
Gil
Mueanta
Osifo
  14' Verstraete
  23' Ominami
  49' N'Dri
  60' Ricca
32' N'Dri (Banzuzi)
63' Ominami (Maziz)
1–0
2–0
15 September 2024
16:00
Stayen
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Leysen
Akimoto (59' Mendyl), Ricca, Ominami, Gil (59' Tsoungui)
Verstraete, Maziz, Banzuzi (87' Biron)
Balikwisha (59' Ikwuemesi), Maertens (87' Mueanta), N'Dri
Jochmans
Kuruçay
Osifo
Vlietinck
  56' Maertens
  90+7' García
45'+2' Bertaccini (Zahiroleslam)

81' Brahimi (Yamamoto)
1–0
1–1
2–1

64' Banzuzi (Verstraete)
22 September 2024
19:15
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Kortrijk
29 September 2024
18:30
Ghelamco Arena
Ghent
Gent Oud-Heverlee Leuven
5 October 2024
16:00
Achter de Kazerne
Mechelen
Mechelen Oud-Heverlee Leuven
20 October 2024
16:00
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Antwerp
26 October 2024
16:00
Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Charleroi
Charleroi Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2 November 2024
18:15
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Club Brugge
9 November 2024
18:15
Van Roystadion
Denderleeuw
Dender EH Oud-Heverlee Leuven
24 November 2024
16:00
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Union SG
1 December 2024
16:00
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Anderlecht
7 December 2024
18:15
Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Liège
Standard Liège Oud-Heverlee Leuven
14 December 2024
18:15
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Charleroi
22 December 2024
19:15
Jan Breydel Stadium
Bruges
Cercle Brugge Oud-Heverlee Leuven
27 December 2024
18:30
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Beerschot

Belgian Cup

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Results

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2024–25 Belgian Cup
Match Details Home Team Result Away Team Lineup Unused Subs Bookings
7th Round
30 October 2024
20:00
Den Dreef
Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven Seraing

Squad statistics

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Includes only competitive matches.

Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
No. Pos. Nat. Name Belgian Pro League
Regular season
Belgian Pro League
Playoffs
Belgian Cup Total
Starts Sub Unused Sub Starts Sub Unused Sub Starts Sub Unused Sub Starts Sub Unused Sub
1 GK   Tobe Leysen 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3 DF   Antef Tsoungui 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
4 MF   Birger Verstraete 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
5 DF   Takuma Ominami 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
6 MF   Ezechiel Banzuzi 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
8 MF   Siebe Schrijvers 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
10 MF   Youssef Maziz 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
14 DF   Federico Ricca 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
15 MF   Konan N'Dri 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
17 MF   Suphanat Mueanta 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
19 FW   Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 MF   Hamza Mendyl 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
21 MF   William Balikwisha 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
22 FW   Mickaël Biron 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
25 MF   Manuel Osifo 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
27 DF   Óscar Gil 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
28 DF   Ewoud Pletinckx 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
30 MF   Takahiro Akimoto 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
33 MF   Mathieu Maertens 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
58 DF   Hasan Kuruçay 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
61 GK   Owen Jochmans 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
63 DF   Christ Souanga 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
77 MF   Thibault Vlietinck 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
93 DF   Milan Gigot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Players that have appeared this season, who are out on loan or have left OH Leuven
7 MF   Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (sold to Hertha Berlin) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
11 FW   Nachon Nsingi (on loan to Dunkerque) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 DF   Joël Schingtienne (sold to Venezia) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos. No. Player Belgian Pro League
Regular season
Belgian Pro League
Playoffs
Belgian Cup Total
1 MF 10   Youssef Maziz 2 0 0 2
2 DF 5   Takuma Ominami 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Ezechiel Banzuzi 1 0 0 1
MF 7   Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson 1 0 0 1
MF 15   Konan N'Dri 1 0 0 1
MF 21   William Balikwisha 1 0 0 1
MF 33   Mathieu Maertens 1 0 0 1
MF 77   Thibault Vlietinck 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 9

Assists

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Rank Pos. No. Player Belgian Pro League
Regular season
Belgian Pro League
Playoffs
Belgian Cup Total
1 MF 6   Ezechiel Banzuzi 2 0 0 2
2 MF 4   Birger Verstraete 1 0 0 1
MF 8   Siebe Schrijvers 1 0 0 1
MF 10   Youssef Maziz 1 0 0 1
MF 15   Konan N'Dri 1 0 0 1
MF 25   Manuel Osifo 1 0 0 1
DF 28   Ewoud Pletinckx 1 0 0 1
MF 33   Mathieu Maertens 1 0 0 1
Total Assists 9 0 0 9
No Assist
Penalties 0 0 0 0
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Without Assist 0 0 0 0
Total Goals Without Assist 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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No. Player Belgian Pro League
Regular season
Belgian Pro League
Playoffs
Belgian Cup Total clean sheets % Clean sheet games Goals conceded Avg minutes between conceding
1   Tobe Leysen 2 0 0 2 28.57 % 6 105
61   Owen Jochmans 0 0 0 0 NA 0 NA

References

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  1. ^ "TAKAHIRO AKIMOTO DEFINITIEF NAAR OH LEUVEN" [TAKAHIRO AKIMOTO PERMANENTLY TO OH LEUVEN] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "SUPHANAT MUEANTA EEN JAAR LANGER BIJ OH LEUVEN" [SUPHANAT MUEANTA ONE MORE YEAR AT OH LEUVEN] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Odada og Toku stopper ved udløb" [Odada and Toku stop at contract expiration] (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "BIRGER VERSTRAETE VERSTERKT OH LEUVEN" [BIRGER VERSTRAETE REINFORCES OH LEUVEN] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "WILLIAM BALIKWISHA VERSTERKT LEUVENSE AANVAL" [WILLIAM BALIKWISHA REINFORCES LEUVEN OFFENCE]. ohleuven.com. 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Aanvallende versterking voor OH Leuven" [Offensive reinforcement for OH Leuven]. ohleuven.com. 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Óscar Gil voor twee seizoenen naar OH Leuven" [Óscar Gil for two seasons to OH Leuven]. ohleuven.com. 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Mickaël Biron tekent voor OH Leuven" [Mickaël Biron signs for OH Leuven]. ohleuven.com. 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "OH Leuven versterkt zich met Belgische jeugdinternational" [OH Leuven reinforces itself with Belgian youth-international]. ohleuven.com. 13 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Nieuwe Japanse verdediger voor OH Leuven" [New Japanese defender for OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 20 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Stefan Mitrovic tekent bij OH Leuven" [Stefan Mitrovic signs for OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 6 September 2024.
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  13. ^ "MANDELA KEITA NAAR ANTWERP" [MANDELA KEITA TO ANTWERP] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 10 August 2023.
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  15. ^ "NORDIN JACKERS DEFINITIEF NAAR CLUB BRUGGE" [NORDIN JACKERS PERMANENTLY TO CLUB BRUGGE] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ "DESMOND ACQUAH MAAKT DE OVERSTAP NAAR FCV DENDER" [DESMOND ACQUAH COMPLETES TRANSFER TO FCV DENDER] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 16 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Jonge coach, veel Westeljeugd én Jens Cools: zo ziet het belofte-elftal van Westerlo er volgend seizoen uit" [Young manager, lots of Westerlo-youth and Jens Cools: this is what the U23 of Westerlo will look like coming season] (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 29 May 2024.
  18. ^ "CONTRACT JOREN DOM WORDT NIET VERLENGD" [CONTRACT JOREN DOM NOT PROLONGED] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 15 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Kento Misao trekt naar Kashima Antlers" [Kento Misao moves to Kashima Antlers] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 15 July 2024.
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  21. ^ "2024-2025 / Ngawa nous rejoint !" [2024-2025 / Ngawa joins us !] (in French). rfcliege.be. 17 July 2024.
  22. ^ "Jonatan Braut Brunes vertrekt bij OH Leuven" [Jonatan Braut Brunes leaves OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 26 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Richie Sagrado vertrekt naar Venezia FC" [Richie Sagrado leaves to Venezia FC] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 3 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Emmanuel Toku trekt naar Cyprus" [Emmanuel Toku moves to Cyprus] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 5 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Contract Sofian Kiyine in onderling overleg beëindigd" [Contract Sofian Kiyine terminated by mutual consent] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 26 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson trekt naar Hertha Berlijn" [Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson moves to Hertha Berlin] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 27 August 2024.
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  28. ^ "Nachon Nsingi voor één seizoen naar USL Dunkerque" [Nachon Nsingi for one season to USL Dunkerque] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 31 August 2024.
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