2024–25 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Óscar García |
| Stadium | Den Dreef |
| Belgian Pro League | Pre-season |
| Belgian Cup | Pre-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.
Players
[edit]- 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 ℒ 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 Tsounguiℒ | CB | 13 August 2024 |  Feyenoord
|
(30 June 2025) |
| 5 | 
|
Takuma Ominamiℒ | 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 Akimotoℒ | 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
|
– |
| 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
|
– |
| 55 |
|
Wouter George¥ | CM | Summer 2024 | Youth Squad | – |
| 77 |
|
Thibault Vlietinck | RW | 12 August 2020 | Club Brugge
|
– |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | 
|
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | LW | 4 July 2022 | AGF
|
27 August 2024 |
| 8 |
|
Siebe Schrijvers | CF / AM / RW | 15 January 2021 | Club Brugge
|
– |
| 10 |  /
|
Youssef Maziz | AM / LW | 29 August 2023 | Metz
|
– |
| 11 |
|
Nachon Nsingi¥ | CF | Summer 2022 | Youth Squad | 31 August 2024 |
| 17 | 
|
Suphanat Mueantaℒ | RW | 13 September 2023 | Buriram United
|
31 October 2024 |
| 19 | 
|
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | CF | 24 July 2024 | Salernitana
|
– |
| 21 | /
|
William Balikwisha | AM / RW / LW | 20 July 2024 |  Standard Liège
|
– |
| 22 | 
|
Mickaël Bironℒ | CF | 8 August 2024 | RWD Molenbeek
|
(30 June 2025) |
| 23 | 
|
Stefan Mitrovićℒ | LW | 6 September 2024 | Hellas Verona
|
(30 June 2025) |
Did not appear on match sheet
[edit]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 |
| 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
[edit]
Transfers In[edit]
|
Transfers Out[edit]
|
Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 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 |
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | RKC Waalwijk | 2–4 | OH Leuven | Waalwijk |
| 14:30 |
|
Stadium: Side pitch of Mandemakers Stadion |
| 21 July 2024 Friendly | OH Leuven | 0–1 | Lokeren-Temse | |
| 11:00 | Report | Attendance: 0 |
During the season
[edit]Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| 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 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 21.43 |
| Belgian Cup | 30 October 2024 | Seventh round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 26.67 | |||
Source: Soccerway
Pro League
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Charleroi | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 17 | Qualification for the Europe play-offs |
| 12 | Sint-Truiden | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 17 | |
| 13 | OH Leuven | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 16 | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Cercle Brugge | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 15 | |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 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.[30]
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.[30]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
Source: Jupiler Pro League Ranking
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions' Play-offs; = Europe Play-offs; = Relegation Play-offs
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions' Play-offs; = Europe Play-offs; = Relegation Play-offs
Points breakdown[edit]
|
Biggest & smallest[edit]Biggest home win: 3–1 vs. Genk; 2–0 vs. Standard Biggest home attendance: 9,348 vs. Club Brugge |
Matches
[edit]The match schedule was released on 11 June 2024.[31]
Belgian Cup
[edit]Results
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 8th Round | ||||||
| 4 December 2024 20:00 Den Dreef Leuven |
Oud-Heverlee Leuven | Zulte Waregem | ||||
Squad statistics
[edit]Includes only competitive matches.
Appearances
[edit]- 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
|
Antef Tsoungui | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MF |
|
Birger Verstraete | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
|
Takuma Ominami | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
|
Ezechiel Banzuzi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
|
Siebe Schrijvers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
|
Youssef Maziz | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |
|
Federico Ricca | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |
|
Konan N'Dri | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |
|
Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |
|
Hamza Mendyl | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 21 | MF |
|
William Balikwisha | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | FW |
|
Mickaël Biron | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 23 | FW |
|
Stefan Mitrović | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF |
|
Manuel Osifo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | DF |
|
Óscar Gil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | DF |
|
Ewoud Pletinckx | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |
|
Takahiro Akimoto | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF |
|
Mathieu Maertens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | DF |
|
Hasan Kuruçay | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 61 | GK |
|
Owen Jochmans | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 63 | DF |
|
Christ Souanga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 77 | MF |
|
Thibault Vlietinck | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 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 |
| 17 | MF |
|
Suphanat Mueanta (loan return to Buriram United) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | DF |
|
Joël Schingtienne (sold to Venezia) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]| 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 |
| FW | 15 | Konan N'Dri |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 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 | 21 | William Balikwisha |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 23 | Stefan Mitrović |
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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
Assists
[edit]| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Belgian Pro League Regular season |
Belgian Pro League Playoffs |
Belgian Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 6 | Ezechiel Banzuzi |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 4 | Birger Verstraete |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 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 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 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
[edit]| 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 | 18.18 % | 16 | 61.88 |
| 61 | Owen Jochmans |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA |
References
[edit]- ^ "TAKAHIRO AKIMOTO DEFINITIEF NAAR OH LEUVEN" [TAKAHIRO AKIMOTO PERMANENTLY TO OH LEUVEN] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 18 May 2024.
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- ^ "Odada og Toku stopper ved udløb" [Odada and Toku stop at contract expiration] (in Danish). aabsport.dk. 28 May 2024.
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