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2025–26 KRC Genk season

KRC Genk
2025-26 season
ChairmanPeter Croonen
Head CoachThorsten Fink
StadiumCegeka Arena
Belgian Pro League11th
Belgian CupSeventh round
Europa LeagueLeague stage
All statistics correct as of 13 September 2025.

The 2025-26 season is the 38th season in the history of the K.R.C. Genk as a football club, and the 30th consecutive season in Belgian Pro League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Belgian Cup and in the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad information

Players, appearances, goals and squad numbers last updated on 9 August 2025. Appearances and goals include all official competition matches.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Hendrik Van Crombrugge Belgium GK (2007-06-07) 7 June 2007 2023[2] 2027[3] Belgium Anderlecht €1.3M 24 0
26 Tobias Lawal Austria GK (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 2025 2029[4] Austria LASK €3.2M 2 0
28 Lucca Brughmans Belgium GK (2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 2024 2028[5] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 0 0
71 Brent Stevens Belgium GK (2025-08-11) 11 August 2025 2024 2026[6] Netherlands MVV Maastricht Free 0 0
Defenders
3 Mujaid Sadick Spain CB / RB (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 2021 2028[7] Spain Deportivo €1.7M 120 3
6 Matte Smets Belgium CB / DM (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 2024 2028[8] Belgium Sint-Truiden €2.25M 46 0
18 Joris Kayembe Democratic Republic of the Congo LB / LM / LW (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 2023 2026[9] Belgium Charleroi N/A 82 4
19 Yaimar Medina Ecuador LB / LM / LW (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 2025 2029[10] Ecuador Independiente €4.85M 5 0
22 Brad Manguelle Belgium CB (2007-11-27) 27 November 2007 2024 2027[11] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 0 0
27 Ken Nkuba Belgium RB / RM / RW (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 2024 2028[12] Belgium Charleroi €3.75M 32 0
34 Adrián Palacios Venezuela CB / LB (2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 2024 2028[13] Colombia Deportivo Cali €1.7M 3 0
44 Josue Kongolo Belgium CB (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 2023 2028[14] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 9 0
77 Zakaria El Ouahdi Morocco RB / LB / RM (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 2023 2028[15] Belgium RWDM Brussels €2.5M 70 9
Midfielders
8 Bryan Heynen (c) Belgium CM / DM (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 2015 2029[16] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 337 35
17 Patrik Hrosovsky Slovenia CM / DM (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 2019[17] 2026[18] Czech Republic Viktoria Plzen €5.2M 235 18
20 Konstantinos Karetsas Greece AM (2007-11-19) 19 November 2007 2024 2027[19] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 46 3
21 Ibrahima Sory Bangoura Guinea DM (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 2024 2028[20] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 41 0
24 Nikolas Sattlberger Austria DM / CM / CB (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 2024 2029[21] Austria Rapid Wien €2.5M 33 1
38 Daan Heymans Belgium AM / CM / RW (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 2025 2029[22] Belgium Charleroi €3M 2 0
- Aziz Ouattara Ivory Coast DM / CB / RB (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 2022 2026[23] Sweden Hammarby €2M 48 3
Forwards
7 Jarne Steuckers Belgium RW / LW / AM (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002 2024 2028[24] Belgium Sint-Truiden €800K 45 9
9 Oh Hyeon-gyu South Korea ST / RW / LW (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 2024 2028[25] Scotland Celtic €2.7M 44 13
10 Junya Ito Japan RW / ST / RM (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 2025[26] 2028 France Reims €2.8M 144 29
11 Luca Oyen Belgium LW / AM (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 2020 2027[27] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 83 3
14 Yira Sor Niger LW / RW (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 2023 2027[28] Czech Republic Slavia Praha €6.5M 79 1
23 Aaron Bibout Cameroon ST (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 2025 2029[29] Sweden Västerås €2.2M 0 0
29 Robin Mirisola Belgium ST / RW (2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 2023 2027[30] Belgium Youth Sector N/A 0 0
30 Ayumu Yokoyama Japan LW / ST (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 2025 2029[31] England Birmingham €3M 9 1
32 Noah Adedeji-Sternberg Belgium LW / RW / AM (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 2024 2026 Belgium Youth Sector N/A 46 5
99 Tolu Arokodare Niger ST (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 2023 2027[32] France Amiens €5M 111 41

Transfers

Summer 2025

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2025 AM Belgium Daan Heymans 26 Belgium Charleroi €3M [22]
1 July 2025 LW Japan Ayumu Yokoyama 22 England Birmingham €3M Redeem after loan [31]
9 July 2025 GK Austria Tobias Lawal 25 Austria LASK €3.2M [4]
24 July 2025 ST Cameroon Aaron Bibout 20 Sweden Västerås €2.2M [29]
9 August 2025 RW Japan Junya Ito 32 France Stade Reims €2.8M [26]

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
1 June 2025 GK Belgium Mike Penders 19 England Chelsea N/a End of loan
1 July 2025 CM Belgium Thomas Claes 21 Belgium Zulte Waregem €300K [33]
7 July 2025 LW Ghana Christopher Bonsu Baah 20 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah €17M [34]
8 September 2025 ST Switzerland Andi Zeqiri 26 Poland Widzew Łódź Transfer [35]

Pre-season and friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Eendracht Termien Belgium 0-4 Belgium Genk Genk, Belgium
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Terrain ‘t Heke
4 July 2025 Friendly Fortuna Netherlands 0-1 Belgium Genk Nederweert-Eind, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 July 2025 Friendly Genk Belgium 1-1 Spain Rayo Vallecano Genk, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
28 July 2025 Friendly Genk Belgium 6-0 Belgium Eupen Dolhain, Belgium
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Lambert Fourir

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian Pro League 27 July 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 21 6 7 8 28 33 −5 028.57
Belgian Cup 29 October 2025 4 December 2025 Seventh round Eighth round 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
UEFA Europa League 21 August 2025 TBD Play-off round TBD 7 4 1 2 9 6 +3 057.14
Total 30 11 8 11 41 42 −1 036.67

Last updated: 22 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Gent 26 10 6 10 41 38 +3 36 Qualification for the Champions' play-offs
6 Mechelen 25 9 9 7 32 29 +3 36
7 Genk 25 9 8 8 36 37 −1 35 Qualification for the Europe play-offs
8 Charleroi 25 9 6 10 34 33 +1 33
9 Standard Liège 25 9 4 12 21 33 −12 31
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2026. Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch)
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.[36]

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
21 6 7 8 28 33  −5 25 3 3 4 14 16  −2 3 4 4 14 17  −3

Last updated: 17 January 2026.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLDLWLWDLWWDDWDLWLDDLL
Position1312148109101497887786877911
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2026. Source: KRC Genk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 July 2025 1 Club Brugge 2–1 Genk Bruges, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydelstadion
Attendance: 24,073
Referee: Jasper Vergoote
3 August 2025 2 Genk 1–1 Antwerp Genk, Belgium
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 18,030
Referee: Lawrence Fisher
10 August 2025 3 Standard Liège 2–1 Genk Liege, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 21,575
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
15 August 2025 4 OH Leuven 1–2 Genk Leuven, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 8,814
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt
31 August 2025 6 Genk 3–2 Zulte Waregem Genk, Belgium
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 17,060
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
14 September 2025 7 Anderlecht 1–1 Genk Anderlecht, Belgium
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lotto Park
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
17 September 2025 5 Genk 0–1 Charleroi Genk, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 13,230
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'Hui
21 September 2025 8 Genk 1–2 Union SG Genk, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 17,980
Referee: Nathan Verboomen
28 September 2025 9 Sint-Truiden 1–2 Genk Sint-Truiden, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Daio Wasabi Stayen Stadium
Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Lawrence Visser

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Belgian Cup
29 October 2025 Seventh round Genk 3–0 RWDM Brussels Genk, Belgium
20:30 CET
Report Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 6,850
Referee: Klass Clerkx
4 December 2025 Eighth round Genk 1–3 (a.e.t.) Anderlecht Genk, Belgium
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Cegeka Arena
Attendance: 14,100
Referee: Nicolas Laforge

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) First leg Lech Poznań Poland 1–5 Belgium Genk Poznań Stadium, Poznań
20:30
Report[38]
Attendance: 25,443[37]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) Second leg Genk Belgium 1–2
(6–3 agg.)		 Poland Lech Poznań Cegeka Arena, Genk
20:00
Report[40]
Attendance: 12,913[39]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Germany SC Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8 Italy Roma 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
9 Belgium Genk 8 5 1 2 11 7 +4 16 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 Italy Bologna 8 4 3 1 14 7 +7 15
11 Germany VfB Stuttgart 8 5 0 3 15 9 +6 15
Source: UEFA[41]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultWLDWWLW
Position918191391610
Points3347101013
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 September 2025 (2025-09-25) 1 Rangers Scotland 0–1 Belgium Genk Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1) Report[43]
Attendance: 37,898[42]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
2 October 2025 (2025-10-02) 2 Genk Belgium 0–1 Hungary Ferencváros Cegeka Arena, Genk
21:00 Report[45]
Attendance: 13,743[44]
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 3 Genk Belgium 0–0 Spain Real Betis Cegeka Arena, Genk
18:45 Report[47] Attendance: 16,780[46]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) 4 Braga Portugal 3–4 Belgium Genk Estádio Municipal, Braga
21:00 (20:00 UTC+0)
Report[49]
Attendance: 11,265[48]
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
27 November 2025 (2025-11-27) 5 Genk Belgium 2–1 Switzerland Basel Cegeka Arena, Genk
21:00
Report[51]
Attendance: 13,104[50]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) 6 Midtjylland Denmark 1–0 Belgium Genk MCH Arena, Herning
18:45
Report[53] Attendance: 9,820[52]
Referee: Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) 7 Utrecht Netherlands 0–2 Belgium Genk Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
21:50 Report[55]
Attendance: 21,416[54]
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) 8 Genk Belgium v Sweden Malmö FF Cegeka Arena, Genk
21:00 Report[56]

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