The 2022–23 season was the 21st season in the existence of Oud-Heverlee Leuven and its third consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. The club just missed out on the play-offs in the domestic league, finishing in 10th place. In the Belgian Cup they were eliminated in the round of 16.
Players This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first team squad at any point during the 2022–23 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 12 Valentin Cojocaru GK 21 June 2022 Dnipro-1 – 29 Nordin Jackers GK 20 May 2022 Waasland-Beveren – 38 Oregan Ravet¥ GK Summer 2019 Youth Squad – Defenders 3 / Sofian Chakla CB 27 August 2021 Villarreal 18 January 2023 5 / Pierre-Yves Ngawa CB/RB 11 August 2019 Perugia – 6 Joren Dom RB 28 April 2022 Beerschot – 14 / Federico Ricca CB 12 August 2022 Club Brugge – 15 / Dylan Ouédraogo CB 28 August 2019 Apollon Limassol – 20 / Hamza Mendyl LB / LW 5 July 2022 Schalke 04 – 23 / Joël Schingtienne¥ CB Summer 2022 Youth Squad – 24 Casper de Norre LB / LW / RB / RW 5 October 2020 Genk – 25 Louis Patris¥ CB/RB Summer 2019 Youth Squad – 28 Ewoud Pletinckx CB 17 June 2022 Zulte Waregem – 52 / Richie Sagrado¥ RB Winter 2022–23 Youth Squad – Midfielders 4 Kristiyan Malinov DM / CM 20 August 2020 CSKA Sofia – 7 Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson LW 4 July 2022 AGF – 10 Raphael Holzhauser AM 3 June 2022 Beerschot 11 January 2023 11 Musa Al-Taamari RW 5 October 2020 APOEL – 13 / Sofian Kiyine AM / LW 2 September 2022 Lazio – 14 Thibault Vlietinck RW 12 August 2020 Club Brugge – 21 João Gamboa DM 11 July 2022 Estoril 30 December 2022 27 / Mandela Keita¥ CM Winter 2020–21 Youth Squad 31 January 2023 30 Emmanuel Toku AM 30 January 2023 Botev Plovdiv – 33 Mathieu Maertens CM / AM 12 July 2017 Cercle Brugge – 42 Jo Gilis¥ AM Summer 2018 Youth Squad – Forwards 8 Siebe Schrijvers CF / AM / RW 15 January 2021 Club Brugge – 9 Mario Gonzálezℒ CF 24 August 2022 Braga (30 June 2023) 17 Mykola Kukharevychℒ CF 1 September 2021 Troyes 2 September 2022 18 Maï Traoréℒ CF 24 January 2023 Viking 31 March 2023 21 Nathan Opokuℒ CF 31 January 2023 Leicester City (30 June 2023) 43 Nachon Nsingi¥ CF Summer 2022 Youth Squad – 44 Aleksander Buksaℒ CF 22 August 2022 Genoa 27 January 2023 75 / Joshua Zimmerman RW Winter 2022–23 Youth Squad – 78 / Franck Idumbo-Muzambo CF Winter 2022–23 Youth Squad –
Did not appear on match sheet The following players were listed as part of Oud-Heverlee Leuven's first-team squad during the 2022–23 season, but never appeared on the match sheet No. Nationality Name Position Joined First Team Previous club Left First Team Note 22 / Santiago Ramos Mingo CB 18 July 2022 FC Barcelona Atlètic 5 January 2023First half of the season at OH Leuven U23, then loaned to Defensa y Justicia 37 Milan Taildeman¥ LB / RB Summer 2022 Youth Squad –Played only for OH Leuven U23
Transfers
Transfers In Date Announced Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 28 April 2022 DF Joren Dom Beerschot Free 20 May 2022 GK Nordin Jackers Waasland-Beveren Undisclosed 3 June 2022 MF Raphael Holzhauser Beerschot Free 17 June 2022 DF Ewoud Pletinckx Zulte Waregem Undisclosed 21 June 2022 GK Valentin Cojocaru Dnipro-1 Undisclosed 4 July 2022 MF Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson AGF Free 5 July 2022 DF Hamza Mendyl Schalke 04 Undisclosed 11 July 2022 MF João Gamboa Estoril Free 18 July 2022 DF Santiago Ramos Mingo Barcelona Atlètic Free 20 July 2022 FW Mykola Kukharevych Troyes Loan Kukharevych was already on loan from Troyes to OH Leuven during the 2021-22 season. The loan was extended with another season. 12 August 2022 DF Federico Ricca Club Brugge Undisclosed 12 August 2022 MF Thibault Vlietinck Club Brugge Undisclosed Vlietinck was already on loan from Club Brugge to OH Leuven during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. All parties agreed to make the transfer permanent. 22 August 2022 FW Aleksander Buksa Genoa Loan 24 August 2022 FW Mario González Braga Loan 2 September 2022 MF Sofian Kiyine Lazio Undisclosed 24 January 2023 FW Maï Traoré Viking Loan 30 January 2023 MF Emmanuel Toku Botev Plovdiv Undisclosed 31 January 2023 FW Nathan Opoku Leicester City Loan
Transfers Out Date Announced Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 19 January 2022 DF Toon Raemaekers Mechelen Free 27 April 2022 GK Rafael Romo D.C. United Undisclosed 10 May 2022 MF Yannick Aguemon Virton Free 10 May 2022 FW Kaveh Rezaei Tractor Free 2 June 2022 FW Daan Vekemans Lierse Kempenzonen Undisclosed 7 June 2022 MF Xavier Mercier Ferencváros Undisclosed 17 June 2022 MF Ilyas Lefrancq Mechelen Undisclosed 20 June 2022 FW Arthur Allemeersch TOP Oss Undisclosed End of 2022–23 season MF Alexis De Sart Antwerp Loan Return End of 2022–23 season DF Sébastien Dewaest Genk Loan Return End of 2022–23 season MF Cedrik Gbo Espérance de Tunis Loan Return End of 2022–23 season FW Sory Kaba Midtjylland Loan Return End of 2022–23 season DF Cenk Özkacar Lyon Loan Return End of 2022–23 season GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson Arsenal Loan Return 9 August 2022 GK Kawin Thamsatchanan Muangthong United Undisclosed Thamsatchanan was out on loan from OH Leuven to Port during the second half of the 2021-22 season. The loan ended and Thamsatchanan was sold to Muangthong United. 17 August 2022 MF Levan Shengelia Panetolikos Undisclosed 2 September 2022 FW Mykola Kukharevych Troyes Loan Terminated 30 December 2022 MF João Gamboa Estoril Loan 5 January 2023 DF Santiago Ramos Mingo Defensa y Justicia Loan 11 January 2023 MF Raphael Holzhauser 1860 Munich Loan 18 January 2023 DF Sofian Chakla Ponferradina Free 27 January 2023 FW Aleksander Buksa Genoa Loan Terminated 31 January 2023 MF Mandela Keita Antwerp Loan 31 March 2023 FW Maï Traoré Viking Loan Terminated
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches