The 2024–25 season was Royale Union Saint-Gilloise's 127th season in existence and fourth consecutive in the Belgian Pro League.
Season summary The club won the Belgian Pro League for the twelfth time in their history and the first time since 1934–35. They also competed in and won the Belgian Super Cup for the first time in their history beating Club Brugge.
The club also reached the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup.
In Europe they competed in the UEFA Europa League following their defeat in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, the progressed from the league phase but lost in the knockout round play-offs.
Players First-team squad
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Vic Chambaere GK Roeselare Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 14 Joachim Imbrechts GK Ixelles Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 49 Anthony Moris GK Arlon Virton 30 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2027 Defenders 5 Kevin Mac Allister DF Buenos Aires Argentinos Juniors 12 July 2023 €1,500,000 30 June 2026 16 Christian Burgess DF London Portsmouth 7 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2025 19 Guillaume François DF Libramont Virton 12 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2025 26 Ross Sykes DF Burnley Accrington 1 July 2022 €280,000 30 June 2026 28 Koki Machida DF Ibaraki Kashima Antlers 1 July 2023 €1,000,000 30 June 2026 48 Fedde Leysen DF Unknown Jong PSV 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 85 Arnaud Dony DF Unknown STVV U21 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2025 - Mamadou Barry DF Unknown Tromsø 27 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 Midfielders 4 Mathias Rasmussen MF Lyngdal Brann 1 July 2023 €1,200,000 30 June 2027 6 Kamiel Van de Perre MF Unknown Jong Genk 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 10 Anouar Ait El Hadj MF Molenbeek Genk 13 July 2024 €1,500,000 30 June 2028 21 Alessio Castro-Montes MF Sint-Truiden Gent 2 September 2023 €2,000,000 30 June 2026 23 Sofiane Boufal MF Paris Free agent 3 September 2024 30 June 2026 24 Charles Vanhoutte MF Kortrijk Cercle Brugge 1 July 2023 €1,000,000 30 June 2027 27 Noah Sadiki MF Brussels Anderlecht 27 July 2023 €1,400,000 30 June 2027 Forwards 9 Franjo Ivanović FW Schwaz Rijeka 31 August 2024 Unknown 30 June 2028 11 Henok Teklab FW Frankfurt am Main Preußen Münster 1 July 2023 €400,000 30 June 2027 12 Promise David FW Brampton Kalju 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027 13 Kevin Rodríguez FW Ibarra Independiente 1 September 2023 €4,500,000 30 June 2027 25 Anan Khalaili FW Haifa Maccabi Haifa 1 July 2024 €7,500,000 30 June 2028 77 Mohammed Fuseini FW Unknown Sturm Graz 2 July 2024 Unknown 30 June 2027 - Marc Giger FW Zurich Schaffhausen 31 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
Transfers In DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef. 30 June 2024 Defender Viktor Boone Lierse Return from loan 1 July 2024MidfielderKamiel Van de PerreJong GenkFree transfer 1 July 2024GoalkeeperVic ChambaereGenkFree transfer 1 July 2024ForwardAnan KhalailiMaccabi HaifaUndisclosed 2 July 2024ForwardMohammed FuseiniSturm GrazUndisclosed 2 July 2024ForwardPromise "Tobi" DavidKaljuUndisclosed 13 July 2024MidfielderAnouar Ait El HadjGenkUndisclosed 31 August 2024ForwardFranjo IvanovićRijekaUndisclosed 3 September 2024MidfielderSofiane BoufalFree agentFree transfer 4 September 2024MidfielderOusseynou Niang RigaUndisclosed 27 January 2025DefenderMamadou Thierno Barry TromsøUndisclosed 31 January 2025ForwardMarc Giger SchaffhausenUndisclosed
Out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef. 30 June 2024 Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner Sion Return from loan 1 July 2024 Defender Viktor Boone Lierse Free transfer 12 July 2024 Forward Gustaf Nilsson Club Brugge Undisclosed 26 August 2024 Forward Cameron Puertas Al Qadsiah Undisclosed 7 January 2025 Forward Mamadou Traoré CD Castellón Free transfer 2 February 2025 Midfielder Loïc Lapoussin STVV Undisclosed
Loaned In DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.
Loaned Out DatePositionNationalityPlayerToRef. 1 July 2024 Midfielder Nathan Huygevelde Kortrijk 6 July 2024 Forward Mohamed Amoura VfL Wolfsburg 6 September 2024 Forward Dennis Eckert Standard Liège 1 January 2025 Forward Elton Kabangu Hearts 1 January 2025 Forward Casper Terho Paderborn 26 January 2025 Forward Lazare Amani Standard Liège
New contracts First team Date Pos. Player Contract length Ref. 11 July 2024 DF Guillaume François One year
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Belgian Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Champions' play-offs League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Belgian Cup
Belgian Super Cup
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
UEFA Europa League
Due to their home venue, the Joseph Marien Stadium, not meeting UEFA requirements, Union Saint-Gilloise will play their home games at the King Baudouin Stadium.
League phase
Knockout phase
Play-offs
Union were drawn for the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team, as a result of their finishing position, and played Ajax over two legs in February 2025, going out of the competition 3–2 on aggregate.
Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number. Players who left the club prior to the first competitive fixture of the season or who have not made any appearances are not featured.
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made appearances this season but have since left the squad
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal. Players with no goals not included in the list.
Rank Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup European Competition Other Total1 12 FW Promise David 19 4 1 0 242 9 FW Franjo Ivanović 16 0 4 0 203 77 FW Mohammed Fuseini 9 1 1 0 114 5 DF Kevin Mac Allister 2 0 3 0 5 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 5 0 0 0 55 26 DF Ross Sykes 2 0 1 0 36 21 MF Alessio Castro-Montes 2 0 0 0 2 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 2 0 0 0 2 23 MF Cameron Puertas 1 0 0 1 2 25 FW Anan Khalaily 2 0 0 0 2 27 MF Noah Sadiki 1 1 0 0 2 7 4 MF Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 1 7 FW Elton Kabangu 0 1 0 0 1 9 FW Dennis Eckert 1 0 0 0 1 13 FW Kevin Rodríguez 1 0 0 0 1 16 DF Christian Burgess 1 0 0 0 1 24 MF Charles Vanhoutte 1 0 0 0 1 28 DF Koki Machida 1 0 0 0 1 48 DF Fedde Leysen 0 0 0 1 1 94 MF Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 0 1 Own goal 3 0 1 0 4 Total 72 7 11 2 91
Assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists are not included in the list.
Rank Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup European Competition Other Total 1 24 MF Charles Vanhoutte 7 0 2 0 9 2 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 7 0 1 0 8 3 9 FW Franjo Ivanović 5 0 0 0 5 12 MF Promise David 5 0 0 0 5 21 MF Alessio Castro-Montes 5 0 0 0 5 4 23 MF Sofiane Boufal 3 0 1 0 4 25 FW Anan Khalaily 4 0 0 0 4 5 4 MF Mathias Rasmussen 3 0 0 0 3 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 1 0 2 0 3 27 MF Noah Sadiki 3 0 0 0 3 77 FW Mohammed Fuseini 1 2 0 0 3 6 16 DF Christian Burgess 2 0 0 0 2 7 11 MF Henok Teklab 1 0 0 0 1 13 FW Kevin Rodríguez 0 0 1 0 1 17 MF Casper Terho 1 0 0 0 1 26 DF Ross Sykes 1 0 0 0 1 94 MF Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 0 1 Total 50 2 7 0 59
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by red cards, then yellow cards (and by squad number when total cards are equal). Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup European Competition Other Total 1 5 DF Kevin Mac Allister 11 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 16 1 1 2 28 DF Koki Machida 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 16 DF Christian Burgess 11 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 4 24 MF Charles Vanhoutte 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 5 77 FW Mohammed Fuseini 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 6 12 FW Promise David 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 22 MF Ousseynou Niang 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 25 FW Anan Khalaily 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 27 DF Noah Sadiki 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 7 26 DF Ross Sykes 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 8 6 MF Kamiel Van de Perre 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 23 MF Sofiane Boufal 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 9 48 DF Fedde Leysen 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 10 9 FW Franjo Ivanović 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 11 49 GK Anthony Moris 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 12 21 MF Alessio Castro-Montes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 94 MF Loïc Lapoussin 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 8 FW Lazare Amani 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 FW Casper Terho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 MF Cameron Puertas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 4 DF Mathias Rasmussen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 FW Elton Kabangu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF Anouar Ait El Hadj 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 MF Henok Teklab 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 MF Kevin Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 DF Guillaume François 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 94 2 1 9 0 0 41 2 2 6 0 0 150 4 3
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Name Belgian Pro League Belgian Cup European Competition Total1 49 Anthony Moris 20 1 2 23Totals 20 1 2 23
Attendances
Biggest home attendance: 8,610 vs. Club Brugge (Joseph Marien Stadium); 13,875 vs. AS Roma (King Baudouin Stadium) Smallest home attendance: 5,735 vs. Kortrijk (Joseph Marien Stadium); 5,499 vs. Slavia Prague (Lotto Park) Biggest away attendance: 31,760 vs. Fenerbahce Smallest away attendance: 3,500 vs. Dender
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