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Gent

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Index swings of 5+ pts: 78
days left in the January 2027 window

Belgian Pro League3rdof 18 · 28 pts

FormL W L D W

Nextat SK BeverenSun 22 Nov, 12:30

GNT

Gent

Regulars · average age 25.8

33SHO18th

51CRE10th

41DRI14th

57PAS6th

67DEF4th

56PHY6th

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Gent transfer HQ

The whole picture. Each part opens below.

What they need

shooting18th of 18
dribbling14th of 18

Where their regulars rank in Belgian Pro League.

The regulars ↓

Chasing

No credible links in right now.

Transfer Watch ↓

Might leave

Nobody credibly linked away.

3 contracts ending within a year

Contract Watch ↓

Who decides

Rik De Mil

Manager

The manager ↓

Credible links in and out

Transfer Watch

No credible links involving Gent right now. We only list moves that have been reported, never guesses.

Gent · usual XI this season3-4-2-1 · 10 of 11 league games

2026/27 league matches · ratings from Sportmonks

Gent’s leaders

34 players · minutes are 2026/27 league matches

The Gent squad

Goalkeepers · 5

GK

Out on loan · 1

Dante VanzeirCERCercle BruggeJan 2026

League matches, each opening its match page

Fixtures & results

The whole season →

Results

Sun 8 Nov

GNTGent1–0KortrijkKVK

Thu 5 Nov

KuPS0–0GentGNTConference League

Sun 1 Nov

The Dugout

Manager

The Dugout →

Manager since 10 Dec 2025

Rik De Mil

Contract length not known

Before

Danijel Miličević 2025–2025

Wouter Vrancken 2024–2025

Hein Vanhaezebrouck 2020–2024

Ending soon, and every contract reported by the club or a journalist, with sources

Contract Watch

7monthsPieter GerkensUntil 30 Jun 2027 · Squad register
7monthsVictor De ConinckUntil 30 Jun 2027 · Squad register
7monthsTom VandenbergheUntil 30 Jun 2027 · Squad register

An expiring contract doesn’t mean a player is leaving, and nobody is a free agent until it’s established. Under a year left in amber.

The record since 2016Gent’s transfer history269 signings and departures on record, year by year.See every move →

Live wirechecked just now

Nothing on the wire about Gent yet. Reports appear here the moment a credible source publishes one.

Repeats are folded in. Single source: one report so far, not yet in the Index.Full live wire →

Which Gent fans really know

Best in the stands

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The regulars, averaged

Strongest in defending, 4th in Belgian Pro Leagueweakest in shooting (18th of 18)

Defending674th/18
Passing576th/18
Physical566th/18
Creating5110th/18
Dribbling4114th/18
Shooting3318th/18

The 11 most-used players this season, outfield only, averaged out of 99; ranked against every squad in Belgian Pro League.

The formation Gent have started most league games in this season, with whoever has started most in each spot; each player once, and only players still at the club.

Davy Roef

Goalkeeper · age 32 · Belgium · 990 league minutes

Apps: 11
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: 7.29

2026/27 · league

SAV88

SHP42

LNG62

AER82

SWP34

Contract to 2029

GK

Tom Vandenberghe

Goalkeeper · age 34 · Belgium · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

SAV4

SHP88

LNG66

AER4

SWP14

Contract to 2027

GK

Kjell Peersman

Goalkeeper · age 22 · Belgium · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

Attributes after ten full games.

Contract to 2030

GK

Bas Evers

Goalkeeper · age 17 · Belgium · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

Attributes after ten full games.

Contract to 2028

GK

Victor De Coninck

Goalkeeper · age 20 · Belgium · no league minutes yet

Apps: 0
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Rating: –

2026/27 · league

Attributes after ten full games.

Contract to 2027

Defenders · 11

CB
Siebe Van der Heyden
Centre-back · age 28 · Belgium · 985 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
7.04
2026/27 · league
SHO37
CRE20
PAS49
DRI3
DEF71
PHY60
Contract to 2028
LB
Tiago Araújo
Left-back · age 25 · Portugal · 965 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
2
Assists
6
Rating
7.27
2026/27 · league
SHO38
CRE88
CB
Christian Burgess
Centre-back · age 35 · England · 766 league minutes
Apps
9
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
7.15
2026/27 · league
SHO42
CRE27
CB
Matties Volckaert
Centre-back · age 24 · Belgium · 633 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
1
Rating
6.86
2026/27 · league
SHO33
CRE26
CB
Mouhamed Ngom
Centre-back · age 26 · Senegal · 567 league minutes
Apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7.14
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031
CB
Maksim Paskotsi
Centre-back · age 23 · Estonia · 468 league minutes
Apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7.19
2026/27 · league
SHO55
CRE13
LB
Abdoul Ayinde
Left-back · age 21 · Burkina Faso · 26 league minutes
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.52^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 26 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028
RB
Gilles De Meyer
Right-back · age 20 · Belgium · 25 league minutes
Apps
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.79^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 25 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028
RB
Lars Cooman
Right-back · age 23 · Belgium · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2029
CB
Hannes Vernemmen
Centre-back · age 21 · Belgium · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028
CB
Mamadou Diallo
Centre-back · age 19 · Senegal · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2029

Midfielders · 8

CM
Mathias Delorge
Central midfielder · age 22 · Belgium · 707 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
7.17
2026/27 · league
SHO33
CRE57
PAS92
DRI25
DEF79
PHY49
Contract to 2028
CM
Tibe De Vlieger
Central midfielder · age 21 · Belgium · 632 league minutes
Apps
10
Goals
1
Assists
2
Rating
7.19
2026/27 · league
SHO29
CRE33
CM
Leonardo Lopes
Central midfielder · age 27 · Portugal · 616 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.74
2026/27 · league
SHO24
CRE27
CM
Abdelkahar Kadri
Central midfielder · age 26 · Algeria · 328 league minutes
Apps
6
Goals
2
Assists
0
Rating
6.93^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 328 min
SHO62
CRE
CM
László Bénes
Central midfielder · age 29 · Slovakia · 215 league minutes
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.59^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 215 min
SHO73
CRE62
AM
Aimé Omgba
Attacking midfielder · age 24 · Netherlands · 90 league minutes
Apps
6
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.49^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 90 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2029
CM
Mohammed El Âdfaoui
Central midfielder · age 18 · Belgium · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028
CM
Pieter Gerkens
Central midfielder · age 31 · Belgium · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
SHO70
CRE59

Forwards · 10

LM
Momodou Sonko
Left midfielder · age 21 · Sweden · 895 league minutes
Apps
11
Goals
3
Assists
1
Rating
7.08
2026/27 · league
SHO41
CRE74
PAS84
DRI59
DEF33
PHY10
Contract to 2028
LW
Michel-Ange Balikwisha
Left winger · age 25 · Belgium · On loan from Celtic · 361 league minutes
Apps
6
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.97^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 361 min
SHO46
CRE
RW
Hyllarion Goore
Right winger · age 21 · Ivory Coast · 340 league minutes
Apps
7
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.83^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 340 min
SHO55
CRE
ST
Ibrahima Cissé
Striker · age 19 · Senegal · 254 league minutes
Apps
8
Goals
4
Assists
0
Rating
6.69^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 254 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028
RM
Kyrell Wilson
Right midfielder · age 21 · England · 169 league minutes
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.61^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 169 min
SHO46
CRE43
LW
Max Dean
Left winger · age 22 · England · 153 league minutes
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.65^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 153 min
SHO79
CRE66
LM
El Hadji Seck
Left midfielder · age 19 · Senegal · 94 league minutes
Apps
7
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.63^*
2026/27 · league · *rating from 94 min
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2030
RM
Matisse Samoise
Right midfielder · age 24 · Belgium · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
SHO23
CRE46
ST
Josué Vergara
Striker · age 19 · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2031
RM
Abubakar Abdullahi
Right midfielder · age 20 · Nigeria · no league minutes yet
Apps
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
–
2026/27 · league
Attributes after ten full games.
Contract to 2028

This season’s league matches. Attributes are out of 99 (how they’re worked out is on each player’s page). Contracts in amber end by next year. “To leave” is the Index on his live story.

LOMLommel

2–0

GentGNT

Sun 25 Oct

GNTGent4–0AnderlechtRSC

Thu 22 Oct

SPRBraga2–0GentGNTConference League

Fixtures

Sun 22 Nov

WABSK Beveren12:30GentGNT

Thu 26 Nov

GNTGent20:00Crvena ZvezdaConference League

Sun 29 Nov

ROAUnion Saint-Gilloise18:15GentGNT

Thu 10 Dec

THUThun20:00GentGNTConference League

Sun 13 Dec

GNTGent18:15STVVSTV

PAS38

DRI53

DEF40

PHY23

Contract to 2028

PAS56

DRI1

DEF82

PHY94

Contract to 2028

PAS49

DRI22

DEF51

PHY72

Contract to 2029

PAS59

DRI1

DEF73

PHY66

Contract to 2029

PAS52

DRI29

DEF87

PHY94

Contract to 2030

PAS69

DRI44

DEF59

PHY62

Contract to 2028

64

PAS55

DRI50

DEF60

PHY40

Contract to 2029

PAS42

DRI21

DEF24

PHY27

Contract to 2030

PAS16

DRI10

DEF36

PHY51

Contract to 2027

53

PAS77

DRI21

DEF61

PHY53

73

PAS25

DRI76

DEF16

PHY33

Contract to 2029

PAS49

DRI65

DEF53

PHY21

Contract to 2030

PAS49

DRI19

DEF23

PHY29

Contract to 2028

PAS82

DRI34

DEF80

PHY32

Contract to 2028