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35
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
47.7
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 31/31 rated

Club profile

LeagueJupiler Pro League
League position3rd of 6
Squad size31
Average age23.5
CountryBelgium

Team scout report

Mid-table3rd of 6 · Jupiler Pro League

KVC Westerlo sit 3rd of 6 in the Jupiler Pro League, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 35 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 47.7 across the wider group. Recent form reads DLWLL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 45.7% on last season (Season 24 → 35), while squad talent has eased 4.5% (Rating 49 → 46.8). Of the 22 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

E. Bayram is the form pick (Season 49), while I. Sakamoto carries the highest ceiling (Rating 63). In the market, the headline arrival is E. Bayram (€ 4M), and E. Bayram is the most valuable asset at 25.9.

35
45.7%
Squad season
47.7
4.5%
Squad rating
3rdof 6
League finish
DLWLL
Last 5
Top performer
E. Bayram
Season 49
Highest potential
I. Sakamoto
Rating 63
Marquee signing
E. Bayram
€ 4M
Top asset
E. Bayram
Value 25.9

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
939
Defence
1948
Midfield
2049
Attack
850

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Bayram
4962
Piedfort
4460
Haspolat
4454
Reynolds
4358
Ferri
4062
Jungdal
3761
Sakamoto
3263
Sayyadmanesh
3157
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1Nacho Ferri11goals
  2. 2A. Sayyadmanesh7goals
  3. 3I. Sakamoto6goals
  4. 4E. Bayram4goals
  5. 5A. Piedfort3goals

Top assists

  1. 1I. Sakamoto4assists
  2. 2D. Haspolat4assists
  3. 3J. Alcócer4assists
  4. 4B. Reynolds3assists
  5. 5A. Sayyadmanesh3assists

Squad · 31

Nat.
30K. Van LangendonckGoalkeeperBelgium370.2——0100%278.9%
31O. AnnellGoalkeeperBelgium2113.1——046
—Z. De BoeckGoalkeeperBelgium2113.1——046
99A. JungdalGoalkeeperDenmark2419.640—37675%6114.6%
4A. LapageCentre-backBelgium211516—20109.6%5326.7%
5S. KimuraCentre-back
on loan at FC Tokyo · 733 min, 0g
Japan2416.73012525%538%
6C. Nsiala-MakengoFull-back
Loanfrom Rangers
France2214.67—819.8%493.4%
22B. ReynoldsFull-back
played DEF · MID
USA2522.53924376.4%580.8%
23L. Mbamba-MuandaFull-backBelgium1913.114—1352
24M. NdembiCentre-backBelgium1911.9——047
28D. OuregaFull-back
played DEF · MID
France2115.72711525.4%553.5%
33R. NeustädterCentre-backRussia381.118—1735.7%936.8%
40E. BayramCentre-backTürkiye2325.938449123.2%629.4%
—Bakary HaidaraCentre-backCôte d'Ivoire2113.1——046
8S. SydorchukDefensive midfielderUkraine350.816—369.1%930.5%
12R. LaalalouiDefensive midfielderMorocco2113.33—147
13I. SakamotoAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Japan2219.1386328.9%636.7%
17R. SmekensDefensive midfielderBelgium2213.72—166.7%452.8%
34D. HaspolatDefensive midfielderTürkiye2623.23814416.3%549.4%
38S. SaitoCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID
Japan2114.41711150
39T. Van den KeybusDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
Belgium2515.13211158.8%4818.7%
46A. PiedfortDefensive midfielderBelgium212136344136.4%606.9%
77J. AlcócerAttacking midfielder
played MID · DEF · FWD
Costa Rica2217.935323180.5%6011.6%
7A. SayyadmaneshAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Iran2518.1307318.2%572.1%
9M. FriganCentre-forwardCroatia2315.841685.3%5018.2%
9Eliot BujupiWinger
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom Stuttgart II
Germany2012.57—04730.2%
10Afonso PatrãoCentre-forwardPortugal1912.8111343.1%5114.6%
18G. YowWinger
played FWD · MID
USA2315.91631069.1%5015.1%
29F. GouréCentre-forwardCôte d'Ivoire241413—0444.7%
90Nacho FerriCentre-forwardSpain211936114023.8%621.1%
94E. DestanCentre-forward
Loanfrom Hull City
Türkiye241421—0100%443.8%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)14-10-16 in 40
Goals (for / against)50 / 57
Clean sheets14
Last 5DLWLL

Fixtures & results

Jupiler Pro League14W 10D 16LFriendlies Clubs2W 0D 2LCup0W 0D 1L
May 23AAntwerp0–2L
May 19HStandard Liege1–2L
May 16ACharleroi1–0W
May 10AGenk0–3L
May 2HOH Leuven3–3D
Apr 25HAntwerp2–4L
Apr 21AOH Leuven2–0W
Apr 18HGenk1–2L
Apr 11AStandard Liege2–1W
Apr 5HCharleroi2–0W
Mar 22AStandard Liege0–0D
Mar 14HClub Brugge KV1–2L
Mar 7AOH Leuven1–0W
Mar 1HUnion St. Gilloise0–0D
Feb 22HCharleroi2–1W
Feb 15AAntwerp2–0W
Feb 6HSt. Truiden0–4L
Jan 31AZulte Waregem1–0W
Jan 25AKV Mechelen1–1D
Jan 17HCercle Brugge0–2L
Dec 27AGent0–2L
Dec 20HRAAL La Louvière2–1W
Dec 14AGenk1–1D
Dec 7HAnderlecht4–0W
Nov 29ADender2–2D
Nov 22HGent0–0D
Nov 8ACharleroi0–2L
Nov 2HGenk0–1L
Oct 30ABeerschot VA2–3L
Oct 25HDender1–1D
Oct 18ARAAL La Louvière0–0D
Oct 5HOH Leuven2–0W
Sep 27AUnion St. Gilloise0–2L
Sep 24AClub Brugge KV5–5D
Sep 21HStandard Liege0–2L
Sep 14ASt. Truiden3–0W
Aug 30HAntwerp2–0W
Aug 17ACercle Brugge1–4L
Aug 9HKV Mechelen0–1L
Aug 2HZulte Waregem3–1W
Jul 27AAnderlecht2–5L
Jul 19HSamsunspor3–1W
Jul 16HPanathinaikos1–3L
Jul 5HSt. Truiden1–3L
Jun 27HK. Lierse S.K.2–1W

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

M. GümüşkayaGGazişehir Gaziantep· Back from Loan2025/26
K. BorysMaribor· Back from Loan2025/26
F. GouréFC Zurich· Back from Loan2025/26
S. BolatTomori Berat· Back from Loan2025/26
S. BolatKKasimpasa· Back from Loan2025/26
A. JungdalCremonese· Transfer2025/26
Adedire Emmanuel Awokoya-MebudeHamburger SV· Back from Loan2025/26
K. VaesenWillem II· Back from Loan2025/26

Out

M. GümüşkayaBandırmaspor· Transfer2025/26
E. JordanovBeerschot VA· Free agent2025/26
J. PlaciasVentura County· Transfer2025/26
J. PlaciasLos Angeles Galaxy· Transfer2025/26
J. BosFeyenoord· Transfer2025/26
J. BosFeyenoord· Transfer2025/26
R. SeigersLommel United· Free Transfer2025/26
N. GillekensSeraing United· Transfer2025/26