2022–23 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise season
The 2022–23 season is the 125th in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club will participate in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Cup, and UEFA Champions League.
| 2022–23 season | |||
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| Owner | Tony Bloom | ||
| Chairman | Alex Muzio | ||
| Manager | Karel Geraerts | ||
| Stadium | Stade Joseph Marien | ||
| Belgian Pro League | 3rd | ||
| Belgian Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Adingra Teddy Teuma (8 each) All: Victor Boniface (14 goals) | ||
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Players
- As of 15 February 2023[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 28 June 2022 Friendly | Rebecq .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Rebecq |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Complexe Gobard |
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Deinze | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Deinze |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Dakota Arena |
| 6 July 2022 Friendly | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–2 |  Racing | Marche-en-Famenne |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Terrain de Marloie |
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion  | 0–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Lancing, England |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre Referee: Keith Stroud |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| First Division A | 23 July 2022 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 67.65 | ||
| Belgian Cup | 9 November 2022 | 2 March 2023 | Sixth round | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | Third qualifying round | Third qualifying round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 8 September 2022 | 20 April 2023 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 50.00 |
| Total | 51 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 105 | 62 | +43 | 64.71 | ||||
Last updated: 23 April 2023
Source: Soccerway
First Division A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Genk (J) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Union SG | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 75 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 3 | Antwerp (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 72 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Gent (U) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
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.[2]
(C) Play-off I winner; (J) Regular season winner; (U) Play-off II winner
Notes:
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.[2]
(C) Play-off I winner; (J) Regular season winner; (U) Play-off II winner
Notes:
- The regular season winners will qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ANT | GNK | USG | CLU | |
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| 1 | Antwerp (C) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Genk (K) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 46[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Union SG | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 46[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[3]
(C) Champions; (K) Regular season winner
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[3]
(C) Champions; (K) Regular season winner
Notes:
- Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Genk 1, Union SG 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | GNT | CER | STA | WES | |
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| 1 | Gent (Q, F) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Cercle Brugge | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 36 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 30[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Westerlo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 30[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 3–5 | 3–0 | — |
Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[4]
(F) Play-off II winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points without (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) Regular season finishing position.[4]
(F) Play-off II winner; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Standard Liège 6 , Westerlo 7
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 |
Last updated: 5 March 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[5]
| 23 July 2022 1 | Sint-Truiden | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Sint-Truiden |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 29 July 2022 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–0 | Charleroi | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 6 August 2022 3 | Mechelen | 3–0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Mechelen |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Attendance: 11,521 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 13 August 2022 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 5,589 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 28 August 2022 5 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Anderlecht | Brussels |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,646 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 31 August 2022 6 | Antwerp | 4–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Antwerp |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 4 September 2022 7 | Zulte Waregem | 1–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Waregem |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Arthur Denil |
| 11 September 2022 8 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–2 | Genk | Brussels |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 18 September 2022 9 | Eupen | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 1 October 2022 10 | OH Leuven | 0–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Leuven |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 9 October 2022 11 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–1 | Cercle Brugge | Brussels |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 6,251 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 16 October 2022 12 | Oostende | 1–6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Oostende |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Attendance: 2,686 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 19 October 2022 13 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 | Gent | Brussels |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 8,081 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–2 | Club Brugge | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
Belgian Cup
| 9 November 2022 Sixth round | Cappellen | v | Union Saint-Gilloise | |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.
| 2 August 2022 First leg | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–0 |  Rangers | Leuven, Belgium |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | ||
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 9 August 2022 Second leg | Rangers | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | Union Saint-Gilloise | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,454 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USG | UBE | BRA | MAL | |
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| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | |
| 2 |  Union Berlin |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 3 |  Braga |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 |  Malmö FF |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
| 8 September 2022 1 | Union Berlin | 0–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Berlin, Germany |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,512 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine) |
| 15 September 2022 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–2 | Malmö FF | Leuven, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 6 October 2022 3 | Braga | 1–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Braga, Portugal |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,044 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 13 October 2022 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–3 | Braga | Leuven, Belgium |
| 12:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 7,851 Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan) | |
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 27 October 2022 5 | Malmö FF | 0–2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Malmö, Sweden |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel) |
| 3 November 2022 6 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Leuven, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) | ||
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their third qualifying round home match at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
Knockout phase
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.
| 9 March 2023 First leg | Union Berlin | 3–3 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Berlin, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
| 16 March 2023 Second leg | Union Saint-Gilloise | 3–0 (6–3 agg.) | Union Berlin | Brussels, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 15,681 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain) | ||
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.
| 13 April 2023 First leg | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Ivan Kružliak |
| 20 April 2023 Second leg | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1–4 (2–5 agg.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Brussels, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz | ||
| Note: Union Saint-Gilloise played their home match at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of their regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 4 June 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 14 | GK | SWE |
Joachim Imbrechts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | BEL |
Lucas Pirard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | GK | LUX |
Anthony Moris | 56 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  NED |
Bart Nieuwkoop | 51 | 4 | 32+3 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BEL |
Viktor Boone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG |
Christian Burgess | 53 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | BEL |
Guillaume François | 24 | 0 | 5+12 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Ross Sykes | 24 | 2 | 12+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  JPN |
Koki Machida | 10 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL |
Siebe Van der Heyden | 45 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | DF |  MAR |
Ismaël Kandouss | 47 | 1 | 31+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | DF | BEL |
Arnaud Dony | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | MAR |
Oussama El Azzouzi | 34 | 2 | 6+17 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  CIV |
Jean Thierry Lazare | 50 | 7 | 34+2 | 3 | 4+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | MF |  MLT |
Teddy Teuma | 52 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 17 | MF |  FIN |
Casper Terho | 8 | 3 | 1+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | BEL |
Senne Lynen | 53 | 1 | 36+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
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Cameron Puertas | 47 | 6 | 5+29 | 5 | 1+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  NGA |
Victor Boniface | 51 | 17 | 32+5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9+1 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | GER |
Dennis Eckert | 15 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CIV |
Simon Adingra | 51 | 14 | 26+10 | 11 | 3+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BEL |
Yorbe Vertessen | 20 | 4 | 6+9 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | SWE |
Gustaf Nilsson | 44 | 10 | 8+22 | 5 | 3+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+8 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | BEL |
Mo Salah | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | FW |  MAD |
Loïc Lapoussin | 54 | 4 | 28+10 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  ESP |
José Rodríguez | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | MAR |
Ilyes Ziani | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER |
Deniz Undav | 11 | 2 | 1+7 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | BEL |
Dante Vanzeir | 28 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
References
- "Noyau A". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "BOEK P" [BOOK P] (PDF). Belgian FA. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Pro League : La date de la révélation du calendrier 2022-2023 est connue". 10 June 2022.
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