# 2022–23 K.R.C. Genk season

The 2022–23 season was the 35th in the history of K.R.C. Genk and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Belgian Pro League and the Belgian Cup.

## Players

    As of 31 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Mujaid Sadick |
| 4 | MF | CIV | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Gerardo Arteaga |
| 7 | FW | TAN | Mbwana Samatta (on loan from Fenerbahçe) |
| 8 | MF | BEL | Bryan Heynen (captain) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Castro |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Mike Trésor |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Yira Sor |
| 15 | MF | BEL | Jay-Dee Geusens |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Patrik Hrošovský |
| 19 | MF | BEL | Anouar Ait El Hadj |
| 20 | FW | TAN | Kelvin John |
| 22 | DF | DEN | Rasmus Carstensen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | COL | Daniel Muñoz |
| 24 | MF | BEL | Luca Oyen |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Matías Galarza |
| 26 | GK | BEL | Maarten Vandevoordt |
| 27 | DF | BEL | Matisse Didden |
| 28 | FW | GHA | Joseph Paintsil |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Vic Chambaere |
| 34 | MF | MAR | Bilal El Khannous |
| 40 | GK | BEL | Tobe Leysen |
| 41 | GK | BEL | Mike Penders |
| 46 | DF | COL | Carlos Cuesta |
| 55 | DF | BEL | Tuur Rommens |
| 77 | DF | ECU | Ángelo Preciado |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SUI | Bastien Toma (at Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2023) |

### Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CIV | Eboue Kouassi |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| MF | Ayman Rahbi | Antwerp | Undisclosed | 1 July 2022 |
| MF | Nicolás Castro | Newell's Old Boys | Undisclosed | 18 July 2022 |
| DF | Rasmus Carstensen | Silkeborg | Undisclosed | 9 August 2022 |
| MF | Matías Galarza | Argentinos Juniors | Undisclosed | 10 August 2022 |
| FW | Mbwana Samatta | Fenerbahçe | Loan | 16 August 2022 |
| MF | Yira Sor | Slavia Prague | Undisclosed | 1 January 2023 |
| MF | Anouar Ait El Hadj | Anderlecht | Undisclosed | 18 January 2023 |
| FW | Tolu Arokodare | Valmiera | Undisclosed | 31 January 2023 |
| MF | Bastien Toma | Paços de Ferreira | End of loan | 31 January 2023 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| MF | Neto Borges | Clermont Foot | Free | 1 July 2022 |
| MF | Madi Monamay | Bayer Leverkusen | Undisclosed | 1 July 2022 |
| MF | Yentl Van Genechten | Eupen | Undisclosed | 1 July 2022 |
| MF | Kristian Thorstvedt | Sassuolo | Undisclosed | 12 July 2022 |
| FW | Arne Cuypers | Patro Eisden | Free | 17 July 2022 |
| MF | Junya Ito | Reims | Undisclosed | 29 July 2022 |
| FW | Iké Ugbo | Troyes | Undisclosed | 4 August 2022 |
| FW | Cyriel Dessers | Cremonese | Undisclosed | 10 August 2022 |
| DF | Jhon Lucumí | Bologna | Undisclosed | 18 August 2022 |
| MF | Théo Bongonda | Cádiz | Undisclosed | 26 August 2022 |
| MF | Simen Juklerød | Vålerenga | Undisclosed | 31 August 2022 |
| MF | Bastien Toma | Paços de Ferreira | Loan | 31 August 2022 |
| DF | Sébastien Dewaest | AEL Limassol | Free | 24 January 2023 |
| FW | András Németh | Hamburger SV | Undisclosed | 27 January 2023 |
| FW | Paul Onuachu | Southampton | Undisclosed | 1 February 2023 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 24 July 2022 | 23 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 067.65 |
| Pro League Play-off I | 30 April 2023 | 4 June 2023 | 1st | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Belgian Cup | 9 November 2022 | 11 January 2023 | Sixth round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 062.79 |
Last updated: 4 June 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Genk (J) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 75 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I |
| 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 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the Play-offs I |
| 5 | Gent (U) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 38 | +26 | 56 | Qualification for the Play-offs II |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | D |
| Position | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.

#### Play-offs I

Points obtained during the regular season were halved (and rounded up) before the start of the playoff. Genk and Union SG, therefore, started on 38 points, Antwerp on 36, and Club Brugge on 30. In case of ties between some of the teams, their relative order would be based on the following list: Antwerp (points not rounded up), Genk (regular season ranked 1), Union SG (regular season ranked 2), Club Brugge (regular season ranked 4).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ANT | GNK | USG | CLU |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on Points and Points without half points added due to rounding. Regular Season finishing position: Genk 1, Union SG 2.

### Belgian Cup
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 23 April 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Belgian Division | Belgian Division | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 26 | GK | BEL | Maarten Vandevoordt | 43 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Vic Chambaere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | BEL | Tobe Leysen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | BEL | Mike Penders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie | 39 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Mujaid Sadick | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MEX | Gerardo Arteaga | 40 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | NOR | Rasmus Carstensen | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | COL | Daniel Muñoz | 39 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BEL | Matisse Didden | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | COL | Carlos Cuesta | 36 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | BEL | Tuur Rommens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | ECU | Angelo Preciado | 27 | 0 | 10+14 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | CIV | Aziz Ouattara Mohammed | 19 | 2 | 3+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BEL | Bryan Heynen | 42 | 11 | 38+1 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Castro | 26 | 0 | 3+20 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Mike Trésor | 42 | 7 | 38+1 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | NGA | Yira Sor | 21 | 2 | 4+16 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | BEL | Jay-Dee Geusens | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Patrik Hrošovský | 42 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BEL | Anouar Ait El Hadj | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BEL | Luca Oyen | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ARG | Matías Galarza | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | MAR | Bilal El Khannous | 41 | 1 | 35+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | TAN | Mbwana Samatta | 36 | 6 | 13+20 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | TAN | Kelvin John | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | GHA | Joseph Paintsil | 39 | 18 | 34+2 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | NGA | Tolu Arokodare | 11 | 2 | 5+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | JPN | Junya Itō | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Cyriel Dessers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Paul Onuachu | 32 | 17 | 14+15 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | COL | Jhon Lucumí | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | HUN | András Németh | 16 | 1 | 4+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |