# 2020–21 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season

The 2020–21 Oud-Heverlee Leuven season was the club's 19th season in existence and its first season back in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, OH Leuven participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup. The season covered the period from 3 August 2020 to 30 June 2021, but in reality OH Leuven's season de facto ended already mid-April upon completion of the regular season, with OH Leuven not qualified for any of the playoffs.

## Players

* This section lists players who were in Oud-Heveree Leuven's first team squad at any point during the 2020–21 season and appeared at least once on the match sheet (possibly as unused substitute)
* The symbol ℒ indicates a player who is on loan from another club
* The symbol ¥ indicates a youngster
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined First Team | Previous Club | Left First Team |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | | Kawin Thamsatchanan | GK | 10 January 2018 | Muangthong United | – |
| 16 | | Darren Keet | GK | 31 July 2019 | Bidvest Wits | 29 October 2020 |
| 21 | | Daniel Iversen$^ℒ$ | GK | 11 August 2020 | Leicester City | 7 January 2021 |
| 38 | | Oregan Ravet$^¥$ | GK | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 90 | / | Rafael Romo | GK | 19 August 2020 | Silkeborg | – |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | | Václav Jemelka$^ℒ$ | CB | 5 October 2020 | Sigma Olomouc | (30 June 2021) |
| 3 | / | Derrick Tshimanga | LB | 14 July 2017 | Willem II | – |
| 4 | | Kenneth Schuermans | CB | 19 May 2017 | Westerlo | – |
| 5 | / | Pierre-Yves Ngawa | RB | 11 August 2019 | Perugia | – |
| 15 | / | Dylan Ouédraogo | CB | 28 August 2019 | Apollon Limassol | – |
| 18 | | Barnabás Bese | RB | 20 August 2020 | Le Havre | – |
| 19 | / | Frédéric Duplus | RB | 7 June 2018 | Lens | – |
| 21 | | Filip Benković$^ℒ$ | CB | 12 January 2021 | Leicester City | (30 June 2021) |
| 23 | | Sascha Kotysch | CB | 16 January 2019 | Sint-Truiden | – |
| 24 | | Casper de Norre$^ℒ$ | LB/RB | 5 October 2020 | Genk | (30 June 2021) |
| 27 | | Jordy Gillekens$^¥$ | CB | Summer 2017 | Youth Squad | 11 January 2021 |
| 28 | | Toon Raemaekers$^¥$ | CB | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | | David Hubert | CM | 18 August 2017 | Gent | – |
| 8 | / | Andy King | DM / CM | 6 January 2021 | Leicester City | – |
| 8 | | Tom Van Hyfte | CM | 10 July 2019 | Beerschot | – |
| 10 | | Xavier Mercier | CM | 16 June 2019 | Cercle Brugge | – |
| 11 | | Thibault Vlietinck$^ℒ$ | RW | 12 August 2020 | Club Brugge | (30 June 2021) |
| 13 | | Musa Al-Taamari | RW | 5 October 2020 | APOEL | – |
| 14 | | Kamal Sowah$^ℒ$ | CM | 31 January 2018 | Leicester City | (30 June 2021) |
| 20 | / | Isaac Asante$^¥$ | AM | Winter 2019–20 | Youth Squad | – |
| 22 | | Olivier Myny | LW / RW | 31 May 2018 | Waasland-Beveren | – |
| 27 | | Mandela Keita$^¥$ | CM | Winter 2020–21 | Youth Squad | – |
| 29 | | Kristiyan Malinov | DM / CM | 20 August 2020 | CSKA Sofia | – |
| 33 | | Mathieu Maertens | CM / AM | 12 July 2017 | Cercle Brugge | – |
| 77 | | Yohan Croizet | LW / RW | 5 February 2020 | Sporting Kansas City | 11 February 2021 |
| 99 | | Aboubakar Keita | CM / DM | 31 January 2019 | Copenhagen | – |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | / | Yannick Aguemon | CF / LW / RW | 28 June 2017 | Union SG | – |
| 9 | | Thomas Henry | CF | 17 January 2019 | Tubize | – |
| 16 | | Siebe Schrijvers | CF / AM / RW | 15 January 2021 | Club Brugge | – |
| 26 | / | Josh Eppiah$^ℒ$ | CF | 24 September 2020 | Leicester City | (30 June 2021) |
| 30 | | Milan Tučić | CF / LW / RW | 2 September 2019 | Rudar Velenje | 30 January 2021 |
| 32 | | Daan Vekemans$^¥$ | CF | Summer 2018 | Youth Squad | – |
| 39 | | Arthur Allemeersch$^¥$ | CF | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – |
| 43 | | Jérémy Perbet | CF | 2 September 2019 | Charleroi | – |

### Did not appear on match sheet

The following players were listed as part of Oud-Heveree Leuven's first team squad during the 2020–21 season, but never appeared on the match sheet
| No. | Nationality | Name | Position | Joined First Team | Previous Club | Left First Team | Note |
| 12 | | Stallone Limbombe | CF | 31 January 2020 | Gent | – | Only played for reserves |
| 17 | / | Samy Kehli | AM | 14 June 2018 | Lokeren | – | Only played for reserves |
| 18 | | Jo Gilis$^¥$ | CF | Summer 2018 | Youth Squad | – | On loan to Lierse Kempenzonen until 30 June 2021 |
| 24 | | Tristan Borges | CM / LW / RW | 22 January 2020 | Forge FC | 5 March 2021 | Only played for reserves, then loaned to Forge FC |
| 31 | | Brent Laes$^¥$ | LB / LW | Summer 2019 | Youth Squad | – | On loan to Lierse Kempenzonen until 30 June 2021 |
| 45 | | Jonah Osabutey$^ℒ$ | CF | 9 September 2020 | Werder Bremen II | (30 June 2021) | Injured |

## Transfers
### Summer: In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 43 | FW | Jérémy Perbet | R. Charleroi S.C. | Undisclosed | 4 August 2020 |
| 21 | GK | Daniel Iversen | Leicester City | Loan | 11 August 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Thibault Vlietinck | Club Brugge | Loan | 12 August 2020 |
| 90 | GK | Rafael Romo | Silkeborg IF | Free | 18 August 2020 |
| 18 | DF | Barnabas Bese | Le Havre AC | Free | 19 August 2020 |
| 29 | MF | Kristiyan Malinov | CSKA Sofia | 400,000 € | 19 August 2020 |
| 45 | FW | Jonah Osabutey | Werder Bremen | Loan | 9 September 2020 |
| 26 | FW | Josh Eppiah | Leicester City | Loan | 24 September 2020 |
| 2 | DF | Václav Jemelka | Sigma Olomouc | Loan | 5 October 2020 |
| 13 | MF | Musa Al-Taamari | APOEL FC | 1,000,000 € | 5 October 2020 |
| 24 | DF | Casper De Norre | Racing Genk | Loan | 5 October 2020 |

### Summer: Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 2 | DF | Jan Van den Bergh | AA Gent | End of loan | 30 June 2020 |
| 26 | GK | Laurent Henkinet | Standard Liège | Free | 1 July 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Yannis Mbombo | Free agent | End of contract | 1 July 2020 |
| 18 | FW | Jo Gilis | Lierse Kempenzonen | Loan | 22 July 2020 |
| 8 | FW | Sam Hendriks | Go Ahead Eagles | Free | 22 September 2020 |
| 16 | GK | Darren Keet | Free agent | Released | 29 October 2020 |

### Winter: In

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 8 | MF | Andy King | Leicester City | Free | 5 January 2021 |
| 21 | DF | Filip Benkovic | Leicester City | Loan | 12 January 2021 |
| 16 | FW | Siebe Schrijvers | Club Brugge | 2,000,000 € | 15 January 2021 |

### Winter: Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 31 | DF | Brent Laes | Lierse Kempenzonen | Loan | 21 December 2020 |
| 21 | GK | Daniel Iversen | Leicester City | End of loan | 7 January 2021 |
| 27 | DF | Jordy Gillekens | Lierse Kempenzonen | Loan | 11 January 2021 |
| 30 | FW | Milan Tučić | NK Bravo | Loan | 31 January 2021 |
| 77 | FW | Yohan Croizet | Újpest FC | Free | 11 February 2021 |
| 24 | FW | Tristan Borges | Forge FC | Loan | 5 March 2021 |
| 27 | DF | Jordy Gillekens | Lierse Kempenzonen | Free | 19 March 2021 |
| 43 | FW | Jérémy Perbet | RFC Liège | Free | 16 April 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Tom Van Hyfte | Mandel United | Free | 20 April 2021 |
| 31 | DF | Brent Laes | Lierse Kempenzonen | Free | 20 April 2021 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 % |
| Belgian First Division A | 10 August 2020 | 18 April 2021 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 035.29 |
| Belgian Cup | 11 October 2020 | 3 February 2021 | Fifth round | Sixth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 036.11 |
Source: Soccerway

### Belgian First Division A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Beerschot | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 47 |
| 10 | Zulte Waregem | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 46 |
| 11 | OH Leuven | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 45 |
| 12 | Eupen | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 43 |
| 13 | Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 July 2020.

### Belgian Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | First Division A | First Division A | First Division A | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub | Starts | Sub | Unused Sub |
| 1 | GK | | Kawin Thamsatchanan | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | | Václav Jemelka | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Derrick Tshimanga | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | | Kenneth Schuermans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Pierre-Yves Ngawa | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | David Hubert | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Yannick Aguemon | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Andy King | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | MF | | Tom Van Hyfte | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Thomas Henry | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Xavier Mercier | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Thibault Vlietinck | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | FW | | Stallone Limbombe | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | MF | | Musa Al-Taamari | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Kamal Sowah | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Dylan Ouédraogo | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 16 | MF | | Siebe Schrijvers | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | | Barnabás Bese | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 | DF | | Frédéric Duplus | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | | Isaac Asante | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | DF | | Filip Benković | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 22 | MF | | Olivier Myny | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Sascha Kotysch | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | | Casper de Norre | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | | Louis Patris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | FW | | Josh Eppiah | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | | Mandela Keita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Toon Raemaekers | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | MF | | Kristiyan Malinov | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | | Daan Vekemans | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 33 | MF | | Mathieu Maertens | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | GK | | Oregan Ravet | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 39 | FW | | Arthur Allemeersch | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 43 | FW | | Jérémy Perbet | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 90 | GK | | Rafael Romo | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| 99 | MF | | Aboubakar Keita | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Players that have appeared during the season, but then left |||||||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Darren Keet (released) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | | Daniel Iversen (loan return to Leicester City) | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 27 | DF | | Jordy Gillekens (on loan to Lierse Kempenzonen) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | | Milan Tučić (on loan to NK Bravo) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | | Yohan Croizet (transferred to Újpest) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Thomas Henry | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Xavier Mercier | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | | Kamal Sowah | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 33 | MF | | Mathieu Maertens | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | MF | | David Hubert | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 16 | FW | | Siebe Schrijvers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | DF | | Frédéric Duplus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 23 | DF | | Sascha Kotysch | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 29 | MF | | Kristiyan Malinov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Pierre-Yves Ngawa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | | Thibault Vlietinck | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 13 | FW | | Musa Al-Taamari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 24 | DF | | Casper De Norre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 26 | FW | | Josh Eppiah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 54 | 4 | 58 |

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Xavier Mercier | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 14 | MF | | Kamal Sowah | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Thomas Henry | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 24 | MF | | Casper De Norre | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | Václav Jemelka | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | FW | | Siebe Schrijvers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | MF | | Thibault Vlietinck | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 13 | FW | | Musa Al-Taamari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | MF | | Olivier Myny | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 26 | FW | | Josh Eppiah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 29 | MF | | Kristiyan Malinov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 37 | 3 | 40 |