Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

2022–23 season
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 (11 goals) All: Victor Boniface (17 goals)
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The 2022–23 season was the 125th in the history of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup,UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

As of 15 February 2023^[1]

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  NED Bart Nieuwkoop 3 DF  BEL Viktor Boone 6 MF  MAR Oussama El Azzouzi 7 FW  NGA Victor Boniface 8 MF  CIV Jean Thierry Lazare 9 FW  GER Dennis Eckert 10 MF  MLT Teddy Teuma 11 FW  CIV Simon Adingra (on loan from Brighton) 14 GK  SWE Joachim Imbrechts 16 DF  ENG Christian Burgess 17 MF  FIN Casper Terho 18 FW  BEL Yorbe Vertessen (on loan from PSV)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  BEL Guillaume François 20 MF  BEL Senne Lynen 21 GK  BEL Lucas Pirard 23 MF  ESP Cameron Puertas 26 DF  ENG Ross Sykes 28 DF  JPN Koki Machida (on loan from Kashima Antlers) 29 FW  SWE Gustaf Nilsson 44 DF  BEL Siebe Van der Heyden 49 GK  LUX Anthony Moris 59 DF  MAR Ismaël Kandouss 85 DF  BEL Arnaud Dony 94 FW  MAD Loïc Lapoussin

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 — DF  ENG Matthew Sorinola (at Swansea City until 30 June 2023) — MF  BEL Ilyes Ziani (at SL 16 FC until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BEL Ryan Safari (at Lierse until 30 June 2023)

Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Arnaud Dony	Sint-Truiden	Free	9 June 2022	[2]
DF	Viktor Boone	Deinze	Free	13 June 2022	[3]
FW	Dennis Eckert	Ingolstadt	Undisclosed	20 June 2022	[4]
DF	Ross Sykes	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	25 June 2022	[5]
MF	Simon Adingra	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	4 July 2022	[6]
GK	Joachim Imbrechts	Unattached	Free	15 July 2022	[7]
FW	Gustaf Nilsson	Wehen Wiesbaden	Undisclosed	28 July 2022	[8]
MF	Oussama El Azzouzi	Emmen	Undisclosed	30 July 2022	[9]
FW	Victor Boniface	Bodø/Glimt	Undisclosed	8 August 2022	[10]
MF	Casper Terho	HJK	Undisclosed	1 January 2023	[11]
FW	Yorbe Vertessen	PSV	Loan	28 January 2023	[12]

Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Matthew Sorinola	Swansea City	Loan	24 June 2022	[13]
DF	Jonas Bager	Charleroi	Free	13 July 2022	[14]
MF	Damien Marcq	Charleroi	Free	14 July 2022	[15]
MF	Casper Nielsen	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	17 July 2022	[16]
MF	Lorenzo Paolucci	Ancona	Undisclosed	19 August 2022	[17]
DF	Anas Hamzaoui	RAAL La Louvière	Undisclosed	19 August 2022	[18]
MF	Ilyes Ziani	SL16	Loan	26 August 2022	[19]
MF	Marcel Lewis	Burnley	Undisclosed	1 September 2022	[20]
FW	Ryan Safari	Lierse	Loan	21 January 2023	[21]
FW	Dante Vanzeir	New York Red Bulls	Undisclosed	3 February 2023	[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Rebecq v Union Saint-Gilloise

28 June 2022 Friendly	Rebecq	1–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Rebecq
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Complexe Gobard

Deinze v Union Saint-Gilloise

2 July 2022 Friendly	Deinze	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Deinze
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Nieuwkoop 73'	Stadium: Dakota Arena

Union Saint-Gilloise v Racing

6 July 2022 Friendly	Union Saint-Gilloise	2–2	Racing	Marche-en-Famenne
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Terrain de Marloie

Brighton & Hove Albion v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 July 2022 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Union Saint-Gilloise	Lancing, England
18:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre Referee: Keith Stroud

Sporting CP v Union Saint-Gilloise

13 July 2022 Friendly	Sporting CP	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Parchal, Portugal
19:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Porro 19' (pen.)		Sykes  20', 50'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Belavista

Feyenoord v Union Saint-Gilloise

16 July 2022 Friendly	Feyenoord	0–4	Union Saint-Gilloise	Rotterdam, Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Nieuwkoop 44' Eckert 58' Sykes 98' Ziani 120'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Varkenoord

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.^[24]

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).

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2022.

Union SG v Rangers

2 August 2022 First leg	Union SG	2–0	Rangers	Leuven, Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma 27' Vanzeir 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: Union SG 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.

Rangers v Union SG

9 August 2022 Second leg	Rangers	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Union SG	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Tavernier 45' (pen.) Čolak 58' Tillman 79'	Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,454 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		USG	UBE	BRA	MAL
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	—

Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise

8 September 2022 1	Union Berlin	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin, Germany
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lynen 39'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,512 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Malmö FF

15 September 2022 2	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–2	Malmö FF	Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgess 17' Teuma 69' Boniface 71'	Report	Ceesay 6' Kiese Thelin 57'	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.

Braga v Union Saint-Gilloise

6 October 2022 3	Braga	1–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Braga, Portugal
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz 49'	Report	Nilsson 86', 90+4'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 14,044 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Braga

13 October 2022 4	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–3	Braga	Leuven, Belgium
12:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Boniface 20', 62' Vanzeir 49'	Report	Vitinha 15', 36', 41'	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.

Malmö FF v Union Saint-Gilloise

27 October 2022 5	Malmö FF	0–2	Union Saint-Gilloise	Malmö, Sweden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Teuma 10' Lazare Amani 42'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 10,912 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Union Berlin

3 November 2022 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Union Berlin	Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Michel 6'	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.

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 March 2023 First leg	Union Berlin	3–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Juranović 42' Knoche 69' Michel 89'	Report	Vertessen 58' Boniface 28', 72'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Union Berlin

16 March 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0 (6–3 agg.)	Union Berlin	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Teuma 18' Lazare 63' Lapoussin 90+4'	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.

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Saint-Gilloise

13 April 2023 First leg	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Leverkusen, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wirtz 82'	Report	Boniface 51'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Ivan Kružliak

Union Saint-Gilloise v Bayer Leverkusen

20 April 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	1–4 (2–5 agg.)	Bayer Leverkusen	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Terho 64'	Report	Diaby 2' Bakker 38' Frimpong 60' Hložek 79'	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.

Last updated on 4 June 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Belgian Division		Belgian Cup		UEFA Champions League		UEFA Europa League
				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
23	MF	ESP	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