2022–23 Club Brugge KV season
Club Brugge KV 2022–23 football season
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The 2022–23 season was the 131st in the history of Club Brugge KV and their 63rd consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, they participated in the Belgian Cup, Belgian Super Cup and UEFA Champions League.
PresidentBart Verhaeghe
ManagerCarl Hoefkens
(until 27 December)
Scott Parker
(from 31 December to 8 March)
Rik De Mil
(caretaker, from 8 March)
(until 27 December)
Scott Parker
(from 31 December to 8 March)
Rik De Mil
(caretaker, from 8 March)
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| President | Bart Verhaeghe | |||
| Manager | Carl Hoefkens (until 27 December) Scott Parker (from 31 December to 8 March) Rik De Mil (caretaker, from 8 March) | |||
| Stadium | Jan Breydel Stadium | |||
| Pro League | 4th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Seventh round | |||
| Belgian Super Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ferran Jutglà (13) All: Ferran Jutglà (15) | |||
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Players
- As of 29 August 2022[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.
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Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2022 | MF |  Kamal Sowah |  AZ | Loan return | [2] |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Bjorn Meijer | Groningen | £5,400,000 | [3] |
| 1 July 2022 | FW |  Ferran Jutglà | Barcelona | £4,500,000 | [4][5] |
| 4 July 2022 | FW |  Cyle Larin |  Beşiktaş | Free | [6] |
| 17 July 2022 | MF |  Casper Nielsen |  Union SG | £4,950,000 | [7] |
| 22 August 2022 | DF | Dedryck Boyata |  Hertha BSC | £1,800,000 | [8] |
| 29 August 2022 | FW |  Roman Yaremchuk |  Benfica | £13,670,000 | [9] |
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2022 | FW |  Michael Krmenčík |  Persija Jakarta | £1,530,000 | [10] |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Bas Dost | Utrecht | Free | [11] |
| 1 July 2022 | DF |  Matej Mitrović | Rijeka | Free | [12] |
| 1 July 2022 | FW |  Sargis Adamyan | 1. FC Köln | Loan return | [13] |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | Tibo Persyn |  Inter Milan | Loan return | [14][15] |
| 1 July 2022 | DF |  Faitout Maouassa | Montpellier | Loan | [16] |
| 6 July 2022 | FW | Loïs Openda | Lens | £8,820,000 | [17] |
| 2 August 2022 | FW | Charles De Ketelaere | AC Milan | £28,800,000 | [18][19] |
| 4 August 2022 | DF | Stanley Nsoki | 1899 Hoffenheim | £10,800,000 | [20] |
| 1 September 2022 | DF |  Jack Hendry | Cremonese | Loan | [21] |
| 14 January 2023 | DF | Noah Mbamba | Bayer Leverkusen | €100,000 | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 29 June 2022 Friendly | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Lierse | Brussels |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Complexe Sportif Neerpede |
| 2 July 2022 Friendly | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Beerschot | Roeselare |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: The Nest | |||
| Note: Match was played in two 60-minute halves. | ||||
| 9 July 2022 Friendly | Club Brugge | 2–4 | Copenhagen | Doorwerth |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Sportpark De Waayenberg Attendance: 50 |
| 13 July 2022 Friendly | Club Brugge | 4–2 | Utrecht | Knokke-Heist |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Belfius Basecamp Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Debeuckelaere |
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 % | |||||
| Pro League | 24 July 2022 | 4 June 2023 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 48 | +23 | 45.00 |
| Belgian Cup | 9 November 2022 | 21 December 2022 | Sixth round | Seventh round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Belgian Super Cup | 17 July 2022 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 7 September 2022 | 7 March 2023 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 37.50 |
| Total | 51 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 83 | 63 | +20 | 45.10 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 55 |
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.[23]
(C) Play-off I winner; (U) Play-off II winner
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.[23]
(C) Play-off I winner; (U) Play-off II winner
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 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Last updated: 13 November 2022.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 13 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.[24]
| 24 July 2022 1 | Club Brugge | 3–2 | Genk | Bruges |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 19,209 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 31 July 2022 2 | Eupen | 2–1 | Club Brugge | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 5 August 2022 3 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | Zulte Waregem | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 14 August 2022 4 | OH Leuven | 0–3 | Club Brugge | Leuven |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 21 August 2022 5 | Club Brugge | 2–1 | Kortrijk | Bruges |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,328 Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 26 August 2022 6 | Charleroi | 1–3 | Club Brugge | Charleroi |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 2 September 2022 7 | Club Brugge | 4–0 | Cercle Brugge | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 23,243 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 10 September 2022 8 | Seraing | 0–2 | Club Brugge | Seraing |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade du Pairay Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
| 18 September 2022 9 | Standard Liège | 3–0 | Club Brugge | Liège |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 1 October 2022 10 | Club Brugge | 3–0 | Mechelen | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,076 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 8 October 2022 11 | Club Brugge | 0–2 | Westerlo | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 19,261 Referee: Bert Put |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Anderlecht | 0–1 | Club Brugge | Anderlecht |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 19 October 2022 13 | Club Brugge | 3–0 | Sint-Truiden | Bruges |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 29,042 Referee: Wim de Cremer |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2–2 | Club Brugge | Brussels |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 29 October 2022 15 | Club Brugge | 4–2 | KV Oostende | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 19,469 Referee: Brent Staessens |
| 6 November 2022 16 | Gent | 2–0 | Club Brugge | Ghent |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 18,418 Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 13 November 2022 17 | Club Brugge | 2–2 | Antwerp | Bruges |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 29,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 26 December 2022 18 | Club Brugge | 1–1 | OH Leuven | Bruges |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 18,241 Referee: Bert Put |
Play-Off I
| 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[a] | 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[a] | 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.[25]
(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.[25]
(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.
Belgian Cup
| 9 November 2022 Sixth round | Patro Eisden | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Club Brugge | Maasmechelen |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Patro Stadion Referee: Quentin Pirard |
| 21 December 2022 Seventh round | Club Brugge | 1–4 | Sint-Truiden | Brugge |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
Belgian Super Cup
| 17 July 2022 Final | Club Brugge | 1–0 | Gent | Bruges |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 18,166 Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | BRU | LEV | ATM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Club Brugge |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5[a] | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5[a] | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Bayer Leverkusen 4, Atlético Madrid 1.
| 7 September 2022 1 | Club Brugge | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bruges, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 13 September 2022 2 | Porto | 0–4 | Club Brugge | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,225 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 4 October 2022 3 | Club Brugge | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Bruges, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 25,667 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 12 October 2022 4 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Club Brugge | Madrid, Spain |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 60,810 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 26 October 2022 5 | Club Brugge | 0–4 | Porto | Bruges, Belgium |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 26,144 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022.
| 15 February 2023 First leg | Club Brugge | 0–2 | Benfica | Bruges, Belgium |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 24,136 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 7 March 2023 Second leg | Benfica | 5–1 (7–1 agg.) | Club Brugge | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,960 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 4 June 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | Belgian Cup | Belgian Super Cup | UEFA Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 21 | GK |  ENG |
Josef Bursik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | BEL |
Simon Mignolet | 51 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BEL |
Nick Shinton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | BEL |
Senne Lammens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF |  ECU |
Joel Ordóñez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Jack Hendry | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GHA |
Denis Odoi | 38 | 0 | 23+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED |
Bjorn Meijer | 46 | 4 | 33+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | BEL |
Dedryck Boyata | 14 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL |
Brandon Mechele | 47 | 2 | 34+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | DF | BEL |
Jorne Spileers | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | BEL |
Kyriani Sabbe | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF |  ANG |
Clinton Mata | 30 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 94 | DF |  CIV |
Abakar Sylla | 27 | 1 | 16+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF |  USA |
Owen Otasowie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  NGA |
Raphael Onyedika | 40 | 0 | 26+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GHA |
Kamal Sowah | 36 | 2 | 14+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | BEL |
Hans Vanaken | 51 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | BEL |
Mats Rits | 21 | 2 | 14+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | DEN |
Casper Nielsen | 46 | 9 | 31+5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 62 | MF |  JPN |
Shion Homma | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | BEL |
Chemsdine Talbi | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | BEL |
Lynnt Audoor | 9 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | BEL |
Cisse Sandra | 13 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | DEN |
Andreas Skov Olsen | 30 | 9 | 18+5 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ESP |
Ferran Jutglà | 44 | 15 | 28+6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | NED |
Noa Lang | 40 | 12 | 25+8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN |
Tajon Buchanan | 32 | 1 | 19+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | FW |  VEN |
Daniel Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW |  NOR |
Antonio Nusa | 32 | 2 | 7+19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 70 | FW | UKR |
Roman Yaremchuk | 27 | 2 | 9+14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 76 | FW | BEL |
Romeo Vermant | 10 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||
| 3 | MF |  COL |
Éder Balanta | 13 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | UKR |
Eduard Sobol | 14 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FRA |
Stanley Nsoki | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN |
Cyle Larin | 13 | 1 | 1+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED |
Ruud Vormer | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | BEL |
Noah Mbamba | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |