STVV squad 2026/27

STVV squad

The STVV squad has 27 players: goalkeepers (4), defenders (9), midfielders (6) and forwards (8).

The average age is 23.7. The players come from 10 nationalities.

Head coach: Frédéric De Meyer.

Goalkeepers 4

• 16Leo KokuboGoalkeeper Japan25 yrs · 193 cm
• 21Matt LendfersGoalkeeper Belgium20 yrs · 190 cm
• 25Ahmad Abu RasenGoalkeeper Saudi Arabia22 yrs · 180 cm
• 35Yanis NgoyGoalkeeper Belgium18 yrs · 188 cm

Defenders 9

• 3Taiga HataLeft Back Japan24 yrs · 177 cm
• 4Kota TakaiCentre Back Japan22 yrs · 192 cm
• 5Shogo TaniguchiCentre Back Japan35 yrs · 185 cm
• 22Wolke JanssensCentre Back Belgium31 yrs · 185 cm
• 23Joedrick PupeCentre Back Belgium29 yrs · 190 cm
• 26Visar MusliuCentre Back North Macedonia31 yrs · 187 cm
• 27Jeremy MbambiCentre Back Belgium18 yrs
• 60Robert-Jan VanwesemaelRight Back Belgium24 yrs · 176 cm
• 98Rune VerheydenLeft Back Belgium19 yrs

Midfielders 6

• 8Abdoulaye SissakoDefensive Midfield France28 yrs · 181 cm
• 14Ryan MerlenCentral Midfield France24 yrs · 188 cm
• 18Nelson IshiwatariDefensive Midfield Japan21 yrs · 185 cm
• 31Illyès BenachourAttacking Midfield Morocco19 yrs
• 33Alouis DirikenDefensive Midfield Belgium22 yrs · 186 cm
• 71Ryotaro ArakiAttacking Midfield Japan24 yrs · 170 cm

Forwards 8

• 7Arbnor MujaRight Forward Albania27 yrs · 179 cm
• 9Samed BazdarCentre Forward Bosnia & Herzegovina22 yrs · 189 cm
• 10Ilias SebaouiLeft Forward Belgium25 yrs · 180 cm
• 11Nathanael MbukuLeft Forward24 yrs · 170 cm
• 19Frederic Soelle SoelleCentre Forward Belgium20 yrs · 190 cm
• 38Kaito MatsuzawaLeft Forward Japan25 yrs · 176 cm
• 77Oumar DioufCentre Forward Senegal23 yrs · 180 cm
• 99Shion ShinkawaCentre Forward Japan19 yrs · 171 cm

Coaching staff 1

• Frédéric De MeyerCoach Belgium44 yrs