2021–22 Club Brugge KV season

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Club Brugge
2021–22 season
PresidentBart Verhaeghe
ManagerPhilippe Clement
StadiumJan Breydel Stadium
Belgian First Division A3rd
Belgian CupPre-season
Belgian Super CupWinners
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charles De Ketelaere (3)

All:
Charles De Ketelaere (3)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 22 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 130th season in the existence of Club Brugge KV and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Club Brugge are participating in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup, the Belgian Super Cup, and the UEFA Champions League.

On 17 July 2021, Club Brugge won their first trophy of the season, defeating Genk in the 2021 Belgian Super Cup.[1][2]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 20 August 2021[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Ukraine UKR Eduard Sobol
3 MF Colombia COL Éder Balanta
4 DF France FRA Stanley Nsoki
8 MF United States USA Owen Otasowie
10 FW Netherlands NED Noa Lang
15 DF Croatia CRO Matej Mitrović
16 MF Belgium BEL Tibo Persyn (on loan from Inter Milan)
18 DF Uruguay URU Federico Ricca
20 MF Belgium BEL Hans Vanaken (vice-captain)
22 GK Belgium BEL Simon Mignolet
25 MF Netherlands NED Ruud Vormer (captain)
26 MF Belgium BEL Mats Rits
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 FW Senegal SEN Youssouph Badji
28 DF Belgium BEL Ignace Van Der Brempt
29 FW Netherlands NED Bas Dost
30 FW Venezuela VEN Daniel Pérez
33 GK Belgium BEL Nick Shinton
44 DF Belgium BEL Brandon Mechele
72 DF Belgium BEL Noah Mbamba
77 DF Angola ANG Clinton Mata
90 MF Belgium BEL Charles De Ketelaere
91 GK Belgium BEL Senne Lammens
98 MF Belgium BEL Cisse Sandra

On Transfer/loan list[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Karlo Letica
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Ivory Coast CIV Simon Deli

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Czech Republic CZE Michael Krmenčík (on loan to Czech Republic Slavia Prague until 30 June 2022)
19 MF Belgium BEL Thibault Vlietinck (on loan to Belgium OH Leuven until 30 June 2022)
21 FW Nigeria NGA David Okereke (on loan to Italy Venezia until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
55 DF Belgium BEL Maxim De Cuyper (on loan to Belgium Westerlo until 30 June 2022)
80 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda (on loan to Netherlands Vitesse until 30 June 2022)
97 MF Belgium BEL Thomas Van den Keybus (on loan to Belgium Westerlo until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Croatia Karlo Letica Italy Sampdoria Loan Return 30 June 2021 [4]
2 DF Ukraine Eduard Sobol Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk €3,200,000 30 June 2021 [5]
DF Ivory Coast Simon Deli Czech Republic Slavia Prague Loan Return 30 June 2021 [6]
FW Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis Germany FC Köln Loan Return 30 June 2021 [7]
FW Czech Republic Michael Krmenčík Greece PAOK Loan Return 30 June 2021 [8]
FW Iran Kaveh Rezaei Belgium Charleroi Loan Return 30 June 2021 [9]
16 MF Belgium Tibo Persyn Italy Inter Milan Loan 29 July 2021 [10][11]
8 MF United States Owen Otasowie England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed 20 August 2021 [12]
4 DF France Stanley Nsoki France Nice Undisclosed 24 August 2021 [13]
MF Canada Tajon Buchanan United States New England Revolution Undisclosed 24 August 2021[a] [14][15]
19 MF Ghana Kamal Sowah England Leicester City Undisclosed 27 August 2021 [16]
5 DF Scotland Jack Hendry Belgium Oostende Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [17]

Out[]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis England Watford Undisclosed 21 June 2021 [18]
FW Belgium Loïs Openda Netherlands SBV Vitesse Loan 23 June 2021 [19]
7 FW Netherlands Tahith Chong England Manchester United End of loan 30 June 2021 [20]
24 DF Netherlands Stefano Denswil Italy Bologna End of loan 30 June 2021 [21]
22 GK United States Ethan Horvath England Nottingham Forest Free 13 July 2021 [22]
5 DF Ivory Coast Odilon Kossounou Germany Bayer Leverkusen €23,000,000 22 July 2021 [23]
FW Czech Republic Michael Krmenčík Czech Republic Slavia Prague Loan 23 July 2021 [24]
55 DF Belgium Maxim De Cuyper Belgium Westerlo Loan 2 August 2021 [25]
FW Iran Kaveh Rezaei Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed 4 August 2021 [26]
21 FW Nigeria David Okereke Italy Venezia Loan 12 August 2021 [27]
MF Belgium Thomas Van den Keybus Belgium Westerlo Loan 13 August 2021
  1. ^ Move takes place following completion of the 2021 MLS season

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 June 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 Belgium Beerschot Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasper Vergote
30 June 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
3 July 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 0–1 Belgium Kortrijk Knokke-Heist, Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
7 July 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Belgium Zulte Waregem Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Vossen Goal 3'
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
9 July 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Greece AEK Athens Knokke-Heist, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
13 July 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–4 Netherlands FC Utrecht Knokke-Heist, Belgium
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Belfius Basecamp
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Windels
18 July 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 3–0 Belgium Lierse Knokke-Heist, Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
Attendance: 0
7 August 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Belgium Westerlo Knokke-Heist, Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek
16 August 2021 Friendly Club Brugge Belgium 7–2 Belgium Deinze Knokke-Heist, Belgium
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Complex Molenhoek

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 25 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 6 3 2 1 12 11 +1 050.00
Belgian Cup TBD Sixth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Belgian Super Cup 17 July 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 Group stage 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 8 4 3 1 16 14 +2 050.00

Last updated: 15 September 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Club Brugge 7 4 2 1 15 11 +4 14 Qualification for the Europa Conference League and Play-offs I[a]
2 Union SG 7 4 1 2 14 6 +8 13 Qualification for the Play-offs I
3 Standard Liège 7 4 1 2 8 11 −3 13
4 Charleroi 7 3 4 0 15 8 +7 13
5 Genk 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Qualification for the Play-offs II
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2021. 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.[28]
Notes:
  1. ^ The regular season winners will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League if they do not qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League in the playoffs or for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League through the 2021–22 Belgian Cup.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 2 1 12 11  +1 11 1 2 0 6 5  +1 2 0 1 6 6  0

Last updated: 29 August 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultDWDWWL
Position746323
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2021. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[29]

25 July 2021 1 Club Brugge 2–2 Eupen Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche
1 August 2021 2 Union Saint-Gilloise 0–1 Club Brugge Brussels
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Wim Smet
6 August 2021 3 Club Brugge 1–1 Cercle Brugge Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kevin Van Damme
15 August 2021 4 Zulte Waregem 0–4 Club Brugge Waregem
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Regenboogstadion
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Lawrence Visser
22 August 2021 5 Club Brugge 3–2 Beerschot Bruges
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Lothar D'hondt
29 August 2021 6 Gent 6–1 Club Brugge Ghent
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
10 September 2021 7 Club Brugge v Oostende Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Belgian Cup[]

Belgian Super Cup[]

17 July 2021 Final Club Brugge 3–2 Genk Brugge
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

UEFA Champions League[]

Group stage[]

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[30]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI PSG BRU LPZ
1 England Manchester City 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3 3 Advance to round of 16 24 Nov 3 Nov 6–3
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a] 28 Sep 7 Dec 19 Oct
3 Belgium Club Brugge 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a] Transfer to Europa League 19 Oct 1–1 24 Nov
4 Germany RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 3 6 −3 0 7 Dec 3 Nov 28 Sep
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Away goals scored in all group matches: Paris Saint-Germain 1, Club Brugge 0.
15 September 2021 1 Club Brugge Belgium 1–1 France Paris Saint-Germain Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Paredes Yellow card 12'
  • Herrera Goal 15'
  • Messi Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
28 September 2021 2 RB Leipzig Germany v Belgium Club Brugge Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
19 October 2021 3 Club Brugge Belgium v England Manchester City Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
3 November 2021 4 Manchester City England v Belgium Club Brugge Manchester, England
21:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
24 November 2021 5 Club Brugge Belgium v Germany RB Leipzig Bruges, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
7 December 2021 6 Paris Saint-Germain France v Belgium Club Brugge Paris, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc de Princes

Statistics[]

Squad appearances and goals[]

Last updated on 15 September 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Division Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Croatia Karlo Letica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Belgium Nick Shinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 GK Belgium Senne Lammens 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Ukraine Eduard Sobol 6 1 4+1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Colombia Éder Balanta 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF France Stanley Nsoki 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland Jack Hendry 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF Croatia Matej Mitrović 4 1 2+1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
18 DF Uruguay Federico Ricca 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 DF Belgium Ignace Van Der Brempt 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
44 DF Belgium Brandon Mechele 8 0 6+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
72 DF Belgium Noah Mbamba 7 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
77 DF Angola Clinton Mata 9 1 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Midfielders
3 MF Colombia Éder Balanta 8 0 6 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
8 MF United States Owen Otasowie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF France Faitout Maouassa 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 MF Belgium Tibo Persyn 2 1 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Ghana Kamal Sowah 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Belgium Hans Vanaken 7 4 4+2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
25 MF Netherlands Ruud Vormer 7 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Belgium Mats Rits 7 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
90 MF Belgium Charles De Ketelaere 9 3 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
98 MF Belgium Cisse Sandra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Brazil Wesley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Netherlands Noa Lang 9 4 7 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
14 FW France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Colombia José Izquierdo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Netherlands Bas Dost 7 1 2+4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 FW Venezuela Daniel Pérez 4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
32 FW Norway Antonio Nusa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
5 DF Ivory Coast Simon Deli 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW Nigeria David Okereke 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF Belgium Maxim De Cuyper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 MF Belgium Thomas Van den Keybus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers[]

As of 29 August 2021[31]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup Champions League Total
1 90 MF Belgium Charles De Ketelaere 3 0 0 0 3
2 10 FW Netherlands Noa Lang 1 0 1 0 2
20 MF Belgium Hans Vanaken 2 0 0 0 2
25 MF Netherlands Ruud Vormer 2 0 0 0 2
5 2 DF Ukraine Eduard Sobol 1 0 0 0 1
3 MF Colombia Éder Álvarez Balanta 1 0 0 0 1
15 DF Croatia Matej Mitrović 0 0 1 0 1
16 MF Belgium Tibo Persyn 1 0 0 0 1
29 FW Netherlands Bas Dost 1 0 0 0 1
77 DF Belgium Clinton Mata 0 0 1 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 3 0 15

Clean sheets[]

As of 15 August 2021[31]
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League Belgian Cup Belgian Super Cup Champions League Total
1 22 GK Belgium Simon Mignolet 2 0 0 0 2
Totals 2 0 0 0 2

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