2021–22 K.A.A. Gent season

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Gent
season
ChairmanIvan De Witte
Managing directorMichel Louwagie
ManagerHein Vanhaezebrouck
StadiumGhelamco Arena
Belgian First Division A11th
Belgian CupPre-season
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
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2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 119th season in the existence of K.A.A. Gent and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Gent are participating in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 3 June 2021[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Sinan Bolat
5 DF Cameroon CMR Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
6 MF France FRA Elisha Owusu
7 FW Ukraine UKR Roman Yaremchuk
8 MF Belgium BEL Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (captain)
9 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Bezus
10 MF Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Chakvetadze
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Anderson Niangbo
12 MF Belgium BEL Alexandre De Bruyn
14 DF Belgium BEL Alessio Castro-Montes
15 DF Iran IRN Milad Mohammadi
16 FW Nigeria NGA Chinonso Emeka
17 MF Nigeria NGA Adewale Oladoye
18 FW Belgium BEL Dylan Mbayo
19 MF Belgium BEL Matisse Samoise
20 FW Ghana GHA Osman Bukari
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Norway NOR Andreas Hanche-Olsen
22 MF The Gambia GAM Sulayman Marreh
24 MF Belgium BEL Sven Kums (vice-captain)
25 DF Angola ANG Núrio Fortuna
26 GK Belgium BEL Colin Coosemans
27 MF Belgium BEL Mathéo Parmentier
28 MF Belgium BEL Wouter George
29 FW Belgium BEL Laurent Depoitre
30 MF Germany GER Niklas Dorsch
31 DF Belgium BEL Bruno Godeau
33 GK Belgium BEL Davy Roef
34 FW Morocco MAR Tarik Tissoudali
36 DF Belgium BEL Dino Arslanagić
— DF France FRA Christopher Operi
— FW Belgium BEL Gianni Bruno
— MF Denmark DEN Andrew Hjulsager

Transfers[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 June 2021 Friendly Dikkelvenne Belgium 2–3 Belgium Gent Belgium
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 600
9 July 2021 Friendly FC Utrecht Netherlands 3–0 Belgium Gent Scharendijke, Netherlands
14:45 CEST (UTC+2)
10 July 2021 Friendly Sparta Rotterdam Netherlands 3–3 Belgium Gent Netherlands
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
14 July 2021 Friendly Lille France 0–1 Belgium Gent Camphin-en-Pévèle, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Domaine de Luchin
14 July 2021 Friendly Sporting CP Portugal Cancelled Belgium Gent Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
16 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal Cancelled Belgium Gent Lisbon, Portugal
--:-- WEST (UTC+1) Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Belgian First Division A 25 July 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 4 1 1 2 5 5 +0 025.00
Belgian Cup TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Europa Conference League 22 July 2021 Second qualifying round 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 050.00
Total 10 4 2 4 15 10 +5 040.00

Last updated: 26 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Belgian First Division A[]

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Cercle Brugge 7 2 2 3 9 9 0 8
14 Zulte Waregem 7 2 2 3 11 14 −3 8
15 Gent 6 2 1 3 13 9 +4 7
16 Mechelen 7 2 1 4 11 18 −7 7
17 OH Leuven 7 1 4 2 8 14 −6 7 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
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.[2]

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
3 0 1 2 3 5  −2 1 0 1 0 2 2  0 0 0 2 1 3  −2

Last updated: 8 August 2021.
Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round[]

Round123
GroundAHA
ResultLDL
Position141417
Updated to match(es) played on 8 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.[3]

25 July 2021 1 Sint-Truiden 2–1 Gent Sint-Truiden
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jan Boterberg
1 August 2021 2 Gent 2–2 Beerschot Ghent
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
8 August 2021 3 Oostende 1–0 Gent Ostend
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Diaz Arena

Belgian Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Second qualifying round[]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 13:30 CEST.[4]

22 July 2021 First leg Gent Belgium 4–0 Norway Vålerenga Ghent, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 3,823[5]
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)
29 July 2021 Second leg Vålerenga Norway 2–0
(2–4 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Oslo, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Intility Arena
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)

Third qualifying round[]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 14:00 CEST.[6]

5 August 2021 First leg Gent Belgium 2–2 Latvia Rīgas Ghent, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
12 August 2021 Second leg Rīgas Latvia 0–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Belgium Gent Jūrmala, Latvia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Slokas Stadium
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Play-off round[]

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 14:00 CEST.[7]

19 August 2021 First leg Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–0 Belgium Gent Bielsko-Biała, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: BBOSiR Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
26 August 2021 Second leg Gent Belgium 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Poland Raków Częstochowa Ghent, Belgium
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group B

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[8]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR GNT FLO ANO
1 Serbia Partizan 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to round of 16 — 21 Oct 30 Sep 9 Dec
2 Belgium Gent 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to preliminary knockout round 4 Nov — 9 Dec 30 Sep
3 Estonia Flora 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 25 Nov 0–1 — 4 Nov
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 0–2 25 Nov 21 Oct —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Statistics[]

Squad appearances and goals[]

Last updated on 12 September 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Belgian Division Belgian Cup UEFA Europa
Conference League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Turkey Sinan Bolat 11 0 6 0 0 0 5 0
26 GK Belgium Louis Fortin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Belgium Davy Roef 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Kenya Joseph Okumu 11 1 4+2 0 0 0 5 1
3 DF France Christopher Operi 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Cameroon Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui 11 1 6 1 0 0 5 0
14 DF Belgium Alessio Castro-Montes 12 1 5+1 1 0 0 6 0
21 DF Norway Andreas Hanche-Olsen 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
25 DF Angola Núrio Fortuna 9 2 4 2 0 0 3+2 0
31 DF Belgium Bruno Godeau 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
32 DF Belgium Cederic Van Daele 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF France Elisha Owusu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 11 2 5 0 0 0 5+1 2
9 MF Ukraine Roman Bezus 4 1 1+1 1 0 0 0+2 0
10 MF Georgia (country) Giorgi Chakvetadze 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+3 0
12 MF Belgium Alexandre De Bruyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Belgium Julien De Sart 11 2 6 1 0 0 3+2 1
15 MF Nigeria Adewale Oladoye 5 1 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 1
17 MF Denmark Andrew Hjulsager 10 0 3+1 0 0 0 5+1 0
18 MF Belgium Matisse Samoise 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
22 MF The Gambia Sulayman Marreh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Belgium Sven Kums 11 0 3+3 0 0 0 3+2 0
28 MF Belgium Wouter George 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Belgium Dylan Mbayo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Serbia Darko Lemajić 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Nigeria Chinonso Emeka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Belgium Gianni Bruno 6 2 2+1 1 0 0 3 1
23 FW Israel Yonas Malede 9 1 3+3 0 0 0 0+3 1
27 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+3 0
29 FW Belgium Laurent Depoitre 9 2 2+2 2 0 0 3+2 0
34 FW Morocco Tarik Tissoudali 12 5 5+1 2 0 0 6 3
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers[]

As of 22 July 2021
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Pro League Belgian Cup Conference League Total
1 8 MF Belgium Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 0 0 1 1
19 FW Belgium Gianni Bruno 0 0 1 1
23 FW Israel Yonas Malede 0 0 1 1
34 FW Morocco Tarik Tissoudali 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 4 4

References[]

  1. ^ "KAA Gent (team)". K.A.A. Gent. 2017.
  2. ^ "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Associtation Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Gent vs. Vålerenga". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2021.
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