Gent

Gent net spend since 2015

Gent have spent €171m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €290m: a net profit of €119m on transfers.

That covers 138 signings (96 for a disclosed fee, 10 free, 32 undisclosed) and 127 departures (70 sold for a disclosed fee, 26 free, 31 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 8 in, 29 out.

Record signing: Momodou Sonko, €7m from Häcken (Jan 2024). Record sale: Jonathan David, €27m to LOSC Lille (Aug 2020).

Gent transfer spending by season

Gent record signings

1. Momodou Sonko · €7m from Häcken · Jan 2024
2. Núrio Fortuna · €6m from Sporting Charleroi · Jul 2020
3. Gift Orban · €5m from Stabæk · Jan 2023
4. Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui · €5m from Slavia Praha · Jul 2019
5. Franko Andrijašević · €4m from Rijeka · Jul 2017

Gent record sales

1. Jonathan David · €27m to LOSC Lille · Aug 2020
2. Malick Fofana · €20m to Olympique Lyonnais · Jan 2024
3. Roman Yaremchuk · €17m to Benfica · Jul 2021
4. Gift Orban · €14m to Olympique Lyonnais · Jan 2024
5. Hugo Cuypers · €11m to Chicago Fire · Feb 2024

Gent trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 67 players Gent both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €186m against €115m paid: a trading profit of €71m.

• Roman Yaremchuk: signed for €2m (Aug 2017), sold to Benfica for €17m (Jul 2021): profit €15m
• Gift Orban: signed for €5m (Jan 2023), sold to Olympique Lyonnais for €14m (Jan 2024): profit €9m
• Samuel Kalu Ojim: signed for €1m (Jan 2017), sold to Bordeaux for €9m (Aug 2018): profit €8m
• Hugo Cuypers: signed for €4m (Jul 2022), sold to Chicago Fire for €11m (Feb 2024): profit €7m
• Samuel Gigot: signed for €1m (Jan 2017), sold to Spartak Moskva for €8m (Jul 2018): profit €7m

• Núrio Fortuna: signed for €6m (Jul 2020), left free for Petro de Luanda (Jul 2026): loss €6m
• Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui: signed for €5m (Jul 2019), sold to Beijing Guoan for €800k (Mar 2023): loss €4m
• Jordan Torunarigha: signed for €3m (Jul 2022), left free for Hamburger SV (Jul 2025): loss €3m
• Giorgi Kvilitaia: signed for €3m (Jul 2018), sold to APOEL for €600k (Jul 2021): loss €2m
• Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe: signed for €2m (Jul 2018), left free for Hajduk Split (Jul 2023): loss €2m

Gent ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Gent have made 5 signings and 7 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Hatim Es-Saoubi (loan to Volos NFC, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Núrio Fortuna (left free for Petro de Luanda), Samuel Kotto (to Reims), Hugo Gambor (to Academico Viseu, no league start in 2025/26); in Christian Burgess (free from Union Saint-Gilloise, 766 league minutes since), Mouhamed Ngom (from Grasshopper, 567 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Atsuki Ito (to Bolton Wanderers, 26 league starts in 2025/26); in László Bénes (from FC Union Berlin, 215 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Wilfried Kanga (to Al Fateh, 33 league starts in 2025/26), Michal Skoras (to Lens, 31 league starts in 2025/26), Daisuke Yokota (to Hannover 96); in Josué Vergara (from Auda, 630 league minutes since), Michel-Ange Balikwisha (loan from Celtic, 361 league minutes since), Kyrell Wilson (from Swansea City U21, 169 league minutes since).

Gent injury news: injuries and suspensions

Gent have 3 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €13m of value sidelined.

• Michel-Ange Balikwisha (FWD): Minor knock · out since 23 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 4 games missed
• Mouhamed Ngom (DEF): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 18 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 9 games missed
• Josué Vergara (FWD): Hip injury · out since 6 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed

Gent last starting XI

Gent's last league starting XI, v KV Kortrijk on 8 Nov 2026: Davy Roef; Siebe Van der Heyden, Maksim Paskotsi, Matties Volckaert; Tiago Araújo, Mathias Delorge, Hyllarion Goore, Tibe De Vlieger; Momodou Sonko, Abdelkahar Kadri, Josué Vergara.

2 changes from the side that started v Lommel SK on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Christian Burgess (3).

Opponent: KV Kortrijk.

Gent minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 10 Gent players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 22 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Max Dean (15%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Victor De Coninck, Pieter Gerkens, Tom Vandenberghe.

Gent club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 10 players club-trained at Gent now play for other clubs we track, led by Malick Fofana (Sunderland, value €36m), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Udinese, value €4m) and Wouter George (OH Leuven, value €3m).

• Malick Fofana · Sunderland · €36m
• Giorgi Chakvetadze · Udinese · €4m
• Wouter George · OH Leuven · €3m
• Thibault De Smet · Paris · €2m
• Fuhna Wirsiy Nsolo · KV Kortrijk · €1m
• Viktor Boone · SK Beveren · €860k
• Owen Jochmans · OH Leuven · €660k
• Gilles Ruyssen · KV Kortrijk · €510k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.