Zulte-Waregem

Zulte-Waregem net spend since 2015

Zulte-Waregem have spent €25m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €57m: a net profit of €33m on transfers.

That covers 75 signings (35 for a disclosed fee, 14 free, 26 undisclosed) and 79 departures (16 sold for a disclosed fee, 27 free, 36 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 24 in, 13 out.

Record signing: Soualiho Meïté, €5m from LOSC Lille (Jul 2017). Record sale: Soualiho Meïté, €8m to Monaco (Jul 2017).

Zulte-Waregem transfer spending by season

Zulte-Waregem record signings

1. Soualiho Meïté · €5m from LOSC Lille · Jul 2017
2. Théo Bongonda · €2m from Celta de Vigo · Jul 2018
3. Tochukwu Nnadi · €1m from Botev Plovdiv · Jan 2024
4. Alioune Ndour · €1m from Haugesund · Sep 2022
5. Zalán Átrok · €1m from MTK · Jul 2026

Zulte-Waregem record sales

1. Soualiho Meïté · €8m to Monaco · Jul 2017
2. Pape Demba Diop · €8m to Strasbourg · Jul 2025
3. Théo Bongonda · €7m to Genk · Jul 2019
4. Joseph Opoku · €7m to Swansea City · Jul 2026
5. Tochukwu Nnadi · €6m to Olympique Marseille · Feb 2026

Zulte-Waregem trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 24 players Zulte-Waregem both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €38m against €14m paid: a trading profit of €24m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €750k across 1 player, led by Ewoud Pletinckx (€750k to OH Leuven, Jul 2022).

• Théo Bongonda: signed for €2m (Jul 2018), sold to Genk for €7m (Jul 2019): profit €5m
• Jeppe Erenbjerg: signed for €300k (Jul 2024), sold to Genk for €6m (Jul 2026): profit €5m
• Tochukwu Nnadi: signed for €1m (Jan 2024), sold to Olympique Marseille for €6m (Feb 2026): profit €5m
• Alieu Fadera: signed for €800k (Aug 2021), sold to Genk for €4m (Jul 2023): profit €3m
• Lukas Lerager: signed for €400k (Jul 2016), sold to Bordeaux for €4m (Jul 2017): profit €3m

• Damien Marcq: signed for €1m (Jan 2018), left free for Union Saint-Gilloise (Jul 2021): loss €1m
• Luka Zarandia: signed for €1m (Jul 2019), left free for Korona Kielce (Mar 2022): loss €1m
• Zinho Gano: signed for €900k (Jul 2021), left free for Al Hazm (Aug 2024): loss €900k
• Stavros Gavriel: signed for €300k (Jan 2024), left free for Nacional (Jul 2026): loss €300k
• Urho Nissilä: signed for €275k (Jul 2018), left free for KuPS (Jan 2021): loss €275k

Zulte-Waregem ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Zulte-Waregem have made 5 signings and 8 departures in 2026/27, plus 2 loans in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Ennio Van Der Gouw (to Rio Ave); in nobody.
• Defence: out Lukas Willen (left free for Pogoń Szczecin, 16 league starts in 2025/26), Andres Labie (left free for Sporting Hasselt), Kadir Seven (loan to Vanspor FK, no league start in 2025/26); in Salim Diakité (loan from Palermo, 182 league minutes since), Youssoupha Mbodji (loan from Slavia Praha, 137 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Jeppe Erenbjerg (to Genk, 32 league starts in 2025/26); in Zalán Átrok (from MTK, 583 league minutes since), Ousseynou Niang (free from Union Saint-Gilloise, 246 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Joseph Opoku (to Swansea City, 29 league starts in 2025/26), Stavros Gavriel (left free for Nacional, 7 league starts in 2025/26), Jelle Vossen (left free for K. Beerschot V.A., 4 league starts in 2025/26); in Marley Aké (from Yverdon Sport, 918 league minutes since), Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu (from RFC Seraing, 47 league minutes since), Musa Malik (from Ikorodu City, no league minutes yet).
• Position unknown: out Ibrahim Diabaté (left free for Egnatia Rrogozhinë); in nobody.

Zulte-Waregem injury news: injuries and suspensions

Zulte-Waregem have 3 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €5m of value sidelined.

• Salim Diakité (DEF): Minor knock · out since 14 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 4 games missed
• Wilguens Paugain (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 19 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 11 games missed
• Dirk Asare (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 1 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 14 games missed

Zulte-Waregem minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 8 Zulte-Waregem players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 17 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Musa Malik, Jevon Simons, Enrique Lofolomo, Jakob Kiilerich, Dylan Demuynck, Laurent Lemoine, Anton Tanghe, Tobias Hedl, Serxho Ujka, Arnaud Dobbels, Siebe Van Keymolen, Louis Bostyn.

Zulte-Waregem club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 3 players club-trained at Zulte-Waregem now play for other clubs we track, led by Ewoud Pletinckx (OH Leuven, value €3m), Lukas Willen (Pogoń Szczecin, value €2m) and Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers, value €1m).

• Ewoud Pletinckx · OH Leuven · €3m
• Lukas Willen · Pogoń Szczecin · €2m
• Dion De Neve · Blackburn Rovers · €1m

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.

Zulte-Waregem free agents: released players without a club

One former Zulte-Waregem player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Benoit Nyssen (€980k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent