Football · Club · Belgian Pro League
KRC Genk
Founded in 1988, Genk possesses one of Europe's most renowned talent academies, developing Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois.
First-team squad
2026–27 season · as of · Head coach: Jess Thorup
Goalkeepers5
| No. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobe Leysen | Belgium |
| 26 | Tobias Lawal | Austria |
| 28 | Lucca Brughmans | Belgium |
| 86 | Kenan Haroun | Belgium |
| 97 | Emile Doucouré | Mali |
Defenders12
| No. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Christiaan Ravych | Belgium |
| 6 | Matte Smets | Belgium |
| 18 | Joris Kayembe | DR Congo |
| 19 | Yaimar Medina | Ecuador |
| 20 | Kevin Amaro | Uruguay |
| 25 | Milan Roganović | Montenegro |
| 27 | Ken Nkuba | Belgium |
| 34 | Adrián Palacios | Venezuela |
| 44 | Josue Kongolo | Belgium |
| 65 | Christian Akpan | Nigeria |
| 73 | Elie Mbavu | Belgium |
| 84 | Emmanuel Sarfo | Belgium |
Midfielders7
| No. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Benjamin Tahirović | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 8 | Bryan Heynen C | Belgium |
| 11 | Jeppe Erenbjerg | Denmark |
| 21 | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura | Guinea |
| 24 | Nikolas Sattlberger | Austria |
| 38 | Daan Heymans | Belgium |
| 56 | August De Wannemacker | Belgium |
Forwards6
| No. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Junya Itō | Japan |
| 17 | Rafiu Durosinmi | Nigeria |
| 23 | Aaron Bibout | Cameroon |
| 30 | Ayumu Yokoyama | Japan |
| 32 | Noah Adedeji-Sternberg | Belgium |
| 33 | Jerry Afriyie | Ghana |
Out on loan
- –Mujaid Sadick · Defender · Spain · at Rayo Vallecano
- –Jarne Steuckers · Forward · Belgium · at VfL Bochum
- –Robin Mirisola · Forward · Belgium · at Oud-Heverlee Leuven
- –Jusef Erabi · Forward · Sweden · at Preston North End
Squad sources: Wikipedia — KRC Genk – Current squad; KRC Genk (cited by Wikipedia; not fetched directly) — 1ste ploeg. Squads change during transfer windows; check the date above.
Player profiles
Current and former players with a full PlayerWikipedia profile.
Sources
- K.R.C. Genk — Wikipedia (accessed 2 November 2026)