R.E. Virton

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Virton
Full nameRoyal Excelsior Virton
Nickname(s)Les Gaumais
Short nameRE Virton
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
GroundStade Yvan Georges,
Virton
Capacity4,572
OwnerN'Golo Kanté
ChairmanFlavio Becca
ManagerJosé Jeunechamps
LeagueBelgian National Division 1
2022–23Challenger Pro League, 12th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Yvan Georges stadium

Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg province.[1] The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023–24 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were purchased by Al-Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté on 30 June 2023.

Current squad[edit]

As of 19 January 2024.[2]

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 France FRA Haikel Benlaref
2 DF Morocco MAR Anas Namri
4 DF Belgium BEL Danny Lupano
5 DF Belgium BEL Thibaut Lesquoy
6 MF Belgium BEL Maxime Guillaume
7 FW Portugal POR António Gomes
8 MF France FRA Gaëtan Arib
9 FW France FRA Zoumana Diallo
10 FW Belgium BEL Mayron de Almeida
11 FW Belgium BEL Yanis Mbombo
14 MF Belgium BEL Billal Chibani
15 DF France FRA Teddy Mezague
16 GK Luxembourg LUX Timothy Martin
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Algeria ALG Hadi Bentebbal
18 MF France FRA Axel Vitris
19 FW France FRA Mehdi Bariki
20 MF France FRA M'Paly Sacko
21 DF France FRA Chris Goteni
22 MF France FRA Liamine Mokdad
23 DF Mauritania MTN Souleymane Karamoko
24 FW Belgium BEL Liam Genève
25 MF France FRA Mounir El Hajjami
26 DF France FRA Marvin Evouna
27 MF Comoros COM Aymeric Ahmed

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Club staff[edit]

As of 30 June 2023
Position Name
Chairman France N'Golo Kanté[3]
Chief executive officer FranceEngland Alex Hayes
Sporting director Belgium Tom Van den Abbeele
Manager France Christian Bracconi
Assistant manager Italy Nicolas Gennarielli
Goalkeeper coach France Jérémy Dumesnil
Belgium Clément Lommers
Fitness coach Belgium Arnaud Scalco
Video analyst Belgium Grégory Verheyden
Club doctor Belgium Florian Foulon
Physiotherapist France Marc-Antoine Palma
Belgium Samuel Bodet
Team Manager Belgium Thiebaud Delmelle
Delegate Belgium Georges André
Match equipment and logistics manager Belgium Arnaud Gratia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.