Virton
Full nameRoyal Excelsior Virton
Nickname(s)Les Gaumais
Founded1922 (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
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

As of 16 August 2023.[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 Argentina ARG Geronimo De Ridder
10 FW Belgium BEL Ilombe Mboyo
11 DF Belgium BEL Thibaut Lesquoy
15 MF Belgium BEL Maxime Guillaume
17 MF France FRA Karim Ilunga
23 DF Belgium BEL Matias Lloci
24 MF France FRA Michel Espinosa
25 FW Benin BEN Yannick Aguemon
28 DF France FRA Ruben Droehnlé
29 DF Tunisia TUN Rayanne Khemais
48 MF Belgium BEL Mohamed Loua
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Luxembourg LUX Timothy Martin
— DF Mauritania MTN Souleymane Karamoko
— DF France FRA Chris Goteni
— DF Morocco MAR Anas Namri
— MF France FRA Axel Vitris
— MF France FRA Gaëtan Arib
— MF France FRA Liamine Mokdad
— MF France FRA M'Paly Sacko
— MF France FRA Mounir El Hajjami
— FW Togo TOG Godwin Gagban
— FW France FRA Mehdi Bariki
— FW Belgium BEL Yanis Mbombo

Out on loan

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

As of 30 June 2023
Position Name
ChairmanFrance N'Golo Kanté[3]
Chief executive officerFranceEngland Alex Hayes
Sporting directorBelgium Tom Van den Abbeele
ManagerFrance Christian Bracconi
Assistant managerItaly Nicolas Gennarielli
Goalkeeper coachFrance Jérémy Dumesnil
Belgium Clément Lommers
Fitness coachBelgium Arnaud Scalco
Video analystBelgium Grégory Verheyden
Club doctorBelgium Florian Foulon
PhysiotherapistFrance Marc-Antoine Palma
Belgium Samuel Bodet
Team ManagerBelgium Thiebaud Delmelle
DelegateBelgium Georges André
Match equipment and logistics managerBelgium Arnaud Gratia

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-06-29.


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