R.E. Virton

Virton
Full nameRoyal Excelsior Virton
NicknameLes Gaumais
Short nameRE Virton
Founded1922 (1922)
GroundStade Yvan Georges,
Virton
Capacity4,572
OwnerN'Golo Kanté
ChairmanFlavio Becca
ManagerJérôme Arpinon
LeagueBelgian National Division 1
2023–2410th
Websitewww.revirton.be
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 to 2024 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were purchased by Al-Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté on 30 June 2023.[2]

Historical chart of RE Virton league performance

Current squad

As of 18 February, 2026[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BDI Aladin Bizimana
3 DF  FRA Dylan Sia
4 DF  FRA Baptiste Aloé
5 DF  FRA Teddy Mezague
6 MF  BEL Maxime Guillaume
7 FW  MAR Anas Namri
8 MF  FRA Gaëtan Arib
9 FW  CMR Emmanuel Amougou
10 FW  BEL Mayron de Almeida
11 FW  FRA Modeste Duku
12 FW  FRA Tyrone Tormin
13 MF  FRA Alliou Dembélé
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  BEL Valentin Guillaume
16 GK  BEL Arthur Cremer
18 FW  FRA Wissem Bouhadiche
19 DF  FRA Lamine Buhanga
20 FW  FRA Sullivan Lakhamy
21 FW  BEL Sullivan Coulibaly
23 DF  FRA Jean-Claude Ntenda
24 FW  BEL Liam Genève
25 MF  CGO Randi Goteni
26 DF  FRA Valentin Sanson
30 GK  FRA Killian Brandily

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
Chairman France N'Golo Kanté[4]
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

  1. ^ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  2. ^ "Kante invests in Belgium's Virton with view to developing academy". Inside World Football. 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.


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