BELGIAN PRO LEAGUE · TRANSFERS
KAA Gent - transfers & net spend
KAA Gent signed 17 players for $8.1m and sold 13 for $20m in the 2026/27 window. Their current payroll is on the KAA Gent salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Belgian Pro League transfers page.
SPENT $8.1m
RECEIVED $20m
NET PROFIT $11.9m
MOVES 30
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for KAA Gent.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hélio Varela | $3.6m | Portimonense | 2024/25 |
| Mathias Delorge | $3.4m | K Sint-Truidense VV | 2024/25 |
| Andri Gudjohnsen | $3.3m | Lyngby Boldklub | 2024/25 |
| Mouhamed Ngom | $3.1m | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2026/27 |
| Josué Vergara | $2.9m | FK Auda | 2026/27 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | $13.1m | LOSC Lille | 2024/25 |
| Archie Brown | $9.1m | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | 2025/26 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | $9.1m | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2025/26 |
| Julien De Sart | $8m | Al-Rayyan SC | 2024/25 |
| Michal Skoras | $6.8m | RC Lens | 2026/27 |
2026/27
$8.1m spent · $20m received · net profit $11.9mSignings 17
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouhamed Ngom | $3.1m | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Centre-Back | 26 | Senegal |
| Josué Vergara | $2.9m | FK Auda | Centre-Forward | 18 | Panama |
| László Bénes | $1.3m | 1.FC Union Berlin | Central Midfield | 28 | Slovakia |
| Kyrell Wilson | $798k | Swansea City U21 | Right Winger | 21 | England |
| Lars Cooman | $114k | R Knokke FC | Left-Back | 23 | Belgium |
| Abubakar Abdullahi | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Forward | 20 | Nigeria |
| Christian Burgess | Free | Union Saint-Gilloise | Centre-Back | 34 | England/Belgium |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan ended | Hannover 96 | Right Winger | 26 | Japan |
| El Hadji Seck | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Left Winger | 19 | Senegal |
| Hugo Gambor | Loan ended | ESTAC Troyes | Centre-Back | 23 | Central African Republic/France |
| Ibrahima Cissé | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Forward | 18 | Senegal |
| Mamadou Diallo | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Back | 19 | Senegal |
| Michel-Ange Balikwisha | Loan | Celtic FC | Left Winger | 25 | DR Congo/Belgium |
| Núrio Fortuna | Loan ended | Volos FC | Left-Back | 31 | Angola/Portugal |
| Pieter Gerkens | Loan ended | Cercle Brugge | Attacking Midfield | 31 | Belgium |
| Samuel Kotto | Loan ended | Stade Reims | Centre-Back | 22 | Cameroon |
| Victor De Coninck | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Goalkeeper | 20 | Belgium |
Departures 13
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michal Skoras | $6.8m | RC Lens | Left Winger | 26 | Poland |
| Wilfried Kanga | $4.7m | Al-Fateh SC | Centre-Forward | 28 | Cote d'Ivoire/France |
| Samuel Kotto | $4.6m | Stade Reims | Centre-Back | 22 | Cameroon |
| Daisuke Yokota | $2.3m | Hannover 96 | Right Winger | 26 | Japan |
| Daisuke Yokota | $1.6m | Hannover 96 | Right Winger | 26 | Japan |
| Abdoul Ayinde | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Left-Back | 20 | Burkina Faso |
| Atsuki Ito | Undisclosed | Bolton Wanderers | Central Midfield | 28 | Japan |
| Daiki Hashioka | Loan ended | SK Slavia Prague | Right-Back | 27 | Japan |
| Hatim Es-Saoubi | Loan | Volos FC | Centre-Back | 25 | Morocco |
| Hyun-seok Hong | Loan ended | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Attacking Midfield | 27 | Korea, South |
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | Loan ended | FC Nantes | Right-Back | 28 | Haiti/France |
| Moctar Diop | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Forward | 21 | Senegal |
| Núrio Fortuna | Free | CA Petróleos Luanda | Left-Back | 31 | Angola/Portugal |
2025/26
$10.7m spent · $31.1m received · net profit $20.3mSignings 21
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siebe Van der Heyden | $2.3m | RCD Mallorca | Centre-Back | 27 | Belgium |
| Michal Skoras | $2.1m | Club Brugge KV | Left Winger | 25 | Poland |
| Abdelkahar Kadri | $1.5m | KV Kortrijk | Attacking Midfield | 25 | Algeria |
| Hatim Es-Saoubi | $1.4m | AS FAR Rabat | Centre-Back | 24 | Morocco |
| Wilfried Kanga | $1.4m | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Centre-Forward | 27 | Cote d'Ivoire/France |
| Moctar Diop | $1.1m | Lillestrøm SK | Centre-Forward | 21 | Senegal |
| Maksim Paskotsi | $912k | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Centre-Back | 22 | Estonia |
| Kjell Peersman | $114k | PSV Eindhoven U21 | Goalkeeper | 21 | Belgium |
| Abdoul Ayinde | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Left-Back | 20 | Burkina Faso |
| Bas Evers | Undisclosed | KAA Gent U18 | Goalkeeper | 17 | Belgium |
| Bram Lagae | Loan ended | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Back | 21 | Belgium |
| Daiki Hashioka | Loan | SK Slavia Prague | Right-Back | 26 | Japan |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan ended | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Right Winger | 25 | Japan |
| Hyun-seok Hong | Loan | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Attacking Midfield | 26 | Korea, South |
| Ismaël Kandouss | Loan ended | Al-Orobah FC | Centre-Back | 27 | Morocco/France |
| Jean-Kévin Duverne | Loan | FC Nantes | Right-Back | 28 | Haiti/France |
| Keegan Jelacic | Loan ended | Brisbane Roar | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Australia/New Zealand |
| Matties Volckaert | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Back | 23 | Belgium |
| Mohammed El Âdfaoui | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Central Midfield | 17 | Belgium/Morocco |
| Núrio Fortuna | Loan ended | USL Dunkerque | Left-Back | 30 | Angola/Portugal |
| Wout Asselman | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Belgium |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Brown | $9.1m | Fenerbahce | Left-Back | 23 | England/Jamaica |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | $9.1m | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Centre-Back | 28 | Japan |
| Omri Gandelman | $3.4m | US Lecce | Attacking Midfield | 25 | Israel/Portugal |
| Andri Gudjohnsen | $2.5m | Blackburn Rovers | Centre-Forward | 23 | Iceland |
| Hélio Varela | $1.9m | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Left Winger | 23 | Cape Verde/Portugal |
| Noah Fadiga | $1.7m | Aris Thessaloniki | Right-Back | 25 | Senegal/Belgium |
| Franck Surdez | $1.5m | FC Sion | Left Winger | 23 | Switzerland |
| Samuel Kotto | Loan fee $1m | Stade Reims | Centre-Back | 22 | Cameroon |
| Ismaël Kandouss | $570k | Renaissance de Berkane | Centre-Back | 27 | Morocco/France |
| Bram Lagae | $165k | USL Dunkerque | Centre-Back | 22 | Belgium |
| Andrew Hjulsager | Free | Vejle Boldklub | Central Midfield | 30 | Denmark |
| Célestin De Schrevel | Free | RAAL La Louvière | Goalkeeper | 23 | Belgium |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan | Hannover 96 | Right Winger | 25 | Japan |
| Dante Vanzeir | Loan | Cercle Brugge | Centre-Forward | 27 | Belgium |
| Hugo Gambor | Loan | ESTAC Troyes | Centre-Back | 22 | Central African Republic/France |
| Jordan Torunarigha | Free | Hamburger SV | Centre-Back | 27 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Keegan Jelacic | Free | Melbourne Victory | Attacking Midfield | 22 | Australia/New Zealand |
| Louis Fortin | Free | FCV Dender EH | Goalkeeper | 23 | Belgium |
| Núrio Fortuna | Loan | Volos FC | Left-Back | 30 | Angola/Portugal |
| Pieter Gerkens | Loan | Cercle Brugge | Attacking Midfield | 30 | Belgium |
| Stefan Mitrovic | Free | FK Partizan Belgrade | Centre-Back | 35 | Serbia |
| Sven Kums | Undisclosed | Central Midfield | 37 | Belgium |
2024/25
$21m spent · $29.1m received · net profit $8.1mSignings 16
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hélio Varela | $3.6m | Portimonense SAD | Left Winger | 22 | Cape Verde/Portugal |
| Mathias Delorge | $3.4m | Sint-Truidense VV | Central Midfield | 19 | Belgium |
| Andri Gudjohnsen | $3.3m | Lyngby Boldklub | Centre-Forward | 22 | Iceland |
| Dante Vanzeir | $2.7m | Red Bull New York | Centre-Forward | 26 | Belgium |
| Max Dean | $2.3m | Milton Keynes Dons | Centre-Forward | 20 | England |
| Atsuki Ito | $1.5m | Urawa Red Diamonds | Central Midfield | 26 | Japan |
| Tiago Araújo | $1.5m | GD Estoril Praia | Left-Back | 23 | Portugal |
| Aimé Omgba | $1.1m | NAC Breda | Attacking Midfield | 21 | Netherlands/Cameroon |
| Samuel Kotto | $969k | Malmö FF | Centre-Back | 21 | Cameroon |
| Hyllarion Goore | $399k | FC Ararat Yerevan | Centre-Forward | 19 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Tom Vandenberghe | $285k | KV Kortrijk | Goalkeeper | 32 | Belgium |
| Ahmed Abdullahi | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Centre-Forward | 20 | Nigeria |
| Bram Lagae | Loan ended | USL Dunkerque | Centre-Back | 20 | Belgium |
| Gilles De Meyer | Undisclosed | Jong KAA Gent | Right-Back | 18 | Belgium |
| Leonardo Lopes | Undisclosed | Without Club | Central Midfield | 26 | Portugal/Cape Verde |
| Zalán Vancsa | Loan | Lommel SK | Left Winger | 19 | Hungary |
Departures 14
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matias Fernandez-Pardo | $13.1m | LOSC Lille | Centre-Forward | 19 | Belgium/Spain |
| Julien De Sart | $8m | Al-Rayyan SC | Defensive Midfield | 29 | Belgium |
| Hyun-seok Hong | $4.6m | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Attacking Midfield | 25 | Korea, South |
| Tarik Tissoudali | $2.5m | PAOK Thessaloniki | Centre-Forward | 31 | Morocco/Netherlands |
| Daniel Schmidt | $969k | Nagoya Grampus | Goalkeeper | 32 | Japan/United States |
| Bram Lagae | Loan | KV Kortrijk | Centre-Back | 20 | Belgium |
| Brian Agbor | Free | SC União Torreense | Centre-Back | 23 | Cameroon |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Right Winger | 24 | Japan |
| Ismaël Kandouss | Loan | Al-Orobah FC | Centre-Back | 26 | Morocco/France |
| Jorthy Mokio | Free | Ajax Amsterdam U21 | Defensive Midfield | 16 | DR Congo/Belgium |
| Laurent Depoitre | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Forward | 35 | Belgium |
| Núrio Fortuna | Loan | USL Dunkerque | Left-Back | 29 | Angola/Portugal |
| Paul Nardi | Free | Queens Park Rangers | Goalkeeper | 30 | France |
| Zalán Vancsa | Loan ended | Lommel SK | Left Winger | 20 | Hungary |
Transfers at other clubs
Frequently asked questions
How much have KAA Gent spent on transfers?
KAA Gent spent $8.1m on 17 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is KAA Gent's net spend?
KAA Gent had a net profit of $11.9m, having received $20m from 13 sales.
Who is KAA Gent's most expensive signing?
Mouhamed Ngom from Grasshopper Club Zurich for $3.1m.