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Cyriel Dessers (27) joins Cremonese

10 August 2022

KRC Genk has once again seen a player join one of the top five European leagues. The club has reached an agreement with Cremonese for the transfer of Cyriel Dessers. In the summer of 2020, after a few tough seasons in the Eredivisie, Cyriel joined from Heracles Almelo. For his achievements with the club, he was rewarded with a debut for the Nigerian national team. However, with an incredibly …

Iké Ugbo (23) joins ESTAC Troyes

04 August 2022

  KRC Genk have reached an agreement with ESTAC Troyes for the permanent transfer of Iké Ugbo. Iké joined the club from Chelsea FC's U-23s last summer (2021), after impressing during a loan spell at Cercle Brugge the season before. The attacker managed to score six goals in 25 matches for KRC Genk. Since January Iké has been playing on a loan basis for Troyes and his …

Junya Ito (29) joins Stade de Reims

30 July 2022

KRC Genk has reached an agreement with Stade de Reims for the transfer of Junya Ito. Junya joined the club, initially on loan, from the Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol in January 2019. He made his official debut for KRC Genk as a starter in the team’s Europa League match against Slavia Prague on February 21, 2019. A year after his debut, his purchase option was exercised, with Junya …

Nicolás Castro (21) signs through 2027

18 July 2022

  KRC Genk has signed the Argentine midfielder Nicolás Castro. He joins from Newell's Old Boys, signing a contract for five seasons, until the summer of 2027.Nicolás is a two-footed midfielder. He has excellent technique, is versatile and has a good level of shooting ability. He was born in Rafaela, on November 1, 2000. Despite his young age, Castro has already played 51 games …

Kristian Thorstvedt (23) joins Sassuolo

12 July 2022

KRC Genk has come to an agreement with US Sassuolo for the transfer of Kristian Thorstvedt. At the beginning of 2020, the Norwegian joined from Viking FK and quickly became a beloved presence on and off the pitch. In 87 matches he scored 17 goal, and after an magnificent spell and an impressive period of development at our club, he will star a new adventure with Sassuolo, a Serie A club.KRC Genk …

Top performances: Gilles and Stefano both head to the FIFA World Cup

04 July 2022

A top achievement: Both Gilles Bernard and Stefano Pinna are part of the 32 best FIFA players in the world and will compete for the title of world champion at the FIFA World Cup 2022 (July 14-17, Copenhagen). The two KRC Genk Esports players are also the only two Belgians at the World Cup, havingmanaged to earn their place during the playoffs in London last weekend.   Last weekend, the 128 …

Contract extension for Bilal El Khannous

27 June 2022

Bilal El Khannous - who has just turned 18 - has extended his contract through 2026. The Belgian-Moroccan youth international joined from RSC Anderlecht three years ago. Last year he played an important role in a successful season on the part of the youth team and in May he made a great debut with our first team. He is a creative number 10 who has a dominant style of play and has impressive …

Welcome back, Hans Visser

23 June 2022

Our club welcomes back Hans Visser (55) as an assistant coach for Jong Genk. From 2008 to 2015, Hans worked at our club as a technical and assistant coach with the first team alongside Pierre Denier. In the past two seasons, Visser has been an assistant at NAC Breda but is now looking forward to joining Hans Somers' team."I can't wait to get started working with the talents of Jong Genk," says …

Ex-goalkeeper Sem Franssen becomes the team's Technical Coordinator

22 June 2022

Former goalkeeper Sem Franssen (38) returns to a club which has a special place in his heart. Sem will become 'Technical Coordinator of Football' and in that capacity will work closely with Head of Football Dimitri de Condé.Sem will help to further develop the club's 'DNA' and philosophy of play and will also be involved in strategic decisions on sporting and financial matters. At the same …

End of our collaboration with Glen Riddersholm

10 June 2022

KRC Genk has parted ways with Glen Riddersholm. The Dane was added to the technical staff as an assistant at the beginning of November. The club has looked at whether Glen could remain on board in another role, but that will not be the case.We would like to expressly thank Glen for his efforts and wish him every success in the rest of his career.

Welcome Wouter Vrancken!

28 May 2022

Farewell to Bernd Storck

22 May 2022

KRC Genk and manager Bernd Storck have decided on a mutual termination of their relationship. Both parties have a different future in mind. Bernd Storck had been at the helm of the club since the beginning of December. The club would like to expressly thank him for his efforts to get the team back on track. We wish Bernd all the best and good luck in his future.

KRC Genk Esports wins the ePro League final

18 May 2022

In the virtual version of the Pro League, Gilles Bernard won the final with a wonderful comeback win against Standard Liège. With this result, he takes home a second major prize for KRC Genk Esports this season, as the Proximus ePro League is the most important FIFA competition in Belgium. After the first game there were a bit of a nerves as Shadoow (Standard Luik) had beaten our Gilles …

Kristian Thorstvedt: contract extension until 2025

28 April 2022

It’s a new and important contract extension for our club! Kristian Thorstvedt has extended his contract with our club until the summer of 2025. The Norwegian midfielder's current contract had been set to expire in the middle of next year. Kristian Thorstvedt came to Genk from Norwegian Viking FK in early 2020 and quickly grew into a key figure on and off the pitch. He scored on his debut, …

After the U-21s, the U-18s: CHAMPIONS!

23 April 2022

Party at the youth academy! A week after the U-21s, our U-18s can now also call themselves champions of Belgium. They convincingly defeated their closest pursuer, Club Brugge, 4-1 and cannot be caught in the last round. What was needed in this game was one point, and our young Genkies could be certain of the title if they won. Mika Godts took some of the nerves away within the first fifteen …