Signings Report — Jupiler Pro League 2022/23

Quantitative analysis of clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on November 30, 2022
175
Real signings
166
Evaluated
39%
Average hit rate
48
Successful
▲ 7 p.p.
vs 2021/22 season

We identified 175 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 9 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.

Club Ranking

ClubLeague pos.SigningsEvaluated SuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulRaw %Adjusted %
1Antwerp8861181%60%
2OH Leuven10º131261554%48%
3Gent5530260%47%
4KVC Westerlo252378848%46%
5Standard Liege9941450%45%
6Club Brugge KV10832350%44%
7Anderlecht11º8831444%41%
8Cercle Brugge8823344%41%
9St. Truiden12º7730443%41%
10Zulte Waregem16º111124536%37%
11KV Mechelen13º9922533%36%
12Union St. Gilloise10922533%36%
13Charleroi3301217%33%
14Genk5301217%33%
15Oostende17º7711521%31%
16AS Eupen15º121113723%30%
17Seraing United18º111113723%30%
18Kortrijk14º1414221021%28%

The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (39%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.

Hit rate by transfer window

WindowSigningsHit rate %
Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr)6145%
Mid-year window (May-Aug)11437%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubPosMinG+ANotaRating
Hugo CuypersGentF322027+87.10Excellent
Vincent JanssenAntwerpF280618+47.26Excellent
Ayase UedaCercle BruggeF321122+27.05Excellent
Maxim De CuyperKVC WesterloD34809+77.22Excellent
Toby AlderweireldAntwerpD32407+27.20Excellent
Hyun-Seok HongGentF28776+57.16Excellent

Methodology

Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

AS Eupen (12 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Lennart Moser32274500Fair
Jason Davidson33267400Fair
Yentl Van Genechten33237503Fair
Regan Charles-Cook31221862Good
Rune Paeshuyse32216400Below expectations
Isaac Christie-Davies31134002Did not deliver
Nathan Bitumazala1787801Did not deliver
Loic Bessile1052400Did not deliver
Brandon Baiye1046910Did not deliver
Jan Král1245801Did not deliver
Sambou Soumano *818010Investment
Jan Gorenc1117700Did not deliver

Anderlecht (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jan Vertonghen23201410Good
Fábio Silva19144071Good
Amadou Diawara24143111Below expectations
Anders Dreyer14117242Excellent
Islam Slimani1063280Fair
Sebastiano Esposito1553610Below expectations
Ishaq Abdulrazak413600Did not deliver
Colin Coosemans12000Did not deliver

Antwerp (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Toby Alderweireld36324072Excellent
Vincent Janssen362806184Excellent
Jürgen Ekkelenkamp33233666Excellent
Calvin Stengs25196916Good
Arbnor Muja28175033Fair
Gastón Ávila26142600Did not deliver
Mandela Keita17119611Good
Gyrano Kerk18105161Good

Cercle Brugge (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ayase Ueda403211222Excellent
Radosław Majecki35301500Fair
Abu Francis34193523Fair
Hugo Siquet20143922Excellent
Yann Gboho34110236Fair
Louis Torres1262610Did not deliver
Emilio Kehrer2117110Did not deliver
Heitor814700Did not deliver

Charleroi (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonas Bager26172810Below expectations
Damien Marcq29148821Did not deliver
Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali1572920Fair

Club Brugge KV (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Bjorn Meijer36277736Good
Casper Nielsen36265790Excellent
Raphael Onyedika31241000Fair
Ferran Jutglà342160135Excellent
Roman Yaremchuk2594322Fair
Dedryk Boyata1854700Did not deliver
Cyle Larin1319910Did not deliver
Owen Otasowie36800Did not deliver
Shion Homma *22211Investment
Josef Bursik *11000Investment

Genk (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nicolás Castro3457601Did not deliver
Yira Collins Sor2155420Below expectations
Tolu Arokodare1140722Fair
Anouar Ait El Hadj *1913600Investment
Matias Galarza *148200Investment

Gent (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Hugo Cuypers403220278Excellent
Hyun-Seok Hong37287765Excellent
Paul Nardi34270000Below expectations
Kamil Piątkowski17129002Good
Jens Petter Hauge3035800Did not deliver

KV Mechelen (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
David Bates26197320Fair
Alessio Da Cruz28180532Good
Dimitri Lavalėe22175400Below expectations
Birger Verstraete20167220Good
Julien Ngoy27155652Fair
Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo20121500Below expectations
Yonas Malede29116602Below expectations
Jorge Hernandez1313800Did not deliver
Toon Raemaekers52300Did not deliver

KVC Westerlo (25 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Maxim De Cuyper39348097Excellent
Sinan Bolat37324000Good
Nicolas Madsen36274424Excellent
Roman Neustädter38244511Fair
Bryan Reynolds36244312Fair
Lukas Van Eenoo29218223Good
Thomas Van den Keybus32214131Fair
Ravil Tagir35208801Below expectations
Nene Dorgeles351921133Excellent
Mathias Fixelles34185630Fair
Pietro Perdichizzi30169900Did not deliver
Rubin Seigers34167800Did not deliver
Nacer Chadli28166162Good
Edisson Jordanov36157111Did not deliver
Lyle Foster21154983Excellent
Tuur Dierckx37140052Fair
Igor Vetokele2993751Fair
Yusuke Matsuo1691902Below expectations
Halil Akbunar1476521Fair
Lucas Mineiro951400Fair
Muhammed Gümüşkaya2422600Did not deliver
Jan Bernát *619502Investment
Erdon Daci217310Did not deliver
Griffin Yow *73100Investment
Koen Van Langendonck4000Did not deliver

Kortrijk (14 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Felipe Avenatti28194371Excellent
João Silva30157621Did not deliver
Tom Vandenberghe34153000Did not deliver
Massimo Bruno26120731Below expectations
Stjepan Lončar24118701Did not deliver
Habib Keita18115011Good
Dorian Dessoleil14112600Below expectations
Martin Wasinski15107210Fair
Satoshi Tanaka1994400Did not deliver
Didier Lamkel Zé1086112Fair
Dion De Neve1944611Did not deliver
Alexandre De Bruyn412700Did not deliver
Youssef Challouk41800Did not deliver
Nicolas Dyhr21100Did not deliver

OH Leuven (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Valentin Cojocaru34306500Good
Ewoud Pletinckx32281201Good
Federico Ricca28252310Good
Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson322140123Excellent
Hamza Mendyl28207704Good
Mario González221643131Excellent
Joren Dom32122200Did not deliver
Sofian Kiyine22105722Fair
Raphael Holzhauser1762714Below expectations
João Gamboa99500Did not deliver
Nordin Jackers30000Did not deliver
Joshua Zimmerman *1000Investment
Aleksander Buksa1000Did not deliver

Oostende (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Fraser Hornby21161982Excellent
Sieben Dewaele25132900Below expectations
Dillon Phillips28108000Did not deliver
Fanos Katelaris1488800Did not deliver
Kelvin Arase1148412Fair
Mateo Barać639300Did not deliver
Pierre Dwomoh830100Did not deliver

Seraing United (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sambou Sissoko32233912Good
Mamadou Moustapha Mbow25221410Fair
Christophe Lepoint25194321Fair
Abdoulaye Sylla25163500Did not deliver
Marvin Tshibuabua25148801Did not deliver
Vagner Dias25143542Fair
Sandro Trémoulet23107200Did not deliver
Sérgio Conceição2273700Did not deliver
Leroy Abanda1768700Below expectations
Simon Elisor1559310Did not deliver
Valentin Guillaume2747900Did not deliver

St. Truiden (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Shinji Okazaki30255612Good
Frank Boya31234610Good
Gianni Bruno312101182Excellent
Eric Bocat27142501Did not deliver
Olivier Dumont2136810Did not deliver
Jo Coppens3428100Did not deliver
Fatih Kaya2917800Did not deliver

Standard Liege (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Steven Alzate27222235Excellent
Philip Zinckernagel26204892Excellent
Marlon Fossey25190531Good
Noah Ohio29131754Fair
Filippo Melegoni32120810Did not deliver
Stipe Perica27111842Good
Jacob Laursen2586500Did not deliver
Osher Davida3357900Did not deliver
Aleksander Buksa1000Did not deliver

Union St. Gilloise (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Victor Okoh Boniface37267398Excellent
Simon Adingra392350119Good
Ross Sykes35114221Did not deliver
Gustaf Nilsson30104750Fair
Oussama El Azzouzi3483200Did not deliver
Yorbe Vertessen1552732Fair
José Rodríguez1230600Did not deliver
Dennis Eckert1120821Below expectations
Arnaud Dony *119100Investment
Viktor Boone84500Did not deliver

Zulte Waregem (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nicolas Rommens33240524Good
Novatus Dismas31232602Good
Borja López27142310Did not deliver
Oleksandr Drambaev24124111Below expectations
Christian Brüls15101602Fair
Karol Fila1196410Fair
Ruud Vormer1073214Fair
Ravy Tsouka1463201Did not deliver
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor1346720Fair
Dani Ramirez1640100Did not deliver
Rick1000Did not deliver
Signings Report · Jupiler Pro League 2022/23 · November 30, 2022