The KV Mechelen Herald
Squad31 Aug 2026
10 saves: Nacho Miras was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 10 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match26 Aug 2026
Cup progress for KV Mechelen
A 2‑0 win over OH Leuven, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?
Market31 Aug 2026
KV Mechelen say no — this time
The offer from Waasland-Beveren for Myron van Brederode was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Myron van Brederode beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 28. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market31 Aug 2026
Ortwin De Wolf hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what KV Mechelen can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Halil Özdemir at 21 — 8.11
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Halil Özdemir did not need any: 8.11, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Age has not caught Benjamin Santelli yet — 7.93
At 35 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.93 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for KV Mechelen — 7.76
1 for Fredrik Hammar, marked 7.76, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Market31 Aug 2026
Business is business: Thérence Koudou goes
Anderlecht paid $2.6M and KV Mechelen took it, which is the whole story in one sentence. The longer version involves a wage budget and will be told all season.
In brief
- Market KV Mechelen sell Dikeni Salifou for $2.0M
- Squad Mike Eerdhuijzen in a row with a teammate
- Transfer targets KV Mechelen rebuffed over Cheick Oumar Souaré