KAA Gent (women)

For the men's team, see KAA Gent.

KAA Gent Ladies is the women's section of KAA Gent. It was founded in 1996 as Melle Ladies. In 2012 their name changed to AA Gent Ladies.^[1]

Gent

Full name	KAA Gent Ladies
Founded	1996 (damesploeg KSK Cercle Melle) 2011 (Melle Ladies) 2012 (AA Gent Ladies)
Ground	Chillax Arena, Ghent
Capacity	6500
Chairman	Dominique Reyns
Manager	Jorn Van Ginderdeuren
League	Super League
2024–25	8th
Home colours Away colours

In 2017 the team won the Belgian Women's Cup for the first time.^[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 5 February 2025^[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  BEL Riet Maes 2 DF  BEL Lina Meeuwis 3 DF  BEL Fiebe Schelfhout 4 DF  BEL Nia Elyn (captain) 5 DF  BEL Silke Speeckaert 6 MF  BEL Anaïs Bey Temsamani 7 MF  BEL Alixe Bosteels 8 MF  BEL Emma Van Britsom 9 MF  BEL Fleur Heyman 10 MF  BEL Karlijn Helsen 11 FW  BEL Zarah Taillieu 12 DF  BEL Jasmien Mathys

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  BEL Nena Retsin 15 DF  BEL Ines Van Gansbeke 16 FW  BEL Fleur Van Daele 17 MF  BEL Jenna Van De Keere 18 FW  BEL Marie Degroote 19 MF  NED Minke Plate 20 GK  BEL Zoë van Wijmeersch — DF  BEL Len Braems — FW  NED Carolina Wolters

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:K.A.A. Gent (women) players.

• Samya Hassani
• Nicky Evrard
• Jassina Blom
• Nina Stapelfeldt
• Marie Minnaert
• Rkia Mazrouai
• Shari Van Belle
• Elena Dhont
• Kassandra Missipo
• Lyndsey Van Belle
• Lenie Onzia
• Chloë Vande Velde
• Isabelle Iliano
• Heleen Jaques
• Silke Vanwynsberghe
• Féli Delacauw

Head coaches

• Dirk Decoen (2012–2013)^[4]
• Dave Mattheus (2013–2022)^[5]
• Jorn Van Ginderdeuren (2022–)^[6]

Staff

• Jorn Van Ginderdeuren (head coach)
• Angelo Gaytant (assistant coach)
• Bram Gettemans (Physical Coach)
• Gilles Dhont (goalkeeping coach)
• --(performance analyst)
• Pascal Bleys (Fitness coach)
• Anton Leurquain (physio)
• Hannelore Malfliet (Teamdoctor)