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- ↑ Kortrijk vs. Mons 3 - 0, soccerway.com, 13 April 2013
- ↑ KVV Coxyde strikt nog drie nieuwe speler, kw.be, 31 August 2015
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- ↑ Transfers 2018-2019, sklonderzeel.be
- ↑ Gregory Mahau (ex-KV Kortrijk) versterkt KRC Harelbeke, kw.be, 12 April 2019
- ↑ SK Roeselare-Daisel neemt na “onenigheid op teambuilding” afscheid van Gregory Mahau, nieuwsblad.be, 3 August 2022
- ↑ SV Wevelgem City strikt Gregory Mahau, nieuwsblad.be, 15 May 2023
