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- ↑ "Jonatan Braut Brunes tekent bij OH Leuven". OHL – Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Press release) (in Dutch). 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ "OH Leuven vs. Antwerp 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ "KAA Gent blijft ongeslagen, maar raakt niet voorbij OHL na drie afgekeurde treffers en missers Tissoudali". Sporza (in Flemish). 17 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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