Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen, often simply called KV Mechelen or KVM, or by their former French name FC Malinois, is a Belgian professional football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp province. KV Mechelen plays in the Belgian Pro League. They have won four Belgian championships and twice the Belgian Cup, as well as the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1988 European Super Cup. They collected most of their honours in the 1940s and in the 1980s.
Klas Inge "Klabbe" Ingesson was a Swedish professional footballer and manager. He spent most of his career as a midfielder in Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, England, Italy and France. Ingesson represented the Sweden national team on 57 occasions, including the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1992 European Championship. He was the manager of IF Elfsborg from 2013 until his death in October 2014.
Julien Gorius is a former French professional footballer who used to be sporting director for RWDM47 in the Belgian First Division B.
Astrit Agim Ajdarević is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Akropolis IF. Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, U21, and Olympic teams, he made his full international debut for Albania in 2017.
Steven Arnold Defour is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
David Elm is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played professionally for the Swedish clubs Kalmar FF, Falkenbergs FF and IF Elfsborg – and also played for Fulham in the English Premier League during a career that spanned between 2004 and 2017.
Ivan Tomečak is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Rudeš. He is usually deployed as a right full-back, but is often used as a right winger or left full-back.
Yacouba Sylla is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Belgian First Division B side Virton. Born in France, he represented France as a youth international before switching to Mali at senior level.
Johan Erik Liebert Larsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg. Beginning his career with IF Elfsborg in 2010, he represented Brøndby IF and Guingamp between 2015 and 2019 before returning to IF Elfsborg in 2020. A full international since 2014, he has won six caps for the Sweden national team.
Oscar Karl Niclas Hiljemark is a Swedish professional football coach and a former midfielder. He is the manager of the Danish club AaB. Starting off his career with IF Elfsborg in 2010, he went on to represent PSV, Palermo, Genoa, Panathinaikos, and Dynamo Moscow before retiring at AaB in 2021. A full international between 2012 and 2020, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Dimitrios Kolovos is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga 1 club Dewa United.
Viktor Johan Anton Claesson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for the Danish Superliga club Copenhagen and the Sweden national team. He is known for his passing and set piece abilities.
Melker Hallberg is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kalmar FF.
Simon Fredrik Hedlund is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Elfsborg.
Sheldon Bateau is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club Beveren. Bateau also represents the Trinidad and Tobago national team.
Omar Colley is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and captains the Gambia national team.
Alexander Thomas Jeremejeff is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Panathinaikos. He has previously played for Örgryte IS, Qviding FIF, Malmö FF and BK Häcken. He won one cap for the Sweden national team in 2019.
Arbër Avni Zeneli is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Turkish club Adana Demirspor and the Kosovo national team. Born in Sweden, he previously represented the country at the international youth level and was part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Abdallah Kerim Mrabti is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club KV Mechelen.
Leo Väisänen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austin FC in Major League Soccer and the Finland national team. Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.
