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AXL Agency / E&L Consulting

Belgian Talent Specialists

Belgium €25mm

20Players

€25mmPortfolio

About

AXL Agency is a Belgian boutique football agency focused on guiding domestic talent from academy level into professional football in Belgium and across Europe. Built around founder [ Axel Vergeylen’s ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-vergeylen-93b3b2102/?originalSubdomain=be) background as a former player and scout, the group combines FIFA-licensed representation with a wide in-house player-care and scouting team. Their portfolio is heavily concentrated in the Belgian system (Jupiler Pro League, Challenger Pro League and national divisions), but now includes a flagship Premier League client through Brighton & Hove Albion’s Maxim De Cuyper. AXL’s differentiator is a “family-style” approach – long-term planning for a relatively small roster, heavy presence at youth national-team level, and a focus on building pathways from Belgian academies to top-5 leagues rather than fast, speculative moves.

Key People

CEO/Founder: Axel Vergeylen

CEO & FIFA Agent, founder of AXL Agency and lead negotiator on senior deals (including Maxim De Cuyper’s move from Club Brugge to Brighton). - Managing Director / Head of Football: Role effectively led by Axel Vergeylen as day-to-day head of football operations and strategy, supported by a small management and player-care unit. - Licensed agents: Axel Vergeylen – FIFA Football Agent ID 202405-6058; KBVB Intermediary INTERMED-BEL-00415; appears in FA intermediary documentation as FARA1702. - Vally Bossu – FIFA Agent (listed on AXL team page as FIFA Agent, supporting representation and recruitment). - Key support staff (player-care & scouting): Caroline Dewaele – Management assistant - Stefan Heremans – Player care services & scouting - Nana Kofi Gyimako – Player care services & scouting - Dimitry Delmotte – Player care services & scouting - Nick Peeters – Player care services & scouting - David Herion – Player care services & scouting - Milan Taildeman – Player care services & scouting (also an AXL-represented player)

Rising Talents

🌱 7 April 1990 Notable former clients: Public information currently focuses on the active E&L / AXL roster; no clear

🌱 well-documented list of former AXL clients is published. Coaches/Staff represented (if any): No head coaches or technical staff are clearly listed as AXL clients in major databases; the group’s current public focus is on players.

Notable Deals

2025 – Maxim De Cuyper – Club Brugge → Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League) Permanent transfer from Belgian champions Club Brugge to Brighton for a fee reported around £17–17.5m (approx. €20m), with a five-year contract running to June 2030; the deal elevated AXL into the Premier League market and delivered Brighton a starting left-back who is now a regular Belgium international. - 2025 – Geoffry Hairemans – to Royal Antwerp FC (Belgian Pro League) Experienced winger and fan favourite signs a two-year contract with Royal Antwerp FC through 2027, returning to a title-contending Jupiler Pro League environment; fee reported as undisclosed. - 2025 – Yohan Croizet-Kollár – to Diósgyőri VTK (Hungary NB I) Attack-minded French playmaker joins Hungarian top-flight club Diósgyőri VTK on a permanent transfer with contract until June 2027, re-establishing himself in European first divisions after spells in MLS and other leagues. - 2025 – Jordy Gillekens – to SV Wehen Wiesbaden (Germany 3. Liga) Belgian centre-back secures a three-year deal with SV Wehen Wiesbaden (contract to June 2028), opening a pathway from Belgian football into the German system; fee not disclosed publicly. - 2025 – Nick Gillekens – to RFC Seraing (Belgium Challenger Pro League) Goalkeeper Nick Gillekens signs with RFC Seraing on a one-year contract plus club option, stabilising the club’s goalkeeping situation in the Belgian second tier. - 2024 – Jarno Vervaque – to KSC Lokeren (Belgium 1B Pro League) Right-back moves to ambitious 1B side KSC Lokeren on a two-year deal until 2026, positioning himself for a push towards top-flight football. - 2024 – Amîr Lemti – contract extension with FC Rupel Boom (Belgium 2de Nationale) Winger/full-back Amîr Lemti signs an extension through 2026, reflecting strong performances and trust from club and agency; extension officially logged in April 2025. - 2024 – Matteo Godfroid – first professional contract at Standard Liège (Belgium) Highly rated young goalkeeper signs his first pro deal at Standard Liège, highlighted by AXL and the club as a key long-term development project. Fees shown are indicative estimates (not official).

Services

- Career planning and long-term pathway design (academy → reserves → senior football → top-5 leagues) - Contract negotiation and re-negotiation (first pro deals, extensions, performance-linked structures) - Transfers and loans across Belgium, the wider Benelux region, Germany, Hungary and the UK - Player-care services: daily support, logistics, off-pitch mentoring and wellbeing coordination (run by a multi-person player-care & scouting team) - Scouting and talent ID, including close monitoring of youth national-team levels and Belgian academy football - Assistance with sponsorship introductions and basic commercial opportunities (boots, bonuses, local partnerships) - Support around relocations (housing, schooling and integration for cross-border moves)