Keisuke Goto’s fine season for Sint Truiden pays off with Freiburg move

Keisuke Goto’s fine season for Sint Truiden pays off with Freiburg move Keisuke Goto is leaving Anderlecht for around €13m. The Japanese striker spent the 2025/2026 season on loan at Sint Truiden and performed well, with Freiburg having been convinced to spend a decent amount to sign the 21-year-old. Goto is currently with the Japanese squad at the World Cup and on his return he will swap Belgium for Germany and the Bundesliga. For Anderlecht, this is a decent fee for a player that was always going to leave this summer. For Sint Truiden, they will now need to dip into the transfer market themselves to find a striker capable of replacing Goto. Goto left Japan as a teenager to join Anderlecht from Jubilo Iwata back in 2023. He spent most of his time with the second team, scoring 13 goals across two seasons. He made 10 appearances for the Anderlecht first team during the 2024/2025 season, scoring three goals. Last summer Sint Truiden brought Goto in to replace Adriano Bertaccini, who swapped the Canaries for Anderlecht. Goto went on to play 40 games for Sint Truiden, scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists. He joins a Freiburg side that made it to the final of the Europa League and finished 7th in the Bundesliga. GBeNeFN  |  Ben Jackson