Belgium and DR Congo forward Aaron Leya Iseka is being linked with a return to OFI Crete FC, with the Super League 1 side reportedly exploring a move for the free agent.
The 28-year-old centre-forward, currently without a club after leaving CSKA Sofia in August 2025, is the subject of renewed speculation on the continent, with OFI Crete emerging as a possible destination according to transfer data logged on 13 December 2025. The reported probability of the move remains unclear, listed only as “?”, underlining that talks, if any, are at an early stage and nothing has been agreed.
Leya Iseka’s current market value is stated at €350k, a significant drop from the €3m peak he commanded during his time at Toulouse, but an attractive figure for a Greek side seeking low-risk attacking depth. Any deal would come as a free transfer, with the striker unattached since his stint in Bulgaria ended.
The Brussels-born forward has already experienced OFI Crete once before, having joined the Greek club from Barnsley in January 2024. That move formed part of a nomadic career that has taken him through Anderlecht’s youth ranks, loans at Marseille and Zulte Waregem, permanent spells at Toulouse and Metz in Ligue 1, and later stops at Barnsley, Adanaspor, Beykoz Anadolu Spor and Hapoel Hadera before signing for CSKA Sofia.
Internationally, Leya Iseka holds both Belgian and DR Congo nationality and is predominantly a right-footed centre-forward standing at 1.83m, with his role consistently listed through his career as an attacking spearhead rather than a wide option. His market value history reflects an early rise at Anderlecht and Marseille, a high point in France, and a gradual decline across moves to Turkey, Israel, Greece and Bulgaria.
If OFI Crete choose to act on their interest, a return to Heraklion could offer Leya Iseka a platform to stabilise his career and begin rebuilding the reputation that once marked him out as one of Europe’s more promising young forwards.
