Dion Cools
 Cools playing for Belgium U19. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dion Johan Cools | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuching, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Tempo Overijse | ||
| 2012 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | ||
| 2013 | OH Leuven | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | OH Leuven | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Club Brugge | 87 | (7) |
| 2020– | FC Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U21 | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 2 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Dion Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.[1]
Club career
Cools started his career with Tempo Overijse since he was 9 years old.[2] Then, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht youth team in 2012. After a season, he moved to OH Leuven youth team in 2013. He signed his professional contract with OH Leuven in July 2014 after he finished his studies.[3][4]
On 31 January 2020, Cools signed a three-year contract with FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.[5]
International career
Cools was called up for 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification by Belgian Under-19 national team coach, Gert Verheyen. Besides that, he is also eligible to play for Malaysia through his mother's bloodline.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2017 [7]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OH Leuven | 2014–15[8] | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the Champions League
- ^ Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
References
- ^ Webmaster Tom. "Dion-Johan Cools". ohl3018.be. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Oud-Heverlee Leuven geeft jonge verdediger een kans". voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ "Dion Cools: It would be an honour for me to represent Malaysia". fourfourtwo.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Official website Oud-Heverlee Leuven". ohl.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER DION COOLS I CLUB BRÜGGE, fcm.dk, 31 January 2020
- ^ Seng-Foo Lee (30 June 2015). "A starting XI of Malaysians with foreign heritage". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Dion Cools at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Belgium - D. Cools - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dion Cools.
- Dion Cools at soccerstats247
- Dion Cools at ultimatealeague
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium under-21 international footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Malaysian footballers
- Belgian people of Malaysian descent
- Malaysian people of Belgian descent
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- Club Brugge KV players
- FC Midtjylland players
- People from Kuching
- Association football fullbacks
- Malaysian emigrants to Belgium
- People who lost Malaysian citizenship
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark