Kobe Cools
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Hingene, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dender | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| K.V.K. Hingene | |||
| KSV Bornem | |||
| 2005–2006 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2006–2011 | Beerschot | ||
| 2011–2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →RWDM Brussels (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | F91 Dudelange | 68 | (7) |
| 2022– | Dender | 85 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kobe Cools (born 25 July 1997) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Dender.
Career
[edit]Cools is a youth product of the Belgian clubs K.V.K. Hingene, KSV Bornem, Beerschot and Anderlecht.[1][2] On 24 November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Anderlecht until 2020, with an option to extend for another season.[3] On 31 August 2018, he joined RWDM Brussels on a year-long loan where he made his senior debut.[4]
On 6 August 2019, Cools transferred to the Luxembourg National Division club F91 Dudelange.[5] He helped them win the 2021–22 Luxembourg National Division.[6] On 13 June 2022, he signed a 2-year contract with Dender in the Challenger Pro League, and in his debut season helped them get promoted to the Belgian Pro League.[7] On 30 August 2024, he extended his contract with Dender until 2026.[8]
Honours
[edit]- F91 Dudelange
References
[edit]- ^ "Kobe Cools kan moederclub Anderlecht tweede keer een hak zetten: "Dender is de ploeg die de meeste punten sprokkelde tegen de beloftenteams"". HBVL. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be.
- ^ https://www.anderlecht-online.be/en/article/162213
- ^ "RWDM haalt nog verdediger op bij Anderlecht". Voetbalkrant.com. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: Ferrera haalt jonge Belg van Anderlecht naar Luxemburg". Voetbalkrant.com. 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Deze ex-spelers van de Jupiler Pro League werden landskampioen in hun nieuwe club". Voetbalkrant.com. 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Nieuw in onze defensie, Kobe Cools. Antoine De Bodt 1 jaar langer bij FC D." fcvdendereh.be.
- ^ "Kobe Cools blijft bij ons!". fcvdendereh.be.
- ^ "Dudelange finit le travail, les habitués au rendez-vous européen". Virgule. 23 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Bornem
- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players
- F91 Dudelange players
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriates in Luxembourg
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg