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Belgian association football player
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Male
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Birth:
4 June 1996(Overijse, Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Belgium)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Dion Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.
Club career
Cools started his career with Tempo Overijse since he was 9 years old. 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.
On 31 January 2020, Cools signed a three-year contract with FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 August 2017
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OH Leuven | 2014–15 | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | First Division A | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||