Dion Cools

Dion Cools (born 4 June 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a right back for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.[1] His father is Belgian and his mother is Malaysian.[2]

Dion Cools
Cools playing for Belgium U19.
Personal information
Full name Dion Johan Cools
Date of birth (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996
Place of birth Kuching, Malaysia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club 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)
National team
2014 Belgium U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 Belgium U19 8 (2)
2016–2017 Belgium U21 18 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:50, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Cools started his career with Tempo Overijse when he was 9-years-old.[3] In 2012, he joined R.S.C. Anderlecht youth team.[4] 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.[5][6]

On 31 January 2020, Cools signed a three-year contract with FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 August 2017 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Belgian Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OH Leuven 2014–15[10] Belgian Second Division 26011—6[lower-alpha 1]0271
Club Brugge 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 50304[lower-alpha 2]100121
2016–17 First Division A 243203[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0303
Total 293507110424
Career total 553617170695
  1. Appearances in the Second Division play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Champions League
  3. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
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References
  1. Webmaster Tom. "Dion-Johan Cools". ohl3018.be. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015.
  2. "7 European footballers of Southeast Asian origins | Page 4 of 7". Football Tribe Asia. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "OFFICIEEL: Oud-Heverlee Leuven geeft jonge verdediger een kans". voetbalnieuws.be.
  4. "Who is Dion Cools - Meet the former Belgium Under-21 star who is eligible to represent Malaysia | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Official website Oud-Heverlee Leuven". ohl.be. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER DION COOLS I CLUB BRÜGGE, fcm.dk, 31 January 2020
  8. 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.
  9. Dion Cools at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  10. "Belgium - D. Cools - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". au.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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